Hillcrest Library

Hillcrest Library and neighbouring shops are currently closed while we fully assess the damage to the building following a fire. Please avoid the area and return your books to another library. For more information, please check Hillcrest Library updates. 

You can email us or ring our customer service team on 07 838 6699.

Hillcrest Library Manga o Nua services the southeastern suburbs of Hamilton, and is situated in a group of shops in Masters Avenue.

Manga o Nua is the name of the main gully stream that runs under State Highway 1 and Morrinsville Road. It was a tribal landmark in pre-European times marking the traditional boundaries between Ngaati Wairere and Ngaati Hauaa. The Manga o Nua gully was used for gathering native trout and tuna (eels) that migrated upstream from the Waikato River. Tuna were dried and hung from Tuna Pataka - elevated storage huts.