Nawton, New Zealand


Nawton is a suburb in western Hamilton in New Zealand.

Features

Within Nawton is Playworx Kindy an Anglican church the Yardhouse bar and the Sugar Bowl café New Zealand politician Tim Macindoe has regularly shopped at Nawton's shopping centre.

Community Centres and schools

There are at least two community centres in Nawton. These include the Western Community Centre and the Good News Community Centre, which opened in 2014. Nawton is the locale of Nawton Primary School and Hamilton's Fraser High School.

History

A community constable was removed from the area in 2014. Neil Tolan believed that the loss of community constables would have a radical impact on neighbourhoods and lead to unreported crimes. In 2014, it was found that a number of the suburb's homes were sinking. This meant that flooding and large-scale damage was caused. In April 2016, Nawton was found to be the Hamilton's worst suburb for dog attacks. In December of that year, Hamilton mayor Andrew King opened a million dollar playground at Dominion Park as part of the city council's Playgrounds of the Future plan. The playground became one of seven destination playgrounds in the city. In 2017, a petition called for a return of devoted community police officers. The petition was co-organized by Labour MP Sue Moroney, Western Community Centre manager Neil Tolan and city councillor James Casson at that year's Waitangi Day celebrations.