Western Heights, Hamilton
Western Heights is a suburb on the western boundary of the city of Hamilton in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand.
Skyline landmarks include Dinsdale water reservoir, the adjacent Newcastle reservoir, one of the largest in the city holding, and a block of gum trees. As these mature many have had to be culled.
Google Earth maps highlight the area as the most clearly defined block to Hamilton's west.
Situated as it is to the west of the ridge on the city's boundary, the suburb is a little exposed to wind but the views are good.
In the 2018 census the new area of Western Heights was created from parts of Brymer, Norton and Dinsdale North. It includes the area marked as Grandview Heights on the 1:50,000 map.
Hamilton Boundary Road was renamed Brymer Road by Waipa County Council in 1967, after Mr Brymer, a local property owner. In 2007 $865,000 was spent widening it to become the main road through Western Heights. In 2018 it was used by 3,600 vehicles a day, 60 of them buses on the half hourly route 3.
