Hillcrest Library | Manga o Nua

Te Ohomauri o Kirikiriroa, Hamilton City Libraries have been an essential part of life for Hamilton Kirikiriroa for over 150 years. Libraries exist to help people find their place in the hapori (community), provide access to reliable information and services, and help people connect through the koorero (stories) they love.

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.