Rototuna

Rototuna
300px Thomas Road, Rototuna
Basic information
Local authority	Hamilton
Population	3,228
Postcode(s)	3210
Facilities
Surrounds
North	Horsham Downs
Northeast	Rural Waikato
East	Puketaha
Southeast	Huntington
South	Chartwell
Southwest	Harrowfield
West	Flagstaff

Rototuna is a flat suburb in northern Hamilton, New Zealand, east of Flagstaff. It was built on what was previously the bed of an ancient lake of which Rototuna (eel lake) was a tiny remnant. It is one of the newest and fastest-growing suburbs in Hamilton, although growth has slowed since the 2008-2011 recession.

Demographics

All statistics are of the 2006 census.

• The population of Rototuna is 3,117.
• The most common ethnic groups are European (72.1%), Asian (12.3%) and Maori (7.6%).
• The unemployment rate for Rototuna citizens is 2.5%.

Facilities and Attractions

Rototuna has three shopping centres. Rototuna Shopping Centre has a New World supermarket, a BP petrol station, KFC, a garage and many other stores, also under construction is boutique pub.

St James Shopping Centre offers a Countdown supermarket, a Domino's Pizza outlet, a gym, McDonald's Restaurant and Palmers Planet Garden Centre.

Looking to be completed circa May 2014 is a new mixed use development currently called Rototuna Village. It will be a mixture of retail, hospitality, office and high end apartments. Tenants include - Lonestar, Harcourts Real Estate, Pita Pit, Liqourland, as well as a Fruit and Vege, Nutrition and specialty butcher.

Rototuna is also commonly known to be the "Bogg headquarters" for the teenage locals.

Education

There are three schools in Rototuna: Rototuna Primary School, Te Totara Primary School and Hamilton Christian School, which serves all year levels. There are also many early childhood centres throughout the suburb. The government has purchased land for a new intermediate school and secondary school; this is scheduled to be built about 2014-15. Currently, a proposal has been pledged to build the new secondary school using private enterprise to manage the school but with staff appointed under the state system. As of now, students in this area are zoned for Fairfield College. As Fairfield College has the largest grounds in NZ and a roll of well under a thousand the government has indicated that a new school is not a priority.

See also

• Suburbs of Hamilton, New Zealand