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Hayes Paddock houses

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Hayes Paddock houses

Hayes Paddock in Hamilton East was developed as a garden suburb between 1939 and 1945. More than 200 state houses were built there, many of which are unchanged on the outside. The area is now protected in the city’s district plan as a heritage precinct.

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Nancy Swarbrick, Waikato places – Hamilton east of the river, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/27309/hayes-paddock-houses (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 26 May 2010, updated 11 June 2015.