Hamilton (New Zealand)

Hamilton is a town in the North Island of New Zealand.

To Tauranga, Cambridge
If you find your way to the start of SH1 there is a very good spot just after the intersection with Howell Ave. You can wait on the other side of the road from Howell Ave, and easily get a lift towards Tauranga.

To get to that intersection you should use Cambridge Road. If you go from the center of the city, don't try to go Grey Street and then along the SH1, there's no access for pedestrians on part of that way.

In other directions it's a really tough place to hitch from - semi suburban road for about 5km from one side of town to the other. Dunstan walked the full length with a big pack! The highway runs the west side of the town, it is easier to get a ride from there then it is from in the town itself.