Glenview, New Zealand

Glenview is a suburb in southern Hamilton in New Zealand. It was named by Bruce Lugton of developers Lugton Lands. He chose Glenview because he felt it depicted the area perfectly. It was defined as a suburb in 1963.

Glenview
Suburb
A neighbourhood in Glenview, Hamilton.
Coordinates: 37°49′18.92″S 175°17′12.71″E
CountryNew Zealand
CityHamilton, New Zealand
Local authorityHamilton City Council
Electoral wardWest Ward
Established1963
Area
  Land202 ha (499 acres)
Population
 (June 2023)
  Total5,330
Melville Bader
Deanwell
Glenview
Fitzroy
Rukuhia

Glenview was the site of New Zealand's first shopping mall in 1969, grocer Erwin Leonard Guy Abel's Big A Plaza. Today Glenview has a small shopping centre and Resthills Park.

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