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St Peter’s Cathedral, Hamilton West

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St Peter’s Cathedral, Hamilton West

St Peter’s Cathedral was built on the site of the Hamilton West redoubt in 1926. Its commanding presence is a testament to the longstanding Anglican tradition in the Waikato region, brought by English settlers.

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Nancy Swarbrick, Waikato region – Politics and social change, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/27162/st-peters-cathedral-hamilton-west (accessed 5 June 2026).

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 26 May 2010, updated 1 July 2015.