Rocky road to Hamilton
- 2 Mar 08, 09:34 AM
After a very enjoyable week on the South Island watching England's warm-up matches at the picturesque University Oval in Dunedin, we return to the North Island and to Hamilton for the first Test.
Situated in the Waikato region, Hamilton has several claims to fame. It is New Zealand's hot air ballooning capital with its Balloons over Waikato festival attracting enthusiasts from all over the world every April, while the Fieldays Festival each June is the largest agricultural show in the southern hemisphere, welcoming more than a 120,000 people every year.
Perhaps less well known is that Hamilton helped give the world the Rocky Horror Show, the cult musical which has entertained millions since it was first premiered on the London stage in 1973, before becoming a film favourite two years later.
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