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Removed pointless advice ("take a bus to AKL airport for $20" - really? This is Hitchwiki...). Huntly advice for going North not hat great either. Adding some options without leaving town that need verification
'''Hamilton''' is a town on in the North Island of [[New Zealand]]. It's == Hitching out ===== East/South towards [[Tauranga]], [[Rotorua]], [[Taupo]], Cambridge === There is a really tough place to hitch very good spot on SH1 just after the intersection with McKracken Ave. Wait on Cambridge Rd on the other side of the road from - semi suburban the Mobil petrol station. The road for about 5km goes from two to one side lane, there is a bus stop where cars can pull in and you easily get a lift South. Don't accept rides to Tamahere. To get to that spot you should use Cambridge Road. If you go from the center of town the city, don't try to go Grey Street and then along the otherSH1, there's no access for pedestrians on part of that way. === North towards [[Auckland]] === '''Option 1''' (untested): From the transport centre, take bus 8 (direction: ''Frankton'') and get off at ''28 Weka St''. Walk back into the direction you came from, to the intersection with ''Keruru St'', and turn left onto it. Dunstan walked Follow it until the end and turn right onto the bend (''Edgar St''), and follow this road north to the full length intersection with State Hwy 1. From there, you'll already see the Z petrol station on the northbound side of the State Hwy. Hitch from the petrol station; to be more visible to traffic that doesn't need to fill up, you can also go up the road a big pack!bit further, where the shoulder widens enough for someone to stop before one lane turns into two lanes. '''Option 2''' (untested): From the transport centre, take bus 9 (direction: ''Nawton (to The highway runs Base)'') and get off at ''27 Wall St''. Walk up towards the intersection with ''Dominion Rd'' and turn right onto it, then walk to up the west side of roundabout with ''Avalon Drv''/SH1 and turn left. Follow the State Hwy north: About 350 metres past the townbig roundabout, it there is easier to get a ride from road sign stating "Te Rapa", "Chartwell" and "Auckland/SH1". From here, the shoulder widens and there then it is 's enough space for someone to stop. Hitch from in the town itselfroad sign.
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