Newstead Lodge is a boarding kennel and cattery at 229 State Highway 26, Newstead, close to Hamilton City. It was first established in 1961, and it says it has grown into one of the biggest boarding kennel and cattery facilities in the Waikato. It is privately owned by the hosts, Charlie and Jenny Evans, and the team includes staff with backgrounds in vet nursing and animal behaviour. It offers boarding for a day, a week or a month, doggy day care, pet grooming and a dog spa. The Hydrobath uses natural hypoallergenic shampoos for dog baths. Puppy playtime is for puppies who need to socialise, and the lodge has indoor and outdoor play areas for all weather. Dogs can play together or have their own space. Drop-off and pick-up is open seven days a week, from 7.30 am to 10 am and 3.30 pm to 6 pm on weekdays, and from 8 am to 10 am and 3.30 pm to 6 pm at weekends and on public holidays. Dogs can also be fed and sent home with a meal if an owner wants that for the evening.