Waikato

The Waikato is a region of the North Island of New Zealand that lies to the south of Auckland and is named for the Waikato river, that traverses its length. The Waikato river has several hydroelectric dams and the manmade lakes behind them are used for a range of water sports.

Regions

• Coromandel

Cities

Hamilton

Other destinations

• Thames
• Huntly
• Cambridge
• Otorohanga
• Pirongia
• Te Awamutu
• Te Kuiti

Understand

This area of New Zealand is partly agricultural, with dairying being the major agri-industry.

Within the region there are also areas of incredible natural value - such as Tararu Valley Sanctuary on the Coromandel Peninsula, Mt Pirongia, Waitomo, and more.

Get out

The authors of this document are Anonymous user(s) of Wikitravel and the following WikiTravel users: Huttite. The original version of this article can be seen at http://wikitravel.org/en/Waikato.