This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Learn more

Water Body Attractions In Waikato Region

x
Waikato is a local government region of the upper North Island of New Zealand. It covers the Waikato District, Hauraki, Coromandel Peninsula, the northern King Country, much of the Taupo District, and parts of Rotorua District. It is governed by the Waikato Regional Council. The region stretches from Coromandel Peninsula in the north, to the north-eastern slopes of Mount Ruapehu in the south, and spans the North Island from the west coast, through the Waikato and Hauraki to Coromandel Peninsula on the east coast. Broadly, the extent of the region is the Waikato River catchment. Other major catchments are those of the Waihou, Piako, Awakino and Mokau ri...
Continue reading...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Filter Attractions:

Water Body Attractions In Waikato Region

  • 1. Great Lake Taupo Taupo
    The Great Lake Relay is an annual team running event over approximately 160 km. It is held at Taupo, New Zealand on the third Saturday of February . Each team consists of ten to eighteen members, either running or walking to complete the eighteen 4.7 km to 14.4 km legs around the largest lake in Australasia, Lake Taupo. With over 5000 registered amateur and professional runners from all over Australasia taking part in the race each year, it is the biggest event of its type in the Southern Hemisphere. While there are prizes awarded to the winners of the relay, and $150,000 worth of spot prizes given away, most of the runners take part just for the joy of team building and participating.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 3. Mercury Bay Coromandel
    Mercury Bay is a large V-shaped bay on the eastern coast of the Coromandel Peninsula on the North Island of New Zealand. This bay was named by the English navigator Captain James Cook during his exploratory expeditions. It was first named Te-Whanganui-a-Hei, the great bay of Hei, by the Māori. On 9 November 1769, Cook landed on the shores of this bay to observe a Transit of Mercury. In 1919, an area of land around Shakespeare Cliff was set aside, and a small memorial was constructed, based on the erroneous notion that it was the location of Cook's observations. But the actual site of Cook's landing and observation was the eastern end of Cook's Beach, near the Purangi estuary. A smaller memorial plinth was established there also. The mouth of Mercury Bay is ten kilometres across, and its c...
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 4. Lake Puketirini Huntly
    This is a list of lakes in New Zealand. A lake's location is identified by the region and the territorial authority. The watershed or catchment area is the geographical area of land that drains into the lake. There are: 41 lakes with a surface area larger than 10 km² 229 lakes greater than 0.5 km² 3820 lakes greater than 0.01 km²
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Waikato Region Videos

Shares

x

Places in Waikato Region

x

Regions in Waikato Region

x

Near By Places

Menu