The Karapiro Power Station is a hydroelectric power station at Karapiro on the Waikato River, in the North Island of New Zealand. The power station lies on Lake Karapiro, a major rowing regatta venue. Karapiro is 30 kilometres (19 mi) south-east and upstream from the city of Hamilton and several kilometres from Cambridge. It is the last of the eight hydroelectric power stations on the Waikato River.
Tokanui Psychiatric Hospital was a psychiatric hospital located approximately 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) southeast of Te Awamutu, New Zealand.
Mystery Creek Events Centre is one of New Zealand's biggest events centres. Located in the outskirts of Hamilton, New Zealand, it is home to many events, the largest being the National Agricultural Fieldays which is held annually in June.
Paterangi is a settlement in the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located 10 km northwest of Te Awamutu. It is close to the site of one of the most strongly fortified pa built during the New Zealand wars of the late 19th century.
Tokanui is a rural locality in the Waipa District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island.
Lake Karapiro (Karāpiro) is an artificial reservoir lake on the Waikato River at Karapiro, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south-east of Cambridge in New Zealand's North Island. The lake was formed in 1947 by the damming of the Waikato River to store water for the 96-megawatt Karapiro power station. The lake is also one of two premier rowing venues in New Zealand (alongside Lake Ruataniwha in Canterbury) and is the base for the country's high-performance rowing programme.
Te Awamutu is a town in the Waikato region in the North Island of New Zealand. It is the council seat of the Waipa District and serves as a service town for the farming communities which surround it. Te Awamutu is located some 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Hamilton on State Highway 3, one of the two main routes south from Auckland and Hamilton.
Rangiaowhia (or Rangiawhia, or Rangiaohia) was, for over 20 years, a thriving village on a ridge between two streams in the Waikato region, about 4 km (2.5 mi) east of Te Awamutu. From 1841 it was the site of a very productive Māori mission station until the Invasion of the Waikato in 1864. The station served Ngati Hinetu and Ngati Apakura. Only a church remains from those days, the second oldest Waikato building.
Victoria Bridge (or the High-level bridge) is a hinged braced arch, bridge in New Zealand, linking Cambridge with Leamington (developed after the bridge opened) and spanning the Waikato River.
Cambridge (Māori: Kemureti) is a town in the Waipa District of the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand. Situated 24 kilometres (15 mi) southeast of Hamilton, on the banks of the Waikato River, Cambridge is known as "The Town of Trees & Champions". The town has a population of 21,400, making it the largest town in the Waipa District, and the third largest urban area in the Waikato (after Hamilton and Taupo).
Hamilton Airport (IATA: HLZ, ICAO: NZHN) is an airport located 14 kilometres south of the city of Hamilton in the Waikato region, in New Zealand. It is sited at Rukuhia, which was the name of the Royal New Zealand Air Force base on that site during World War II.
Waipa District is a municipality in the Waikato region of New Zealand that is administered by the Waipa District Council. Its most populous town is Cambridge. The seat of the council is at the second most populous town, Te Awamutu. The district is south and south-east of the city of Hamilton. It has five wards: Te Awamutu, Cambridge, Pirongia, Maungatautari and Kakepuku.
Pirongia is a small town in the Waipa District of the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It is 12 kilometres to the west of Te Awamutu, on the banks of the Waipa River, close to the foot of the 962 metre Mount Pirongia, which lies in Pirongia Forest Park to the west of the town.
Cambridge High School is a state secondary school in the Waikato town of Cambridge. Cambridge High School is a co-educational state secondary school, students from the town and surrounding rural areas attend the school. The school is a large part of the Cambridge community, participating in a wide network of formal and informal relationships with other agencies and groups.
Kihikihi, a small town located in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand, serves as a satellite community of Te Awamutu, five kilometres to the north, and lies 35 kilometres south of Hamilton. The 2018 New Zealand census recorded a population of 2,808 people The main reason for the large increase since 2013 is the construction of a large number of new dwellings.
Lake Ngaroto is a peat lake in Waipa District of New Zealand.
St Peter's School is a private, co-educational, Anglican secondary school for Years 7–13 in Cambridge, New Zealand. The school is located on 100 acres (0.40 km2) of ground, surround by school-owned farmland alongside the Waikato River. The schools motto, 'Structa Saxo', is Latin and translates to "Built on a Rock".
Wharepapa South is a rural community in the Waipa District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located west of Putaruru and east of Te Awamutu.
Ko Taotaoroa he nohanga o te rohe whenua o Waikato. E ai ki Toitū Te Whenua, he nohanga (he 'locality' rānei ki te reo Pākehā) he wāhi nohoia e te tangata, engari kāore anō kia tae te nui o te taupori ki te nui e taea ai te kī he tāone tonu taua wāhi rā. Ko te rohe whenua o Waikato he rohe whenua nui; ko ngā takiwā o roto ko Waikato, ko Hauraki. He takiwā ēnei o Aotearoa; kei Te Ika-a-Māui aua takiwā.
Pukeatua is a rural farming community in Waipa District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It is situated at the south-western foot of the Pukeatua hill, of the Maungatautari mountain range.
Ko Kairangi he nohanga o te rohe whenua o Waikato. E ai ki Toitū Te Whenua, he nohanga (he 'locality' rānei ki te reo Pākehā) he wāhi nohoia e te tangata, engari kāore anō kia tae te nui o te taupori ki te nui e taea ai te kī he tāone tonu taua wāhi rā. Ko te rohe whenua o Waikato he rohe whenua nui; ko ngā takiwā o roto ko Waikato, ko Hauraki. He takiwā ēnei o Aotearoa; kei Te Ika-a-Māui aua takiwā.
Ko Kaniwhaniwha he nohanga o te rohe whenua o Waikato. E ai ki Toitū Te Whenua, he nohanga (he 'locality' rānei ki te reo Pākehā) he wāhi nohoia e te tangata, engari kāore anō kia tae te nui o te taupori ki te nui e taea ai te kī he tāone tonu taua wāhi rā. Ko te rohe whenua o Waikato he rohe whenua nui; ko ngā takiwā o roto ko Waikato, ko Hauraki. He takiwā ēnei o Aotearoa; kei Te Ika-a-Māui aua takiwā.
Te Pahu is a rural community in the Waipa District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island, located just north of Cambridge across State Highway 1.
Ko Harapepe he nohanga o te rohe whenua o Waikato. E ai ki Toitū Te Whenua, he nohanga (he 'locality' rānei ki te reo Pākehā) he wāhi nohoia e te tangata, engari kāore anō kia tae te nui o te taupori ki te nui e taea ai te kī he tāone tonu taua wāhi rā. Ko te rohe whenua o Waikato he rohe whenua nui; ko ngā takiwā o roto ko Waikato, ko Hauraki. He takiwā ēnei o Aotearoa; kei Te Ika-a-Māui aua takiwā.
Pukerimu is a rural locality in the Waipa District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island.
Fencourt is a rural locality in the Waipa District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island.
Ko Owairaka Valley he nohanga o te rohe whenua o Waikato. E ai ki Toitū Te Whenua, he nohanga (he 'locality' rānei ki te reo Pākehā) he wāhi nohoia e te tangata, engari kāore anō kia tae te nui o te taupori ki te nui e taea ai te kī he tāone tonu taua wāhi rā. Ko te rohe whenua o Waikato he rohe whenua nui; ko ngā takiwā o roto ko Waikato, ko Hauraki. He takiwā ēnei o Aotearoa; kei Te Ika-a-Māui aua takiwā.
Parawera or Pārāwera is a village rural community in the Waipa District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located south-east of Te Awamutu and Kihikihi, and east of State Highway 3. It was a Māori settlement during the 19th century.
Ko Orakau he nohanga o te rohe whenua o Waikato. E ai ki Toitū Te Whenua, he nohanga (he 'locality' rānei ki te reo Pākehā) he wāhi nohoia e te tangata, engari kāore anō kia tae te nui o te taupori ki te nui e taea ai te kī he tāone tonu taua wāhi rā. Ko te rohe whenua o Waikato he rohe whenua nui; ko ngā takiwā o roto ko Waikato, ko Hauraki. He takiwā ēnei o Aotearoa; kei Te Ika-a-Māui aua takiwā.
Ko Puahue he nohanga o te rohe whenua o Waikato. E ai ki Toitū Te Whenua, he nohanga (he 'locality' rānei ki te reo Pākehā) he wāhi nohoia e te tangata, engari kāore anō kia tae te nui o te taupori ki te nui e taea ai te kī he tāone tonu taua wāhi rā. Ko te rohe whenua o Waikato he rohe whenua nui; ko ngā takiwā o roto ko Waikato, ko Hauraki. He takiwā ēnei o Aotearoa; kei Te Ika-a-Māui aua takiwā.
Te Rahu is a rural locality in the Waipa District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island.
Ngāhinapōuri is a rural community in the Waipa District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located on State Highway 39, between Whatawhata and Pirongia.
Rukuhia is a rural community in the Waipa District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island.
Ko Horahora he nohanga o Te Tai-tokerau. E ai ki Toitū Te Whenua, he nohanga (he 'locality' rānei ki te reo Pākehā) he wāhi nohoia e te tangata, engari kāore anō kia tae te nui o te taupori ki te nui e taea ai te kī he tāone tonu tēnei. Ko Te Tai-tokerau tētahi o ngā takiwā o Aotearoa; koia tonu te rohe o Ngā Puhi me ērā atu iwi rongonui o reira.
The toothbrush fence is a roadside attraction in Te Pahu, Waikato, New Zealand.
Pokuru is a rural community in the Waipa District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island.
Ko French Pass he nohanga o te rohe whenua o Waikato. E ai ki Toitū Te Whenua, he nohanga (he 'locality' rānei ki te reo Pākehā) he wāhi nohoia e te tangata, engari kāore anō kia tae te nui o te taupori ki te nui e taea ai te kī he tāone tonu taua wāhi rā. Ko te rohe whenua o Waikato he rohe whenua nui; ko ngā takiwā o roto ko Waikato, ko Hauraki. He takiwā ēnei o Aotearoa; kei Te Ika-a-Māui aua takiwā.
Karapiro (Māori: Karāpiro) is a settlement and rural area in the Waipa District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It includes both the artificially created Lake Karapiro and the accompanying Karapiro Power Station. Karapiro is located just off State Highway 1, south-west of Cambridge.
Hautapu is a township in the Waipa District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island, located just north of Cambridge across State Highway 1.
Ōhaupō is a rural community in the Waipa District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located on State Highway 3, about halfway between Hamilton and Te Awamutu.