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Waikato Heads

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Waikato Heads

Dark west coast ironsands form dunes and beaches at Waikato Heads, where the Waikato River, New Zealand’s longest river, meets the Tasman Sea. Near the heads, ironsand is mined by New Zealand Steel for its mill at Glenbrook.

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Nancy Swarbrick, Waikato places – Waikato Heads to Meremere, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/27260/waikato-heads (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 26 May 2010, updated 11 June 2015.