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Kōrero: Waikato places

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - Waikato River

Waikato River

Pou above the Waikato River

Pou above the Waikato River

Paddle steamer

Rivers in flood

Rivers in flood

Waikato River settlement

Waikato River settlement

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Waikato Heads to Meremere

Waikato Heads to Meremere

Waikato Heads to Meremere

Waikato Heads

Waikato Heads (1 o 2)

Sand dune

Sand dune (2 o 2)

Tūākau

Nīkau Cave

Mercer war memorial

Mercer war memorial

Meremere drag cars

Meremere drag cars

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Hūnua to Te Kauwhata

Hūnua to Te Kauwhata

Hūnua to Te Kauwhata

Kōpaku mine

Whangamarino Wetland

Whangamarino Wetland

Te Kauwhata winery

Te Kauwhata winery

Attack on Rangiriri

Attack on Rangiriri (1 o 2)

Rangiriri trenches

Rangiriri trenches (2 o 2)

Roadside Stories: Rangiriri pā

Roadside Stories: Rangiriri pā

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Huntly

Huntly

Mines rescue team

Mines rescue team

Taupiri Lodge, Huntly

Taupiri Lodge, Huntly (1 o 4)

Huntly Hospital

Huntly Hospital (2 o 4)

Brickworks manager’s house

Brickworks manager’s house (3 o 4)

St Paul’s Anglican church

St Paul’s Anglican church (4 o 4)

Huntly power station

Huntly power station

Waikato Carbonisation Factory

Waikato Carbonisation Factory

Roadside Stories: Coal and clay from Huntly

Roadside Stories: Coal and clay from Huntly

Mai i te whārangi 5 - Ngāruawāhia

Ngāruawāhia

Tūrangawaewae House

Tūrangawaewae House

Opening of Kimiora whare kai

Opening of Kimiora whare kai

Sweetwaters music festival

Sweetwaters music festival

Burial on Taupiri mountain

Burial on Taupiri mountain

Roadside Stories: Tūrangawaewae – a place to stand

Roadside Stories: Tūrangawaewae – a place to stand

Mai i te whārangi 6 - Raglan and the west coast

Raglan and the west coast

Raglan and the west coast

Harbour View Hotel

Harbour View Hotel

Jumping off the footbridge

Jumping off the footbridge

Raglan Harbour (Whāingaroa)

Raglan Harbour (Whāingaroa)

Raglan town

Raglan Surf School

Raglan Surf School

Mt Karioi

Bridal Veil Falls

Bridal Veil Falls

Mai i te whārangi 7 - Hamilton

Hamilton

Carved pou

Hamilton, 1866

Woodlands

Hamilton industries

Hamilton industries

Academy of Performing Arts

Academy of Performing Arts

Hamilton from above

Hamilton from above

River path

Mai i te whārangi 8 - Hamilton east of the river

Hamilton east of the river

Hamilton east of the river

Hamilton East survey map

Hamilton East survey map

The Rangiriri paddle steamer

The Rangiriri paddle steamer (1 o 3)

Conservation work on the Rangiriri

Conservation work on the Rangiriri (2 o 3)

The Rangiriri restored

The Rangiriri restored (3 o 3)

‘Bridges of Hamilton city’

‘Bridges of Hamilton city’

Hamilton Gardens

Hamilton Gardens

Hayes Paddock houses

Hayes Paddock houses

Mai i te whārangi 9 - Hamilton west of the river

Hamilton west of the river

Hamilton west of the river

Lake Rotoroa

Victoria Street then and now

Victoria Street then and now

Waikato Draught bottle cap

Waikato Draught bottle cap

‘Farming family’

‘Farming family’ (1 o 3)

‘Riff Raff’

‘Riff Raff’ (2 o 3)

‘Ripples’

‘Ripples’ (3 o 3)

Mormon temple

Roadside Stories: Rocky horror in Hamilton

Roadside Stories: Rocky horror in Hamilton

Roadside Stories: Hamilton's rugby wars

Roadside Stories: Hamilton's rugby wars

Mai i te whārangi 10 - Te Awamutu

Te Awamutu

Neil and Tim Finn

Neil and Tim Finn

Promoting Te Awamutu

Promoting Te Awamutu

Lake Ngāroto

St Paul's Anglican Church

St Paul's Anglican Church

Pirongia mountain

Pirongia mountain

Roadside Stories: The Finns of Te Awamutu

Roadside Stories: The Finns of Te Awamutu

Mai i te whārangi 11 - Kakepuku to Maungatautari

Kakepuku to Maungatautari

Kakepuku to Maungatautari

Kakepuku

Rewi Maniapoto reserve, Kihikihi

Rewi Maniapoto reserve, Kihikihi

Rewi’s last stand

Rewi’s last stand

Maungatautari Ecological Island

Maungatautari Ecological Island

Frogatt Edge

Roadside Stories: Maungatautari, volcanic sanctuary

Roadside Stories: Maungatautari, volcanic sanctuary

Mai i te whārangi 12 - Cambridge

Cambridge

Leamington band rotunda

Leamington band rotunda

Equine Stars Walk of Fame

Equine Stars Walk of Fame

Cambridge town hall

Cambridge town hall

Rowing on Lake Karāpiro

Rowing on Lake Karāpiro

Roadside Stories: The equine stars of Cambridge

Roadside Stories: The equine stars of Cambridge

Roadside Stories: Lake Karāpiro

Roadside Stories: Lake Karāpiro

Mai i te whārangi 13 - Morrinsville

Morrinsville

Thomas Morrin’s land title

Thomas Morrin’s land title

Nottingham Castle Hotel

Nottingham Castle Hotel

Kopuatai Peat Dome

Kopuatai Peat Dome

Waihou homekill business

Waihou homekill business

Mai i te whārangi 14 - Te Aroha

Te Aroha

Te Aroha Domain

Te Aroha Domain

Lemon and Te Aroha label

Lemon and Te Aroha label (1 o 3)

Spa advertisement

Spa advertisement (2 o 3)

Drinking fountain

Drinking fountain (3 o 3)

Te Aroha mountain

Te Aroha mountain

Waiorongomai tramway

Waiorongomai tramway

Mai i te whārangi 15 - Matamata

Matamata

Hobbiton

Firth Tower Museum

Firth Tower Museum

Kaimai Cheese Company

Kaimai Cheese Company

Wairere Falls

Hinuera cliffs

Mai i te whārangi 16 - Putaruru and Tīrau

Putaruru and Tīrau

Putaruru and Tīrau

Corrugated-iron art

Corrugated-iron art (1 o 4)

School bus sign

School bus sign (2 o 4)

Garage sign

Garage sign (3 o 4)

Bee sign

Bee sign (4 o 4)

Fairy Pool, Ōkoroire

Fairy Pool, Ōkoroire

A Pinedale childhood

A Pinedale childhood

Putaruru

Arapuni dam

Lichfield heritage

Lichfield heritage

Roadside Stories: Tīrau, corrugated-iron capital

Roadside Stories: Tīrau, corrugated-iron capital

Mai i te whārangi 17 - Tokoroa

Tokoroa

Logging pine forest

Logging pine forest

Tokoroa takes shape

Tokoroa takes shape

Polynesian festival, 2004

Polynesian festival, 2004

Tokoroa sculptures

Tokoroa sculptures (1 o 4)

Rugby player

Rugby player (2 o 4)

‘Raukawa’

‘Raukawa’ (3 o 4)

‘Pacific memories’

‘Pacific memories’ (4 o 4)

Hatupatu’s Rock

Hatupatu’s Rock

Roadside Stories: Tokoroa, timber town

Roadside Stories: Tokoroa, timber town

Roadside Stories: Hatupatu's Rock

Roadside Stories: Hatupatu's Rock

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Nancy Swarbrick, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/waikato-places/media (accessed 30 March 2023)

He kōrero nā Nancy Swarbrick, i tāngia i te 31 May 2010, updated 11 Jun 2015