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Kōrero: Waikato region

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - Overview

Waikato

Images of Waikato

Images of Waikato

Pirongia

Waikato farmland

Waikato farmland

Exotic trees

Chiefs fans

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Landscape and climate

Waikato landforms

Waikato landforms

Maungatautari

Waikato River

Waikato wetlands, 1840 and 1995

Waikato wetlands, 1840 and 1995

Aotea Harbour

Fog and frost

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Plants and animals

Waikato vegetation

Waikato vegetation

Kahikatea grove

Kahikatea grove

Peat fire

Swamp helmet orchid

Swamp helmet orchid

Hochstetter's frog

Hochstetter's frog

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Māori settlement

Tainui waka landing place

Tainui waka landing place

Kahupeka

Tribes of Tainui

Tribes of Tainui

Kaitotehe pā

Uenuku

Mai i te whārangi 5 - Pākehā impact

Anglican mission station

Anglican mission station

Hochstetter’s map

Hochstetter’s map

Pōtatau Te Wherowhero

Pōtatau Te Wherowhero

Queen's Redoubt

Queen's Redoubt

Invasion of Waikato

Invasion of Waikato

Confiscation of Māori land

Confiscation of Māori land

Roadside Stories: Ōrākau, famed battle site

Roadside Stories: Ōrākau, famed battle site

Mai i te whārangi 6 - European settlement and population

Ammunition pouch

Ammunition pouch (1 o 4)

Military order book

Military order book (2 o 4)

Ball dance card

Ball dance card (3 o 4)

Land deed

Land deed (4 o 4)

Settler’s cottage, Hamilton

Settler’s cottage, Hamilton

Waikare Estate map

Waikare Estate map

Hamilton in 1956

Hamilton in 1956

Indian dairy farmers

Indian dairy farmers (1 o 2)

Somali children

Somali children (2 o 2)

Mai i te whārangi 7 - Transport

Vessels at Port Waikato

Vessels at Port Waikato

Paddle steamer

Waikato roads, 1920s

Waikato roads, 1920s

Frankton Junction

Frankton Junction

Kiwi International

Kiwi International

Mai i te whārangi 8 - Farming

Digging a drain

Digging a drain

Dairy farmer

Farmers’ handbook, 1934

Farmers’ handbook, 1934

Tatua Dairy Whip

Tatua Dairy Whip (1 o 3)

Blocks of cheese

Blocks of cheese (2 o 3)

Fonterra milk tanker

Fonterra milk tanker (3 o 3)

Hill-country farm

Hill-country farm

Horse stud

Roadside Stories: The big cheese of Lichfield

Roadside Stories: The big cheese of Lichfield

Mai i te whārangi 9 - Farm services

Agricultural research

Agricultural research

Waerenga Wines

Rural bachelor

Rural bachelor (1 o 4)

Tractor pull event

Tractor pull event (2 o 4)

Ag Art Wear

Ag Art Wear (3 o 4)

Fieldays site

Fieldays site (4 o 4)

Electric fence

Fletcher topdresser

Fletcher topdresser

Mai i te whārangi 10 - Energy and forestry

Waikato coal production, 1880–2007

Waikato coal production, 1880–2007

Opencast coal mining

Opencast coal mining

Meremere thermal power station

Meremere thermal power station

Waikato hydroelectric power stations

Waikato hydroelectric power stations

Kinleith pulp and paper mill

Kinleith pulp and paper mill

Kinleith strike

Kinleith strike

Mai i te whārangi 11 - Education and health

Mission school, 1859

Mission school, 1859

Wintec buildings

Wintec buildings

University of Waikato window

University of Waikato window

Separating conjoined twins

Separating conjoined twins

Te Waikato Sanatorium

Te Waikato Sanatorium

Tokanui Hospital

Tokanui Hospital

Mai i te whārangi 12 - Politics and social change

Waikato local government

Waikato local government

Marilyn Waring

Waikato Times masthead

Waikato Times masthead

Sikh gurdwara

Sikh gurdwara (1 o 3)

St Peter’s Cathedral, Hamilton West

St Peter’s Cathedral, Hamilton West (2 o 3)

Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Hamilton East

Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Hamilton East (3 o 3)

The game that never was

The game that never was

Mai i te whārangi 13 - Te Kīngitanga, 1880 onwards

Te Paki-o-Matariki

Te Paki-o-Matariki

King Tūheitia

Statue unveiling

Statue unveiling

Visiting Tūrangawaewae

Visiting Tūrangawaewae (1 o 2)

Māori and English queens

Māori and English queens (2 o 2)

Poukai marae

Tainui hotel

Mai i te whārangi 14 - Sport and tourism

Savile Cup polo final

Savile Cup polo final (2 o 2)

Sir Patrick and Sir Tristram

Sir Patrick and Sir Tristram (3 o 2)

Gallagher Great Race

Gallagher Great Race

Waka ama race

Mooloo kids

Mooloo kids (1 o 4)

Mooloo beer

Mooloo beer (2 o 4)

Mooloo salt and pepper shakers

Mooloo salt and pepper shakers (3 o 4)

Mooloo rosette

Mooloo rosette (4 o 4)

V8 Supercars

Balloons over Waikato

Balloons over Waikato

Mai i te whārangi 15 - Arts, culture and heritage

Paul's Book Arcade

Paul's Book Arcade

‘At the matinee’

‘At the matinee’

Te Winika

Kapa haka festival

Kapa haka festival (1 o 2)

Hamilton Operatic Society programme

Hamilton Operatic Society programme (2 o 2)

Topp Twins

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-region/media (accessed 26 April 2024)

He kōrero nā Nancy Swarbrick, i tāngia i te 31 May 2010, updated 1 Jul 2015