Images of New Zealand

Hamilton & Waikato River

Aerial view of Hamilton on North Island of New Zealand

Aerial view of City of Hamilton

Hamilton is the fourth largest urban area in New Zealand.

It is in the Waikato region of the North Island

some 130km ( 80 miles ) to the south of Auckland.

Hamilton City is the seventh largest territorial authority in New Zealand.

It lies on both banks of the Waikato River

at a major road and rail junction in the Waikato basin.

Victoria Street in Hamilton

Mormon Temple in Hamilton

Waikato River in Hamilton

Aerial View of the Waikato River

The Waikato River is the longest river in New Zealand.

It runs for 425km through the North Island

from the eastern slopes of Mount Ruapehu

and flows into Lake Taupo - the largest lake in New Zealand.

It then drains from Taupo, over the Huka Falls,

and continues northwest through the Waikato Plains.

It empties into the Tasman Sea at Port Waika south of Auckland.

It gives its name to the Waikato region.