88-403: Te Rapa is a mixed light industrial, large-scale retail and semi-rural suburb to the northwest of central Hamilton , New Zealand that is built on a flat area that was previously the bed of an ancient river, the forerunner to the present Waikato River. Stretching in a long, thin north–south axis, Te Rapa is home to many factories including Te Rapa Dairy Factory, one of the largest of its kind in
176-461: A hump for shunting , which used Westinghouse retarders and 31 sidings. Te Rapa School is a full primary school catering for years 1-8. It has 528 students. Te Rapa School has been the local primary school since 1906. St Peter Chanel Catholic School is a state integrated full primary school catering for years 1-8. It has 292 students. Both these schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of August 2024. Hamilton Central Hamilton Central
264-406: A 200-year-old carved waka taua . Located at the corner of Victoria Street and Bridge Street, The Meteor is Hamilton's Black box theatre . The former soft-drink bottling plant and roller-skating rink was converted into a theatre. It also provides facilities on the 1st Floor, suitable for start-up businesses in the creative sector. This Creative Industries Hub known as Soda Inc is an initiative in
352-511: A car park, which was very popular with retailers and shoppers. In 1967, the car park was closed and Garden Place was laid out with grass and trees. A ring road encircled the beautified area, but it was removed in August 1974. The name Garden Place actually refers to the former road, not the grass park area. Has a shared drive through , created in 2012, as part of a redesign of the Place. Hood Street
440-567: A catastrophic breakthrough flood causing the river to change course near Piarere . The Hinuera Gap and Waitoa River are evidence of the river's former course. The water level dropped quickly and the river stayed in this new course through the Maungatautari gorge and Hamilton Basin. Deposits show that the Waikato River was already in the Waikato Basin 21,800 years ago. The river starts in
528-523: A concrete building on a hill above Anglesea Street, was built in 1931. It had two courtrooms - the Supreme Court and the Magistrates Court. In 1974, arsonists set fire to the building. The Magistrates Court was destroyed and the Supreme Court badly damaged. In 1993, a new court complex was built next to the old building. The old courthouse was unoccupied for a decade but in 2004, a refurbishment project
616-513: A day has been drawn from the river at Tuakau, treated and pumped along a 38-kilometre (24 mi) pipe north to Auckland , where it is mixed with local water. This met 8% of Auckland's water needs in 2010/11. In December 2012 capacity was increased to 125 million litres (33,000,000 US gal), and in 2013 work started to increase it to 150 million litres (40,000,000 US gal). The treatment plant meets New Zealand's 2000 drinking water standards according to Water Care NZ. This
704-409: A larger boundary, covering 1.16 km (0.45 sq mi). Using that boundary, Hamilton Central had a population of 798 at the 2018 New Zealand census , an increase of 129 people (19.3%) since the 2013 census , and an increase of 126 people (18.8%) since the 2006 census . There were 366 households, comprising 435 males and 366 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.19 males per female. The median age
792-719: A population density of 37 inhabitants per square kilometre (96/sq mi). Te Rapa had a population of 294 at the 2018 New Zealand census , a decrease of 12 people (−3.9%) since the 2013 census , and a decrease of 33 people (−10.1%) since the 2006 census . There were 102 households, comprising 171 males and 126 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.36 males per female, with 51 people (17.3%) aged under 15 years, 54 (18.4%) aged 15 to 29, 138 (46.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 45 (15.3%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 82.7% European/ Pākehā , 21.4% Māori , 2.0% Pacific peoples , 8.2% Asian , and 1.0% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas
880-487: A thickness of 200 metres (660 ft). A new lake was formed – Lake Taupō . The water accumulated until a new outlet was forced 120 metres (390 ft) above the present lake level, near Waihora Bay. Over the next few thousand years the bed of the river was raised by large amounts of eruption debris. Then the original, blocked outlet suddenly gave way; the lake level fell 75 metres (246 ft) as about 80 cubic kilometres (19 cu mi) of water and debris poured out in
968-527: A water and recreation resource, the river was historically a critical communications and transport link for the communities along it. It took about 3 days to paddle a waka from Waiuku to the Cambridge/Te Awamutu area. Taupō , Mangakino , Cambridge , Hamilton , Horotiu , Ngāruawāhia , Huntly , Hampton Downs , Meremere , Waiuku and Port Waikato are on or close to it. The Waikato River in Hamilton
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#17330846042491056-410: Is equal to or better than the A standard for Auckland's other water supplies. Slightly-modified human wastes are pumped into the river downriver of several towns. Hamilton city has one of the most modern water treatment systems in the world following a 2003 report by GHB water consultants. In 2007 $ 22 million was spent upgrading the existing intake station south of the city at Riverlea. This will meet
1144-508: Is frequently used by rowers, kayakers and powered pleasure craft. Water-skiers and jet skis have zones outside the city limits where they can be used. The river was of military importance in the land wars between New Zealand settler and Kingitanga forces during 1863–64 and significant battles were fought. Three shallow draft gunboats were designed in New Zealand and built in Sydney in kitset form;
1232-472: Is generated annually by the scheme, which is around 13% of New Zealand's total electrical generating capacity. The river also provides cooling water for the coal / natural gas fired thermal power station at Huntly . The power station uses river water as a cooling medium for the old steam units, which means that large quantities of warm water is returned to the river. To limit environmental impacts, conditions are imposed by its resource consent , specifying
1320-532: Is high at 74.5 and income low, largely because 267 live in meshblock 0908100, where Metlifecare's Forest Lake Gardens Retirement Complex has been built since 2001 and the median age is 79 and income $ 23,300. In 2001 that meshblock had only 39 residents, with a median age of 34.5. There are two Post Shops in Te Rapa, at The Base and at Video Ezy , which, until 2018, was one of the last two in Hamilton renting DVDs, Play Station and videos. Prior to being handed back to
1408-586: Is largely the result of the massive Hatepe eruption of the Taupō Volcano in 180 AD. The mean discharge of the Waikato River is 340 cubic metres per second (12,000 cu ft/s), with the highest flows typically occurring in July and August. Specific mean annual floods are low (60–70 L s-1 km-2), and the frequency of events with greater than 3 times the median flow is 0.4 events / year, due to flow regulation and groundwater storage in pumice. As well as being
1496-626: Is linked by rail to local dairy factories at Te Awamutu , Morrinsville , Waitoa , Hautapu, Waharoa , Lichfield and Tīrau . It sends about 33,000 containers of milk powder and cheese a year for export via the Port of Tauranga . An automated cool store was added in 2009 to handle about 235,000 tonnes a year. Construction of a new marshalling yard near the Racecourse began in December 1967. The yard replaced Frankton goods yard and opened on 10 January 1971. It had
1584-801: Is one of New Zealand's largest Institutes of Technology /Polytechnics. Its City Centre campus is located between Anglesea Street and Tristram Street near Civic Square and the Hamilton City Council municipal building. Founders Theatre in Hamilton North opened in 1961 but is classified as earthquake-prone and will be demolished. The Waikato Museum was established in 1987. It was designed by Ivan Mercep, who later designed New Zealand's national museum, Te Papa . The museum has five levels and 13 galleries, and more than 38,000 collection objects, relating to tangata whenua, art, science and social history. Te Winika Gallery features Te Whare Waka o Te Winika,
1672-403: Is seen as the major causes of this pollution. Since 2000 Environment Waikato has joined with conservation minded farmers to bring about more efficient and scientific use of fertilizers. The removal of the native vegetation throughout the catchment to accommodate the increasing demand for farmland has contributed to the silting-up of the river with loose soils from eroded farmland, although most of
1760-525: Is the central business district of Hamilton, New Zealand . It is located on the western banks of the Waikato River . Hamilton Central covers 1.02 km (0.39 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 710 as of June 2024, with a population density of 696 people per km . Hamilton North is also part of the Central Business District. Before the 2023 census, Hamilton Central had
1848-620: Is the longest river in New Zealand, running for 425 kilometres (264 mi) through the North Island . It rises on the eastern slopes of Mount Ruapehu , joining the Tongariro River system and flowing through Lake Taupō , New Zealand's largest lake. It then drains Taupō at the lake's northeastern edge, creates the Huka Falls , and flows northwest through the Waikato Plains . It empties into
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#17330846042491936-486: Is the main centre of Hamilton's hospitality area, as well as south Victoria Street and Alexandra Street. Many of the city's restaurants and bars are located in the Hood Street vicinity. The street is named after English humourist Thomas Hood . Casabella Lane in Hamilton North is a Spanish themed lane with 21 boutique shops and 9 apartments, built about 2000. The Waikato Institute of Technology, marketed as Wintec,
2024-419: Is the pedestrian mall Garden Place. It was carved, after much debate, out of a hill in the late 1930s. The cutting was made through the ridge to allow the formation of Anglesea Street. Later the ridge on the river side of Anglesea Street was bulldozed away, thereby flattening the area for the development of Garden Place and the central CBD around the Hamilton City Council buildings. The area was initially used as
2112-503: The Fairfield Bridge , but the commercial section ends before Whitiora Bridge . 33 of the city's 105 heritage sites are located on the street. Lonely Planet guide states that Hamilton's "main street has sprouted a sophisticated and vibrant stretch of bars and eateries that on the weekend at least leave Auckland's Viaduct Harbour for dead in the boozy fun stakes." Centre Place is a 1985 shopping mall. Further along Victoria Street
2200-590: The Great South Road , had been replaced, or repaired. Until Mangaharakeke Dr opened in 2012, much of the 1860s road, now known as Te Rapa Rd, was part of SH1 . See also - List of streets in Hamilton . Te Rapa railway station opened when the North Island Main Trunk was extended from Ngāruawāhia to Hamilton on 19 December 1877. Te Rapa is at the northern end of the section to Palmerston North , electrified in 1988. Electrification ends just north of
2288-577: The Hinuera Gap into the Firth of Thames and from there into the Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana . The most recent occasion this is known to have occurred ended some 20,000 years ago, although it is possible that it also flowed north more recently, until about 1800 years ago. A remnant of this former course can be seen as a spur on Lake Karapiro to the south of the settlement of Piarere . The river's current course
2376-512: The Tainui tribe by the government as part of the Raupatu land settlement in 1995, Te Rapa was the site of a Royal New Zealand Air Force base. The base served as a major Air Force stores depot. The Te Rapa Air Force base closed in 1992. Te Rapa's shopping area includes The Base , a large-scale retail development that opened in 2005 at the site of the former air force base. As of 2006, The Base contained
2464-603: The Tasman Sea south of Auckland , at Port Waikato . It gives its name to the Waikato region that surrounds the Waikato Plains. The present course of the river was largely formed about 17,000 years ago. Contributing factors were climate warming, forest being reestablished in the river headwaters and the deepening, rather than widening, of the existing river channel. The channel was gradually eroded as far up river as Piarere , leaving
2552-735: The Taupiri Gorge to enter the lower Waikato region. Further north is Huntly and then Meremere , where the Whangamarino and Maramarua Rivers join it. From Mercer, where the Mangatawhiri River joins it, the Waikato flows west and southwest. Just before its mouth at Port Waikato , the Araroa River joins from the north. Numerous small islands lie in the long, thin delta of the river as it passes through low-lying swampy land between Meremere and
2640-550: The Tongariro River since 1945. The Poutu Stream joins from Lake Rotoaira to the east, as a tributary of the Tongariro, which flows northward, with State Highway 1 in parallel, through the town of Tūrangi , and into the southern side of Lake Taupō. Extensive engineering of lakes, tunnels and canals are used to generate hydroelectric power in the Tongariro Power Scheme . The Waikato River flows out of Lake Taupō at
2728-628: The WHO provisional guideline of 0.01 grams of arsenic per cubic metre and making the water unsuitable for drinking water unless treated. The majority of arsenic in the Waikato River comes from the Wairakei Geothermal Power Station . The amount of arsenic gradually declines as the river flows northwards and is at its lowest at the Waikato River Heads. Since 2002, around 75 million litres (20,000,000 US gal) of water
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2816-434: The 1901 post office, was itself replaced in 1990, after which it was converted to Sky City Casino. It was designed by Hamilton architects Edgecumbe and White. It has been much modified, but retains an art deco Lenscrete dome, formed of glass and concrete, and is scheduled as Category A in Hamilton's proposed District Plan . The former Bank of New Zealand building was the largest building of its kind in Hamilton when it
2904-458: The 545 km (339 mi) post (distance north of Wellington ). A locomotive depot and marshalling yard incorporated the Racecourse station site. There is also a concrete sleeper factory at Te Rapa. £720 was spent to open Te Rapa Racecourse passenger platform, near the south-west end of the course, on 15 October 1924. The mileage to the middle of the Racecourse platform was reported as 82 mi 57 ch (133.1 km) in 1924 (Frankton Jct
2992-606: The Avantidrome through St Peter's School of Cambridge and Tamahere was being constructed in 2019/2020, including an underpass at SH21 to Tamahere Park. Te Araroa (the walkway running the length of the country) follows the Waikato for most of its 80 kilometres (50 mi) between Mercer and Hamilton. The Waikato River and its hydro lakes are home to at least 19 types of native fish and 10 types of introduced fish. The introduced species include rainbow and brown trout providing what has been called "the finest fly-fishing in
3080-720: The Koru Family sculpture was given to Hamilton City by the Year 2000 Millennium Committee to commemorate the family in 2000. The sculpture was created by Carla Van de Veen of Te Aroha , made of Hinuera Stone. The Farming Family is a statue in Hamilton North . A water sculpture, depicting the Māori legend of how the Waikato River came to be. Located on Victoria Street. A Multiface Sundial with seven sundials, including an Analemma Sundial , engraved in an Art Deco style, which together show
3168-746: The Solar Time, Clock Time, Time of Sunrise and Sunset, the Calendar Date at Noon, solstices & equinoxes , and other astronomical phenomena. The sundial is located in front of the Central Library on the grass lawn in Garden Place, mounted on a granite pillar. The sundial was gifted to the City of Hamilton by the Hamilton Astronomical Society in 1937. Waikato River The Waikato River
3256-485: The South Auckland Racing Club at Claudelands , renamed Hamilton Racing Club in 1916 and moving to 400 acres (160 ha) at Te Rapa in 1924. Facilities and hospitalities include a members' facility and private suites. Major races held at the Te Rapa racecourse include: Waterworld (also known as Te Rapa Pools ) is a Hamilton city council -owned pool complex in Te Rapa. In addition to the main facilities,
3344-463: The Waikato Museum. It is a suspended sculpture, consisting of a six-metre span of carbon fibre reinforced polyester resin, which represents the ripple effects of a falling stone hitting the water. It hangs between the canopy of trees, approximately 20 metres in the air, above the Waikato Museum riverbank. It was created by Christchurch artist Neil Dawson . Located on the bank of the Waikato River,
3432-490: The back of the racecourse. By January 1935 horse loading banks had been completed. Approval to remove them was given in 1953, after being disused for years. Final closure was in late 1967. Aerial photos show that the site of the station, and an area to the north, was later used for the marshalling yard and then the locomotive and freight depot. On 1 April 2003 a container terminal opened, with overhead lines, for shunting by electric locomotives. Fonterra's Crawford St depot
3520-400: The banks of the river. These include an unlined waste dump at Horotiu, just downriver from Hamilton, whose leachates include persistent organic pollutants such as dieldrin in quantities toxic to freshwater marine life. The 2002 GHD report saw new regulations put in place to make industries comply with a new bylaw which stops hazardous substances entering the water system at all according to
3608-502: The beginning of a multimillion-dollar redevelopment at the south end of Victoria St. Wesley Chambers was the first multistoreyed building in Hamilton made of reinforced concrete and the first to have a lift. The building was designed in the Chicago School style by Frederick Daniell. Wesley Chambers feature Sullivanesque -style windows with central panes flanked by narrower panes, and the unusual wrought iron balconies on two sides of
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3696-503: The building as much as possible to original condition. The renovated building was opened as ArtsPost on 27 June 1998. It was given a Category 2 Heritage listing on 13 December 1990. At 170-186 Victoria Street is the former 1923 Hamilton Hotel, which was given a Category 2 Heritage listing on 5 September 1985. It first opened in winter 1865. From 1874 it was called Gwynne's Hamilton Hotel. The hotel burnt down in 1898 and 1922. The hotel reopened on 7 May 1923, though its small size
3784-480: The building. For most of its history, Wesley Chambers' upper floors were tenanted by some of the city's most prominent professional people including opticians, solicitors, accountants and dentists. In the 1980s and early 1990s, the building was vacant and, in 1993, it was transformed into a boutique hotel, the Le Grand, which became VR Hamilton hotel in 2012 and was offered for sale in 2021. The Hamilton Courthouse ,
3872-571: The centre of the North Island through deep gorges of welded ignimbrite and rhyolite , northward through the Hinuera Valley and Hauraki Basin into the Thames Estuary. It is possible that the river flowed through the Waikato Basin about a million years ago before returning to its Hinuera course. After the huge Oruanui eruption 27,000 years ago ignimbrite was showered all over the North Island to
3960-492: The cities demand until 2016. Waste water in its untreated state is 99.9% water and 0.1% other matter. A series of sophisticated machines produce clean water of a high standard getting rid of bad tastes odours and toxins to meet the upgraded NZ water standards. The Pukete 2 project which started in 2002 will upgrade the plant in a series of stages costing $ 24 million. A further issue is industrial and metropolitan waste from early-established landfills and waste-emitting factories on
4048-448: The city's centennial and in 1973 the decision was made to instead build the complex in Te Rapa. Immediately after the invasion of the Waikato , in 1864, there was just a track across the area linking Mangaharakeke (or Manuharakeke) Pā and Kirikiriroa Pā. By 1870 bridges had been built over the streams. An 1875 report said the bridges at Waitawhiriwhiri, Mangaharakeke, Beere's Creek and Hall's Creek, between Ngāruawāhia and Hamilton on
4136-416: The coast, the largest of which is Motutieke Island . There are also over 40 islands between Ngāruawāhia and Tuakau, depending on the level of the river. Maurea Islands, just south of Rangiriri were subject to a restoration trial to test comparative weed treatments, the main weeds being alder and yellow flag iris . In prehistoric times, the Waikato's course has occasionally shifted to flow north through
4224-510: The cultural development area undertaken by Hamilton City Council in conjunction with Wintec . Clarence Street Theatre is a 550 capacity theatre with a distinctive De Stijl exterior. The building was originally developed over many years by Hamilton Operatic Society and the original building was known as the Drury Lane Theatre. The current theatre was completed in 1987 by the Society and
4312-731: The end of the Waikato River Trails, via Cambridge and Hamilton to Ngāruawāhia. Completion was planned for 2017, but the Cambridge-Hamilton section opening was further delayed from 2021 and opened on 9 December 2022. North of AFFCO at Horotiu , the route includes the second longest cycle bridge in the country (after the Timber Trail ), a 140 m (150 yd) long cable network arch bridge, budgeted to cost $ 2.6m and to open in August, but opened in November 2017. The section from
4400-668: The form of many small streams on the eastern slopes of Mount Ruapehu . The Mangatoetoenui Glacier (once also called the Waikato Glacier) is one of the principal sources. The southernmost tributary is called the Upper Waikato Stream. The Waipakihi River joins the Waikato from the Kaimanawa Mountains to the west. From the point where the river meets the Waihohonu Stream, down to Lake Taupō , it has been formally named
4488-409: The fruit on the vine. It honours the city's first inhabitants (Garden Place was first used by Maori as a garden and observatory); and celebrates the horticultural heritage of the name of the city's civic plaza: Garden Place. The curving vine-like form of the sculpture also references the nearby Waikato River which snakes through the city. The Ripples sculpture was commissioned in 1987 for the opening of
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#17330846042494576-677: The graves of the British military dead can be found at Rangiriri opposite the hotel, shops and cafe. The Waikato's first hydro-electric power station was the Horahora Power Station , now located under the Horahora bridge deep beneath the surface of Lake Karapiro . Horahora was built to supply electricity for the Martha gold mines at Waihi . The river has a series of eight dams and nine hydro-electric power stations that generate electricity for
4664-489: The hulk of the paddle steamer Rangiriri is preserved at Hamilton . In addition locally sourced barges were rebuilt with steel plating to carry troops and supplies. In support of these invasions, New Zealand developed its first "navy", the Waikato Flotilla , run by an Australian Francis Cadell who was presented with a gold watch and diamonds by the New Zealand government in recognition of his service. A cemetery containing
4752-595: The large Tainui , who regard it as a source of their mana , or pride. The widely respected marae of Tūrangawaewae is close to its banks at Ngāruawāhia. For many years the Tainui tribe have sought to re-establish their links to the river after the New Zealand Wars (see Invasion of the Waikato ) and the subsequent confiscations of the 1860s, and are continuing negotiations with the New Zealand government . The Tainui iwi
4840-545: The largest branch of The Warehouse in New Zealand. With the addition of the Te Awa building in 2010, The Base became New Zealand's largest shopping mall, and still is, as of December 2011. One of Fonterra's largest dairy factories is to the east of the former SH1 in northern Te Rapa. It started to dry powder in 1967 and was officially opened on 20 April 1968 by New Zealand Co-operative Dairy Company, which became part of Fonterra in 2001. A butter, cream and cream cheese plant
4928-550: The national grid. These were constructed between 1929 and 1971 to meet growing demand for electricity. The power scheme begins at Lake Taupō, which has control gates to regulate the flow of water into the river. Once released through the gates it takes over 18 hours for the water to flow to the last power station at Karapiro. On its journey downstream it passes through power stations at Aratiatia , Ohakuri , Atiamuri , Whakamaru , Maraetai , Waipapa , Arapuni and Karapiro . Approximately 4000 gigawatt hours (GWh) of electricity
5016-497: The old Hinuera channel through the Hinuera Gap high and dry. The remains of the old course are seen clearly at Hinuera , where the cliffs mark the ancient river edges. The Waikato's main tributary is the Waipā River , which converges with it at Ngāruawāhia . The name Waikato comes from the Māori language and translates as flowing water . The Waikato River has spiritual meaning for various local Māori tribes , including
5104-536: The processing. It is powered by a cogeneration unit, which uses 27 PJ (7.5 × 10 mWh) of Genesis gas over 6 years. The chimneys are over 35 m (115 ft) high. Located in Te Rapa is Te Rapa Racecourse, Hamilton's only remaining horse racing course, and the main racecourse for the Waikato region. It has a symmetrical left-handed (anti-clockwise) track with a circumference of 1788 metres. The course originated with Waikato Turf Club in 1873, which met at Whatawhata and Pirongia . In 1887 it became
5192-421: The quantity of water that can be removed by the station along with the maximum temperature of the water when returned to the river, 25 °C (77 °F). These conditions mean that output of the older steam units can be restricted, especially on very hot summer days. In 2006, a cooling tower was installed. This allows one 250 MW unit to run at full load even during such times. After widescale droughts in 1994,
5280-563: The river between Taupō and Karapiro. All the lakes in this stretch of the river (apart from Lake Taupō) are artificial. The river leaves the Volcanic Plateau at Karapiro, where it emerges from the Maungatautari Gorge, and flows northwest into the Waikato Basin, flowing through the towns of Cambridge , Hamilton , and Ngāruawāhia . It is joined by its largest tributary, the Waipā River , at Ngāruawāhia. It then flows north through
5368-453: The river to Orakei Korako , from Hamilton Gardens to Mystery Creek and Fairfield Bridge and, since 2009, from Tuakau to Port Waikato . On 19 July 2021 a ferry service began on the river in Hamilton, linking Swarbrick's Landing and Braithwaite Park with the museum and gardens . Services ended with liquidation of the company in September 2022. Three trails follow parts of
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#17330846042495456-517: The river. Boosted by New Zealand Cycle Trail funding, the Waikato River Trails , a 100-kilometre (62 mi) series of connected river cycling trails in the South Waikato. The River Trail has five sections, open to both walkers or bikes, between Lake Karapiro and Aratiatia. It opened in 2011. Te Awa River Ride runs for 65 km (40 mi) following the river from Horahora, near
5544-995: The river. Jet skis are confined to the city margins because of their noise. Power boats regularly use the river, including manufacturers and boating shops testing and demonstrating boats, especially in summer. In addition there are numerous kayaks and a few waka. There are council boat ramps, run by Waikato District , Hamilton City, South Waikato District and Taupō District , at Port Waikato Rd; Hoods Landing Rd, Otaua; Elbow Rd, Aka aka; River Rd, Tuakau ; Riverbank Rd, Mercer ; Churchill East Rd, Rangiriri ; Ohinewai Landing Rd; Boatie Reserve SH1, Parry St and Riverview Rd, Huntly ; SH1 Taupiri ; Waikato Esplanade, Ngāruawāhia ; Farm and Braithwaite Parks, Pukete ; Swarbricks Landing, Hamilton Pde, Pine Beach, Ferrybank, Memorial Park , Roose Commerce Park, Hayes Paddock , Hamilton Gardens ; Narrows Lane, Tamahere ; Karapiro (6 ramps); Arapuni (4); Maraetai ; Whakamaru (3); Ohakuri and Mangakino . A ferry service along part of its length
5632-420: The silting is due to the construction of the many hydrodams. In its pre-1930s wild state, the silt was flushed from the river every winter by flood surges. The remnants of these can be seen in the silt channels carved out of what is now St Andrews golf course, adjacent to the river in Hamilton. Arsenic enters the river at concentrations that reach 0.035 grams of arsenic per cubic metre in places, exceeding
5720-457: The site and it serves as the cathedral church for the Bishop and Diocese of Waikato . The church was built on the hill site of the western redoubt built by Australian troops to defend Hamilton from attacks by Kingite Maori during the 1863-4 war. Hamilton's Post and Telegraph Office was built in 1901. The building was designed by architect John Campbell, in an Edwardian Baroque style. The building
5808-525: The small Lake Atiamuri and into the long east–west oriented Lake Whakamaru , with State Highway 30 following its course. It passes northwest through Lake Maraetai and Lake Waipapa, where it is joined by the Waipapa River , then north through Lake Arapuni and into Lake Karapiro . Pokaiwhenua Stream joins the river in Lake Karapiro. Nine hydroelectric power stations at eight dams extract energy from
5896-485: The town of Taupō in Tapuaeharuru Bay at the northeast end of the lake. It flows northeast past the town, alongside State Highway 1, to the Huka Falls . State Highway 5 runs more or less parallel to the river as it flows further northeast. About 40 kilometres (25 mi) from the lake, the river flows west and into the southern end of Lake Ohakuri . It exits from the northwest end of that lake and flows west through
5984-462: The use of the Waikato River to supply drinking water for Auckland was first considered. In July 2002, a water treatment plant was opened at Tuakau , which was expanded in 2021 after major droughts in 2020. The lower Waikato is popular for duck shooting . The Waikato is renowned among whitewater kayaking enthusiasts, specifically for the Full James rapid located north of Taupō. The Full James
6072-540: The venue also includes a range of other options including a spa, sauna and steam rooms as well as an outdoor playground . Rides offered at Waterworld include The Python Hydroslide, the Twister Slide and The Screamer Speedslides. The complex was officially opened in late 1976, 15 years after Hamilton Jaycees suggested a new swimming pool complex in Fairfield Park. The suggestion led to an adopted proposal in 1964 to mark
6160-464: The world". Other introduced species, like the carp and mosquitofish , have become major pests. The large catchment area of the Waikato River is highly fertile farmland, so intensive agriculture is present. Due to the agricultural activity within the catchment significant agricultural pollution is leached into groundwater and contained in the runoff . The mismanagement of nitrogen fertilizer and effluent spreading practices in dairy farming
6248-466: The world. Te Rapa has freight and locomotive depots on the North Island Main Trunk railway. Te Rapa and neighbouring Pukete were important sites for the kauri gum trade of the late 19th/early 20th centuries, being some of the southern-most locations where gum could be found. Te Rapa covers 13.16 km (5.08 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 410 as of June 2024, with
6336-443: Was $ 24,600, compared with $ 31,800 nationally. 126 people (16.7%) earned over $ 70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 360 (47.8%) people were employed full-time, 114 (15.1%) were part-time, and 66 (8.8%) were unemployed. Victoria Street , named after Queen Victoria , is the main street of Hamilton running adjacent to the Waikato River. It stretches from Victoria Bridge to beyond
6424-500: Was 15.3, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 51.0% had no religion, 33.7% were Christian , 1.0% were Hindu , 2.0% were Muslim and 3.1% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 45 (18.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 45 (18.5%) people had no formal qualifications. 30 people (12.3%) earned over $ 70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15
6512-399: Was 31.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 45 people (5.6%) aged under 15 years, 327 (41.0%) aged 15 to 29, 354 (44.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 72 (9.0%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 58.3% European/ Pākehā , 17.3% Māori , 4.1% Pacific peoples , 26.7% Asian , and 5.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas
6600-465: Was 39.8, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 47.4% had no religion, 32.7% were Christian , 1.1% had Māori religious beliefs , 6.8% were Hindu , 1.1% were Muslim , 1.5% were Buddhist and 6.0% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 240 (31.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 69 (9.2%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income
6688-495: Was 83 mi 77 ch (135.1 km) from Auckland in 1882, but that station was moved north in 1909). The first excursions seem to have been advertised for Labour Day, 27 October 1924. The last advert was in November 1943. In 1930 the line was double tracked and equipped with automatic signalling. Associated with that work, footbridge No 62A was built in 1929 (it was removed about 1963) and 10 ch (200 m) long landings were formed at rail level on both lines, with access to
6776-473: Was acquired by HCC in 1997. In 2015 the theatre was gifted to the Clarence Street Theatre Trust. The venue has hosted countless drama, comedy and smaller concert events. Modelled on a 15th-century Norfolk church, St Peter's Cathedral was constructed with ferro-concrete by Warren and Blechynden of Hamilton. The present St Peter's was completed in 1916 . It is the fourth Anglican church on
6864-448: Was added in 1997, another cream cheese line in 2013, and another butter line in about 2019. It collects up to 7,500,000 L (1,600,000 imp gal; 2,000,000 US gal) of milk a day from 1,000 farms. It has around 500 staff, producing roughly 80,000 tonnes a year, including 650 million packets of butter and 33,500 tonnes of cream cheese. Up to 28,000 m (6,200,000 imp gal) of Waikato River water are used in
6952-611: Was advised not to bring a case for the river before the Waitangi Tribunal as they would not win. An out-of-court settlement was arranged and the deed of settlement signed by the Crown and Waikato-Tainui in August 2008 settled the raupatu claim to the Waikato River, although other claims for land blocks and harbours are still outstanding. Waikato-Tainui now have joint management of the river with Waikato Regional Council . The ancestral Waikato River flowed from an ancient lake (Lake Huka) in
7040-580: Was approved to restore the building as a working courthouse. A decision was issued in January 2020 to permit demolition of the Municipal Baths at 26 Victoria St. The 1912 classical entrance was demolished in the 1980s, but the bath's relatively early reinforced concrete construction had earned it a Category B Heritage classification. The Riff Raff Statue commemorates Rocky Horror Picture Show creator Richard O'Brien , who lived in Hamilton. Weta Workshop
7128-413: Was commissioned to create a statue of Riff Raff - one of the show's iconic characters played by O'Brien. The statue was unveiled on Victoria Street on 26 November 2004. The statue has a website and webcam at www.riffraffstatue.org . Located in Garden Place, Te Tiaho o Matariki was created by Neil Miller. The sculpture represents Pleiades in the form of a growing vine, with the stars of Matariki forming
7216-408: Was constructed in 1875. The two-storeyed building was designed by Edward Mahoney. A single storey was added to the rear extension in 1908 and a single storey extension was added between the original building and the neighbouring premises in 1932. The Bank of New Zealand left the building in 1986 and it was vacant until it was refurbished in 1994 as The Bank Bar and Brasserie. Its restoration signalled
7304-422: Was criticised, and an extra wing was added in 1925. There were major additions in 1929. The hotel closed in 1980. The facade of the hotel will be retained, when a 1300-seat $ 74m Waikato Regional Theatre is built in 2021/22. Part of Hua O Te Atua urupa (burial ground) may remain on the site, but an archaeological assessment failed to precisely locate it. The 1940 building at 346 Victoria Street, which replaced
7392-477: Was extended by half in 1916 to meet the demand for more facilities, and remained the central post office until 1940 when its replacement opposite Garden Place opened. For the next 40 years, the building was used for Social Welfare purposes. Various other tenants include the Maori Land Court, local Members of Parliament and a Youth Resource Centre. Hamilton City Council purchased the building in 1992 and restored
7480-503: Was for years conducted by Caesar Roose , several of whose descendants still live beside it. He brought the 1894 400-passenger steamer Manuwai from the Whanganui in 1920. In 1924 a Cambridge to Port Waikato excursion was being run 2 or 3 times a year, taking 12 to 14 hours downstream and a few hours longer upstream; for example steamers in 1939 took about 90 minutes from Ngāruawāhia to Hamilton. Manuwai sank at her moorings in 1938, but
7568-563: Was taken to Mercer for repair in 1939, where she was converted to a barge. Several of the old steamers remain under, or beside the river, including the Manuwai , Rawhiti (built 1925) and Freetrader on the west bank just south of Mercer. A 1928 article listed 14 boats that had provided river services. To improve navigation, rocks in the Narrows at Tamahere were removed in 1919. Public cruises operate from Aratiatia to Huka Falls , across
7656-411: Was that 132 (54.3%) people were employed full-time, 39 (16.0%) were part-time, and 6 (2.5%) were unemployed. Te Rapa area unit had these census results For the 2018 census there were some boundary changes and north and south are shown above. For comparison, the equivalent 2013 populations were 186 (North) and 120 (South), which is 33 fewer than in the earlier area. The median age at the 2013 census
7744-486: Was the site of the 1999 World Whitewater Championships, as well as the pre-World event the year before. Lake Karapiro (an artificial lake) is regarded as one of New Zealand's best rowing venues. The World Rowing Championships in 1978 and 2010 , and the 1950 British Empire Games were hosted at Karapiro. The section of the river that flows through Hamilton has the most diverse river traffic with many schools and clubs using rowing skiffs. Rowing races are also held on
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