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Waitekauri Destination Guide

Explore Waitekauri in New Zealand

Waitekauri in the region of Waikato is a town in New Zealand - some 275 mi or ( 442 km ) North of Wellington , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Waitekauri is now 09:15 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Pacific/Auckland " with a UTC offset of 13 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Wharepoa, Wellington, Waimata, Tirohia, and Palmerston North. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Wharepoa . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Waitekauri ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

New Years Eve/Night in Waihi 2011 [Clip 1]

7:45 min by Floyd Lindsay
Views: 102 Rating: 5.00

This is recording i did on my phone of new years eve/night 2011 , as the night progressed more dramas occurred (as you could imagine) . No hate or discriminate Waihi863, Party Hard or Just Don't Party ..

Wild New Zealand Campervan Road Trips: Hike in the Waitawheta Valley

2:27 min by WildernessNewZealand
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James and his mum Mary park their campervan for the night and take a hike on the Waitawheta Tramway, on the best hikes in the Coromandel region. The track follows the disused tramway built to extract ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Waikino

Waikino is a small town situated in the North Island of New Zealand nestled in the Southern end of a gorge alongside the Ohinemuri River, between Waihi and the Karangahake Gorge. The Waikino district lies at the base of the ecologically sensitive Coromandel Peninsula with its vast tracts of lush subtropical rainforests, steep ravines and fast moving rivers and streams. "Waikino" is Māori and means "water in a gorge'

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -37.42 175.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Hauraki District, Populated places in the Waikato Region

Golden Cross mine

The Golden Cross mine was a gold and silver mine in the Waitekauri Valley near Waihi at the base of the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand. It first operated as an underground gold mine from 1895 to 1920. Then gold and silver were mined by underground and open pit methods from 1991 to 1998. There was a fire in Newmont Waihi Gold's Trio underground mine at about 5am July 17, 2012, leaving 28 miners trapped. All the miner's were evacuated alive.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -37.34 175.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Geography of the Waikato Region, Gold mines in New Zealand, Underground mines in New Zealand

Karangahake Gorge

The Karangahake Gorge lies between the Coromandel and Kaimai ranges, at the southern end of the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand's North Island. A sharply winding canyon, it was formed by the Ohinemuri River. State Highway 2 passes through this gorge between the towns of Paeroa, Waikino and Waihi. This road is the main link between the Waikato region and the Bay of Plenty. The East Coast Main Trunk Railway used to run through the gorge until it was bypassed by the Kaimai Deviation.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -37.42 175.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Canyons and gorges of New Zealand, Geography of the Waikato Region, Hauraki District

Waihi College

Waihi College is a co-educational secondary school located in the North Island town of Waihi in New Zealand. It was established as a District High School in 1932 and became a Forms 3–7 College in 1954. It moved to its current site in 1959. In 1976 it extended its roll to cover forms 1 and 2. Forms 1-7 are now known as years 7-13.

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Located at -37.39 175.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Educational institutions established in 1932, Schools in the Waikato Region, Secondary schools in New Zealand

Waihi

Waihi is a town in Hauraki District in the North Island of New Zealand, especially notable for its history as a gold mine town. It had a population of 4,503 at the 2006 census. The town is at the foot of the Coromandel Peninsula, close to the western end of the Bay of Plenty. The nearby resort town of Waihi Beach, ten kilometres to the east, is often regarded as the westernmost point of the Bay of Plenty region. To the west are the hills of the Kaimai Ranges.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -37.38 175.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Hauraki District, Mining communities in New Zealand, Populated places in the Waikato Region