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  Waikato - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
To the east of the coastal hills lies the broad floodplain of the Waikato River.
It is in the broad Waikato Plains that most of the region's population resides, and the land is intensively farmed with both livestock (mainly dairy cattle) and crops (such as maize).
The upper reaches of the Waikato River are used for hydroelectricity, and several large artificial lakes are found in the region's southeast.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Waikato   (822 words)

  
 Waikato District - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Waikato District is the municipality in the northern Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand.
It is administered by the Waikato District Council, whose headquarters are in Ngaruawahia.
The district is centred to the north and west of the city of Hamilton, and takes in much of the northern Waikato Plains and also the coastal Hakarimata hills.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Waikato_(district),_New_Zealand   (223 words)

  
 Waikato - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
The Waikato refers too to the long river from which the region gets its name.
Largely in retaliation for Waikato Maori helping Taranaki Maori protect their land in the earlier Taranaki War, the colonial government - with the help of troops brought from Britain - pushed south from the main settlement of Auckland, fighting several defensive lines organised by the combined iwi of the King Movement.
Symposium highlights nursing research: encouraging a research culture is the aim of Waikato DHB's new nursing research and development unit.(conference...
encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /waikato.htm   (871 words)

  
 NAU Waikato Program   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
The Waikato region is located in the northern central area of the North Island just south of Hamilton, New Zealand's largest inland city.
Waikato's student body is made up of approximately 11,000 students, including 620 international students from over 50 different countries.
The University of Waikato boasts that it is "innovative and forward thinking while maintaining international standards of academic excellence and research.
internationaloffice.nau.edu /studyabroad/Programs/NewZealand/waikato.htm   (742 words)

  
 Waikato --  Encyclopædia Britannica
It includes the mountainous Coromandel Peninsula and adjacent Hauraki Plains in the northeast; the fertile Waikato River valley in the northwest; the hills, limestone crags, and canyons of King Country in the southwest; and much of the island's rugged central volcanic plateau and Lake Taupo, the country's...
The settlement was founded in 1843 as a port on the route between Auckland and the agricultural area of the Waikato River to the south.
The region south of Auckland is drained by the Waikato, New Zealand's longest river.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9075869?tocId=9075869   (760 words)

  
 University of Waikato   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
The University of Waikato is located in Hamilton and Tauranga, New Zealand, and was established in 1964.
The University of Waikato has the highest proportion of Māori students on any campus in New Zealand and is committed to providing appropriate programmes for these students.
The University of Waikato's research involvement is varied, however Waikato is noted for excellent research in Computer Science, Mathematics, Science (particularly in the biological sciences), Education and the Social Sciences.
mywiseowl.com /articles/University_of_Waikato   (819 words)

  
 Waikato   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
The Waikato is a region on the western side of the North Island of New Zealand.
It stretches from Lake Taupo and Taranaki in the south, along the banks of the Waikato River to the southern fringes of Auckland.
The city of Hamilton is its major population centre and home to Waikato University.
www.theezine.net /w/waikato.html   (109 words)

  
 Environment Waikato   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Environment Waikato (EW) is one of 12 regional councils in New Zealand.
The Environment Waikato team are responsible for managing and protecting land, water, soil, air, coastal and geothermal resources in the central North Island.
New Zealand 's Waikato Region stretches from the top of the Coromandel Peninsula and Pukekohe in the north, to the slopes of Mount Ruapehu in the south.
www.swktodc.govt.nz /district/environment/env_waikato.asp   (307 words)

  
 Waikato IDG: Certification Report - 3. Specific Certification Issues
Waikato IDG is working with ECNZ to achieve the transfer of Northern Generation staff onto new contracts of employment with substantially similar terms and conditions to existing contracts.
Waikato SOE and Huntly SOE have agreed a basis to share the costs under the Heads of Agreement and each will execute an agreement (substantially similar to the Heads of Agreement) under which it will agree to honour its own responsibilities and undertakings to the Tuwharetoa Maori Trust Board.
Waikato SOE accepts responsibility for assessing and managing these risks and acknowledges that as a result of statutory changes the Government has no responsibility to provide security of supply or to give guarantees of supply to retailers or end users.
www.med.govt.nz /ers/electric/ertu/waik_idg_rep/waik_idg_rep-02.html   (1647 words)

  
 CCIS Waikato Profile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
The University of Waikato is internationally recognized for the variety and high quality of its educational programs.
The name “Waikato” is a Maori word meaning “running water”, and is the name of both the local province and the river running through Hamilton.
Waikato students choose from courses in seven different departments: Arts and Social Sciences, Business, Education, Science and Technology, Computing and Mathematical Science, Law, and Maori and Pacific Development.
www.ccisabroad.org /waikatoprofile.html   (271 words)

  
 Waikato District Health Board
The Waikato District Health Board (Waikato DHB) is one of New Zealand's most progressive publicly-funded health organisations.
It spans from the east coast to west, stretches south to the skifields of the North Island volcanic plateau and covers large areas of farmland and unspoilt native bush.
Waikato is home to a diverse population including relatively large Maori and rural communities, which influence the way health services are funded and delivered.
www.waikatodhb.govt.nz   (208 words)

  
 Diplomas in the Waikato Management School
Candidates for a diploma must have qualified for the award of a degree of the University of Waikato or for a qualification considered by the Academic Board to be equivalent.
Candidates for a postgraduate diploma must have qualified for the award of a degree of the University of Waikato including such qualifying or prerequisite papers as may be deemed necessary for a particular diploma programme or for a qualification or have such experience considered by the Academic Board to be equivalent.
Candidates may, at the discretion of the Dean of the Waikato Management School, credit to the postgraduate diploma up to the equivalent of 60 points at postgraduate level completed at another institution, provided they have not been counted towards another qualification.
calendar.waikato.ac.nz /regulations/diplomas/graddipmmgt.html   (768 words)

  
 The Waikato Times : a division of Fairfax New Zealand Limited
"As Waikato as it gets" is the claim as it aims to be a major influence in all that is good for the citizens of Hamilton and the growth of the Waikato.
The Waikato Times won best major daily newspaper in the 1996 Qantas Awards, was a finalist best major daily newspaper in 1997 and judged runner up best major daily newspaper in 1999.
In addition to publishing the daily Waikato Times, the company also publishes community newspaper Hamilton Press which is distributed to every household in Hamilton city and immediate rural environs.
www.fairfaxnz.co.nz /businesses/wkc.html   (239 words)

  
 Waikato   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
There isn't really anything positive to say about the aroma of Waikato and the flavour is pretty average to say the least.
The brewery describes Waikato as, "a strong flavoured bitter beer which reflects the individual strength of the drinker".
Many hardened Waikato beer drinkers couldn't even lift their own weight but they could certainly wait forever for their next Waikato.
members.tripod.com /~mrshin/waikato.html   (173 words)

  
 Waikato Region
This area of New Zealand is one of the richest agricultural and pastoral areas in the world and is characterized as a large fertile basin through which the Waikato river flows, this river is the longest in New Zealand.
Beneath the rolling green hills of the Waikato are the Waitomo Caves offering visitors all kinds of exciting underground caving adventures.
Another area of interest to the the traveller is the small town of Raglan, which has a world class surf break and is noted for its unusually long rides and is part of surfing's world circuit.
www.virtualoceania.net /newzealand/regions/waikato.shtml   (218 words)

  
 STUDY ABROAD - University of Waikato, New Zealand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Waikato's Management School is recognized as one of the best Business Schools in the Southern Hemisphere.
The School of Maori and Pacific Development is acknowledged as New Zealand's premier school of indigenous issues, and Waikato is the only institution with a degree in Maori and Pacific Studies.
Students at the University of Waikato love the relaxed atmosphere of the Waikato campus and the city of Hamilton.
www.montana.edu:8181 /wwwoie/waikato.htm   (1087 words)

  
 Waikato River   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
The river, whose name is Maori for "flowing water," was the scene of several skirmishes between the British and the Waikato tribes in 1863-65.
On its journey, the Waikato River churns through the turbines of eight dams, lighting much of the North Island.
The Waikato became a working river when Tainui migrated to the region and began to farm its banks.
www.chemistry.co.nz /waikato_river.htm   (326 words)

  
 Waikato Stable Isotope Unit - Commercial services - Services - the School of Science & Technology
Welcome to the Waikato Stable Isotope Unit in the Department of Biological Sciences.
The Waikato Stable Isotope Unit (WSIU) is primarily a research unit, and has the objective of promoting the use of stable isotopes in all branches of scientific research.
The staff of the unit are highly experienced in the use of stable isotopes as tracers, particularly in biological and environmental research.
isotope.bio.waikato.ac.nz   (97 words)

  
 NZ Police : Districts : Waikato : News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Thirteen people killed on Waikato roads last year were not wearing a seatbelt — and at least eight...
Crime in the Waikato dropped seven per cent last year, figures released today show.
Waikato police are warning drug manufacturers that remoteness is no cover for drug-making after finding three methamphetamine labs...
www.police.govt.nz /district/waikato/news.php   (832 words)

  
 HMNZS Waikato Ass'n
HMNZS Waikato was built by Harland and Wolfe Ltd, Belfast, she was laid down on 10th January 1964, and launched by HRH Princess Alexandra on 18 February 1965.
The ship took her name from the North Island province of Waikato and from the river that flows through it.
Waikato's badge was designed in a competition among school children of the Waikato.
www.geocities.com /thef55   (261 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Waikato Hobbiton   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
The rolling farmlands of Hinuera in the Waikato were used to shoot exteriors for Hobbiton and the Shire in late 1999 and early 2000.
The rolling farmlands of Hinuera in the Waikato were used to shoot exteriors for Hobbiton and the Shire in late 1999.
The Waikato region is known for its lush green landscape.
www.usatoday.com /travel/destinations/rings/2003-10-10-waikato_x.htm   (802 words)

  
 Hamilton & the Waikato Region of New Zealand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Hamilton and the Waikato Region of New Zealand
Hamilton, heart of the mighty Waikato, is at the centre of one of the richest agricultural and pastoral areas in the world, and is the largest inland city in New Zealand.
The Waikato Region, in 1996, had a population of 350,125.
www.chemistry.co.nz /waikato.htm   (266 words)

  
 Welcome to the South Waikato District Council   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
The South Waikato District lies at the heart of the North Island of New Zealand.
The South Waikato District has a natural beauty and is split virtually in half between forestry with towering pines and dairy farming in the green rolling hills.
The South Waikato District Council has hired APR Consultants to run an intensive consultation process with the community regarding the new Putaruru Community Pool.
www.swktodc.govt.nz   (210 words)

  
 Waikato Cortical Modelling Group - Research Areas in Physics - the School of Science & Technology   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Since late 1997, our Waikato group has been modelling the abrupt change in brain state that occurs when a patient falls into anaesthetic unconciousness.
We believe that there is strong evidence that the sudden awake → asleep switchover is closely analogous to a physical phase transition, rather like water freezing to form ice.
With this greater understanding comes the possibility of improved patient safety -one seeks to reduce the nightmarish risk of inadequate anaesthesia in which the patient is paralyzed yet still conscious.
phys.waikato.ac.nz /cortex   (117 words)

  
 Waikato on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
The Waikato power plants are the main source of hydroelectricity on the North Island.
The story of a community relations fiasco: lessons to be learned from the Deal between Waikato Electric Corporation (N.Z.) and Utilicorp (U.S.A.)
University of Waikato, New Zealand Awarded 'Innovator of the Year' By Xplor International.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/w/waikato.asp   (363 words)

  
 Waikato Jewish Association WJA Homepage Hamilton New Zealand
The Waikato Jewish Association is a constituted community organisation which has been active for very many years.
Hamilton is located in the heart of the Waikato region, named for the river around which the city itself is built.
The University of Waikato is located in Hamilton and caters to approximately 10 000 full time students.
wja.freeservers.com   (605 words)

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