Location of the Waikato Plains

The Waikato Plains are a large area of low-lying land in the northwest of the North Island of New Zealand. The plains are the floodplains of the country's longest river, the Waikato. North Island The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the South Island. ... This picture shows the flood plain following a 1 in 10 year flood on the Isle of Wight. ... The Waikato River system The Waikato River is the longest river in New Zealand. ...

The plains can be divided roughly into the Middle Waikato Plain, extending in all directions around the city of Hamilton, and the Lower Waikato Plain, to the east of the river's mouth. The two are broken by the rough, low-lying hills of the Hakarimata Range between Ngaruawahia and Huntly. Hamilton (Kirikiriroa in Māori) is the centre of New Zealands fourth largest urban area, and is the countrys seventh largest city. ... Categories: New Zealand geography stubs | Waikato | Mountains of New Zealand ... Waikato River, passing through Ngāruawāhia A loose translation of the word Ngāruawāhia (Wāhia-ngā-rua) means the place of the two rivers in Māori, a reference to the joining of the Waipa and Waikato rivers. ... Location of Huntly in New Zealand. ...

The region is heavily populated by New Zealand standards, with over 250,000 people in approximately 8000 km² area. Just under half of these live in Hamilton.

The plains are an area of very fertile land, which is intensively farmed. Dairy cattle, sheep, grain and maize are all farmed here, but it is dairy that is the staple of the local economy. The lower plain is also known for vineyards, and the middle plain has some of the southern hemisphere's top thoroughbred stables, notably around the towns of Cambridge and Matamata. A dairy farm near Oxford, New York in the United States. ... Species See text. ... Grain redirects here. ... This article is about the maize plant. ... A common vineyard. ... The Thoroughbred is a horse breed developed in 18th century England when English mares were bred with imported Arabian stallions to create a distance racer. ... Cambridge is a town in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand. ... Matamata is a rural Waikato town in New Zealand with a total population of around 12,000 (6,000 in rural areas, 6,000 in the township). ...

A considerable amount of the land is peaty, and some sections are undrained swamp. Several shallow riverine lakes lie at the southern end of the lower plain, notably Lake Waikare. Peat in Lewis, Scotland Peat is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation matter. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Lake Waikare is the largest of several shallow lakes in the upper floodplain of the Waikato River in New Zealands North Island. ...