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Waikato

American  
[wahy-kah-toh] / waɪˈkɑ toʊ /

noun

  1. a river in central North Island, New Zealand, flowing NW to the Tasman Sea: longest river in New Zealand. 264 miles (425 km) long.


Waikato British  
/ ˈwaɪˌkɑːtəʊ /

noun

  1. the longest river in New Zealand, flowing northwest across North Island to the Tasman Sea. Length: 350 km (220 miles)

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They will need the experience of their Wallabies contingent to get past the Highlanders, who defeated defending champions Canterbury Crusaders in round one before a narrow 26-23 loss to the Waikato Chiefs last week.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

A coaching role with his former side Waikato kept Mitchell in New Zealand before he moved on to coach clubs in Australia and South Africa.

From BBC • Sep. 23, 2025

I wanted to spend our time exploring the parks along the Waikato River on foot.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2025

Anthropologists Jane Anderson at New York University and Maui Hudson of the University of Waikato in New Zealand have spent the past decade developing a digital tool to help that happen.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 25, 2023

To the south, it penetrates far into the Waikato country, and it is only a question of a few years before Auckland, New Plymouth, Wellington, and Napier will be joined by rail.

From Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand by Hay, William Delisle