Waikato

[wahy-kah-toh]

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

/ ˈwaɪˌkɑːtəʊ /

noun

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

Example Sentences

Two of Tom Phillips' children were found at the site in the Waikato region on Monday, hours after he was killed in a shootout with the police.

From BBC

Before they disappeared, Phillips and his children were living in Marokopa, a small rural town in the region of Waikato.

From BBC

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

From Los Angeles Times

With Covid striking, Gatland had an unsuccessful stint as Waikato Chiefs head coach before the Lions employed him for a third time for the Test series against South Africa in 2021, which the Springboks won 2-1.

From BBC

As an emerging teenage prospect, his local selectors in Waikato still had doubts, thinking Roigard had already maximised his potential and peaked.

From BBC