Waikato River

Waikato River is a river in Auckland Region, North Island. Waikato River is situated nearby to the suburb Hamilton North, as well as near Whitiora.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Whitiora Bridge and Fairfield Bridge.

Whitiora Bridge

Bridge

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Whitiora Bridge is a prestressed concrete box girder bridge in Hamilton, New Zealand, spanning the Waikato River. It cost $2.35m, or $3.4m including the approach roads, and was opened at the start of a weekend of Centennial celebrations, on 11 February 1978, by representatives of Māori, Government and City, Dame Te Atairangikaahu, Venn Young and Ross Jansen.

Fairfield Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Johnragla, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fairfield Bridge is a tied-arch bridge on the Waikato River in Fairfield, Hamilton, New Zealand. It is one of six bridges in the city. It spans from River Road, on the east bank of the river, to Victoria Street, on the west side.

Seddon Park

Stadium

Photo: Kieran Connellan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Seddon Park is a cricket ground in Hamilton, New Zealand. It is the fourth-largest cricket ground in the country, and is renowned for its "village green" setting, affording a picnic atmosphere for spectators.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hamilton North and Whitiora.

Hamilton North

Suburb

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Hamilton North is a suburb in central Hamilton in New Zealand. It was not depicted a suburb until there was a need to distinguish between the different parts of the Hamilton CBD. The suburbs of Hamilton Central and Hamilton North were divided in 1963.

Whitiora

Suburb

Photo: Nzwj, CC BY 3.0.

Whitiora is a suburb in central Hamilton in New Zealand. The suburb is home to Waikato Stadium, formerly Rugby Park. It is a major sporting and cultural events venue in Hamilton with a total capacity of 25,800.

Fairfield

Suburb

Photo: Johnragla, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fairfield is a suburb to the northeast of central Hamilton, New Zealand. Fairfield is named after the dairy farm of John Davies, who bought 100 acres from F. R. Claude. This area experienced rapid growth in the 1950s and 60s.

Waikato River

Type: River
Category: body of water
Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-37.77413° or 37° 46′ 27″ south

Longitude

175.27584° or 175° 16′ 33″ east

Elevation

24 metres (79 feet)

Open location code

4VJQ67GG+88

OpenStreetMap ID

way 32005395

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=river

GeoNames ID

6249337

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