What tipped the balance was conflict and criminal activity within the Waikato region.

The urban area contains around half the population of the Waikato Region.

Within the Waikato region, small co-operative dairy companies where widespread during the 20th century.

It rises to 959 metres and is the highest peak in the Waikato region.

This road is the main link between the Waikato region and the Bay of Plenty.

It passes through the highly productive Waikato Region, where dairy farming is a common land use.

These trains included services for miners working in coal mines along branches in the Waikato region.

Annual visitor numbers have been estimated at 700,000, making it one of the most popular geothermal attractions in the Waikato Region.

Fossil bones found in the Waikato Region suggest that these skinks were once more widely distributed.

In the process, an area in its southeastern corner was transferred to the neighbouring Waikato Region.