Waihou River

It lies on State Highway 26 , south east of Thames and north of Paeroa. The Matatoki Stream runs from the Coromandel Range through the area to join the Waihou River. The Kopu sawmill, a few km north of Matatoki, closed at the end of June,...

In this article: Matatoki, Thames, and New Zealand

It lies on State Highway 26 , south east of Thames and north of Paeroa. The Hikutaia River runs from the Coromandel Range through the area to join the Waihou River. The area has a rich history of Maori settlement, with several pa in the...

In this article: Hikutaia, James Cook, Joseph Banks, and Thames

Waihou River The Waihou River is located in the northern North Island of New Zealand. Its former name, Thames River, was bestowed by Captain James Cook. The river flows north for 150 kilometres from the Mamaku Ranges past the towns of...

In this article: Thames River, Piako River, Firth of Thames, James Cook, Putaruru, Coromandel Peninsula, North Island of New Zealand, Kopu Bridge, and Hauraki Gulf

...a district in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located along the banks of the Waihou River, formerly known as the Thames River, to the south of the Firth of Thames, southeast of Auckland. The area is considered part of the Waikato...

In this article: Thames River, New Zealand, Auckland, North Island of New Zealand, and Firth of Thames

...(via the Thames Branch) to Thames until closure in 1991 and lifting in 1996/1997. The rail bridge at Te Aroha is now a walkway over the Waihou River; the route from the tunnel to Waikino through the Karangahake Gorge is now a walkway; from...

In this article: Tauranga, Taneatua, Auckland, Waihi, Waikino, and Te Puke

...James Cook travelled up the Waihou River to look at the "lofty trees which adorn its banks". He was the first European to travel up the river. The Waihou reminded him of the River Thames in London so he named it the River Thames. Although...

In this article: River Thames, Turua, Waikato River, James Cook, and New Zealand