Waikato

Waikato, the principal river of the North Island of New Zealand, flows first into Lake Taupo, and then out of it northward to Manukan Harbour, with a total course of 170 miles. Between the upper Waikato, Lake Taupo, Mount Ruapehu, and the west coast lies the mountainous and picturesque 'King Country,' occupied mainly by Maoris under their king, who until 1884 resolutely opposed the survey or settlement by Europeans of the lands within their aukati or frontier.