Waitakaruru

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Waitakaruru is a dairy farming community in the Hauraki Plains.

Plains Ward, Waitakaruru

Image: Waitakaruru, Hauraki District, Waikato

Waitakaruru, Hauraki District, Waikato

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Waitakaruru township

Waitakaruru township

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Image: Waitakaruru Settlement.

Waitakaruru Settlement.

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Image: Waitakaruru war memorials

Waitakaruru war memorials

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Reclaiming valuable swamp land in the Hauraki Plains district, Auckland: a Priestman dredge at work on the Waitakaruru-Maukoro canal

Reclaiming valuable swamp land in the Hauraki Plains district, Auckland: a Priestman dredge at work on the Waitakaruru-Maukoro canal

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Image: One of the many bridges between Pokeno and Waitakaruru

One of the many bridges between Pokeno and Waitakaruru

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Image: How The Great Drains Are Constructed

How The Great Drains Are Constructed

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Image: The transformation of the Piako: the Governments' big task

The transformation of the Piako: the Governments' big task

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Image: Waitakaruru / this mosaic was compiled by N.Z. Aerial Mapping Ltd. for Lands & Survey Dept., N.Z.

Waitakaruru / this mosaic was compiled by N.Z. Aerial Mapping Ltd. for Lands & Survey Dept., N.Z.

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Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: From the wilds of the swamp to the fullness of the earth

From the wilds of the swamp to the fullness of the earth

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Image: Protecting long tailed bats in Piako

Protecting long tailed bats in Piako

Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research