Bloodied baseball bat 'brandished' by boy, Aim hearing told Sep 3, 2008
"He said he knew the person that supposedly done it. He said it was a guy, Brian, a Mongrel Mob prospect from Rotorua."He hit her over the head with a baseball bat and he was planning on throwing her into the Waikato River but there was too much traffic around, so he left. "He told me that Brian had been at his place (the accused's grandparents' house]. He had borrowed a bike, his bike, and a bat.". (Scotsman)
* World News Quick Take Aug 23, 2008
The government signed a multimillion-dollar deal yesterday with an indigenous Maori tribe to clean up the tribes Waikato River, one of the most polluted waterways in the country. The NZ$300 million (US$215 million) agreement, signed by leaders of the Waikato-Tainui tribe and Treaty Negotiations Minister Michael Cullen, makes the tribe a major player in the cleanup of the 350km river, the countrys longest. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Discover North Island| Feb 15, 2008
At this point, the winding Waikato River (normally 100 metres across), slims to just 15 metres. Previously untroubled, the Waikato River now picks up speed and hurtles 220000 litres of water per second over an 11-meter drop. (iAfrica.com)
NZ PM urges Maori to tackle child abuse Aug 21, 2007
" She also hailed Tainui, with which the Government recently signed an agreement in principle over guardianship of the Waikato River, and greater understanding of Maori issues by New Zealand as a whole. "In the past one can imagine the hysteria such an agreement may have stirred, but all is quiet," she said of the river deal. "I believe there is better public understanding of the relationship between Tainui and the river, past, present and future. "I know there has been much consultation since... (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Carvings at Mine Bay, Lake Taupo May 1, 2007
Located in the North Island, Lake Taupo is the largest lake (by surface area) in the country, draining into the Waikato River. It has a coastline of about 193 kilometres, a surface area of 616 square kilometres, and is 186 metres deep at its deepest point. (Suite101.com)
