Hakarimata Range is a range of hills on the western edge of Ngāruawāhia township, in the Waikato region of New Zealand, overlooking the confluence of the Waikato and Waipā Rivers. The Hakarimata Range is separated from the Taupiri Range by the Taupiri Gorge, through which the Waikato River flows.
Hakarimata summit tower
The Hakarimata range is visible in the background, with the Waikato River passing through Ngāruawāhia in the foreground.
Pukatea beside the track between the summit and Rail Trail
Tomokanga at entrance to Waterworks Walk and Summit Track
Ngāruawāhia is a town in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is located 20 kilometres (12 mi) north-west of Hamilton at the confluence of the Waikato and Waipā Rivers, adjacent to the Hakarimata Range. Ngāruawāhia is in the Hamilton Urban Area, the fourth largest urban area in New Zealand. The location was once considered as a potential capital of New Zealand.
Waikato River passing through Ngāruawāhia
One of the few surviving examples of Ngāruawāhia's previous name is the old Newcastle Butchery building, c. 1921
A gun turret of the paddle-steamer gunboat Pioneer, now mounted near the Waikato River
Mangarata Reservoir, Hakarimata
