The Waihou River is located in the northern North Island of New Zealand. Its former name, Thames River, was bestowed by Captain James Cook in November 1769, when he explored 14 mi of the river from th
The Waihou River near Putāruru
Taniwha at Paeroa wharf in 1903
An 1881 painting of the Waihou River, entitled Dibsell's Landing, by John Philemon Backhouse