Tīrau is a small town in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand, 50 kilometres southeast of Hamilton. The town has a population of 804. In the Māori language, "Tīrau" means "place of many cabbage trees."
Tīrau's corrugated iron 'giant dog' and 'big sheep' buildings
The Tīrau pub
Tīrau in 1958
The Tīrau 'good shepherd', outside the local church
Waikato is a region of the upper North Island of New Zealand. It covers the Waikato District, Waipa District, Matamata-Piako District, South Waikato District and Hamilton City, as well as Hauraki, Coromandel Peninsula, the northern King Country, much of the Taupō District, and parts of the Rotorua Lakes District. It is governed by the Waikato Regional Council.
Waikato River passing through Hamilton
Māori woman with a representation of the Waikato Ancestress "Te Iringa"