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Waikato farmland

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Waikato farmland

Cows graze in fertile farmland north of Te Awamutu. Waikato is New Zealand’s foremost dairy farming region, thanks to high rainfall and sunshine, and winter temperatures mild enough for grass to grow nearly year-round.

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Nancy Swarbrick, Waikato region – Overview, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/27047/waikato-farmland (accessed 11 June 2026).

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 26 May 2010, updated 1 July 2015.