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Waikato

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Waikato (wī`kä'tō), river, 264 mi (425 km) long, rising in Lake Taupo, central North Island, New Zealand, and flowing NW into the Tasman Sea. It is New Zealand's longest river. The Waikato power plants are the main source of hydroelectricity on the North Island. Coal is mined from fields including reclaimed swamplands. Dairy farming, lamb production, and grape and kiwi growing are important activities in the basin.
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Community-acquired pneumonia in Christchurch and Waikato 1999-2000: microbiology and epidemiology.
Bordetella pertussis in adult pneumonia patients (1) by Murdoch, David R. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Table 1: Young New Zealanders (aged 5-17) classified as physically active by provincial area Provincial area % Physically active Average 68 Northland 67 North Harbour, Waitakere 71 Counties-Manukau 58 Waikato 73 Bay of Plenty 67 Hawkes Bay, Gisborne 68 Taranaki, Wanganui, Manawatu 69 Wellington 70 Tasman 78 Cantetbury, Westland 71 Otago, Southland 72 Data collected by Sport and Recreation New Zealand (2001) from proxy reports.
Barriers to physical activity in young New Zealanders by Ross, Jenny J. / Youth Studies Australia
Hamilton, New Zealand: University of Waikato Management School.
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