Check out the latest news and media releases from the Waikato Region
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Feast Waikato is off the table, to be replaced by a year-long banquet of foodie dates.
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On 10 December 2001, the first installment of Sir Peter Jackson’s adaptation of J.R.R Tolkien’s
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, The Fellowship of the Ring first premiered on the world stage at Odeon Leicester Square in London. It was also the the debut of New Zealand as the fictional world of Middle-earth, and a sheep and beef farm just outside Matamata as Hobbiton™, as the home of the Hobbits™.
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Boon After Dark is back for the third year in a row. This year the team at Boon After Dark brings three amazing, very different interactive sculptures to the city, turning it into a place of mystery and wonderment after dark.
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A new expo celebrating all things summer will hit the shores of Lake Karapiro this October 16 – 17 for a non-stop weekend of boats, bikes, BBQ’s and it won’t disappoint with its line-up of live-action.
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Over 100 regional take-out options are now available under the relaunched ‘’Mighty Local” – a regional hub aimed at connecting Waikato residents with local businesses operating during Alert Levels 4, 3 and 2.
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$26.6 million confirmed for 31 Regional Tourism Organisations Tourism organisations to collaborate across regional boundaries to attract visitors Common themes of improved destination management, sustainable tourism, and collaboration with iwi
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Hamilton & Waikato Tourism has welcomed the Government’s announcement of $26M for regional tourism organisations from the Tourism Communities: Support, Recovery and Reset Plan.
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The latest figures released by the Business Events Data Programme* show the Waikato region secured 13% market share of all NZ business events being held in Q1 2021.
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Matamata is the latest town in the mighty Waikato to be named as an official motorhome friendly town by the New Zealand Motor Caravan Association Inc (NZMCA).