Check out the latest news and media releases from the Waikato Region
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Hamilton Airport has brushed aside gloomy aviation predictions and is celebrating more flights than ever before in and out of the regional airport, with direct routes to four centres.
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The pandemic has changed Kiwis’ domestic travel habits and we are loving holidaying at home, new research shows.
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The launch date for Te Huia – the new passenger rail service between Waikato and Auckland – has been confirmed as Tuesday, 6 April 2021.
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The four regions of the Thermal Explorer Highway collective including Waikato, Rotorua, Taupō and Ruapehu has been approved $3.75 million for regional events by Tourism Minister Stuart Nash.
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An iconic tourism attraction that links communities across Waikato, Rotorua, Lake Taupō and Ruapehu has won government support to develop events for visitors.
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Te Ara Wai Journeys has won two golds and one bronze medal at Australasia’s biggest design awards.
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A jubilant crowd gathered on 1st November to celebrate the new extension to the Hauraki Rail Trail from Te Aroha to Matamata.
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October has been an award-winning month for the Mighty Waikato with the region scooping national awards for its people, places and events.
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A collective of six regions in Aotearoa New Zealand’s central North Island have banded together to entice New Zealand travellers to visit.
