Waihi is a town in Hauraki District in the North Island of New Zealand, especially notable for its history as a gold mine town. It had a population of 4,503 at the 2006 census.
The town is at the foot of the Coromandel Peninsula, close to the western end of the Bay of Plenty. The nearby resort town of Waihi Beach, ten kilometres to the east, is often regarded as the westernmost point of the Bay of Plenty region. To the west are the hills of the Kaimai Ranges. Road access from this direction is through the winding Karangahake Gorge road. Waihi has an unusually wet and damp microclimate for New Zealand's east coast with an average annual rainfall of 2147 mm.
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Waihi - History - Recent History
... underground mine called Favona is in operation near the processing plant to the east of Waihi ... This has, amongst other things, led to the mine management company, Newmont-Waihi, receiving the 'Advanced Sustainable Business Award' from Environment Waikato, the Regional ... industry was deregulated in New Zealand in the 1980s, Waihi had a television assembly plant operated first by Akrad then by Philips which employed 400 ...
... underground mine called Favona is in operation near the processing plant to the east of Waihi ... This has, amongst other things, led to the mine management company, Newmont-Waihi, receiving the 'Advanced Sustainable Business Award' from Environment Waikato, the Regional ... industry was deregulated in New Zealand in the 1980s, Waihi had a television assembly plant operated first by Akrad then by Philips which employed 400 ...
Waihi Village
... Waihi Village, also known as Little Waihi, is a small Māori community of around 25 households ...
... Waihi Village, also known as Little Waihi, is a small Māori community of around 25 households ...
Goldfields Railway - History of The Line
... used by the Goldfields Railway was originally built through the Karangahake Gorge as the Waihi Branch from Paeroa on the Thames Branch to provide rail access to the ... and dismantled in the 1980s, except for the 6 kilometres between Waihi and Waikino, which the Goldfields Railway saved ...
... used by the Goldfields Railway was originally built through the Karangahake Gorge as the Waihi Branch from Paeroa on the Thames Branch to provide rail access to the ... and dismantled in the 1980s, except for the 6 kilometres between Waihi and Waikino, which the Goldfields Railway saved ...
Bay Of Plenty Times - Other Publications - Waihi Leader
... The Waihi Leader is distributed free every Tuesday to homes in Waihi, Waihi Beach, Athenree, Katikati, Waikino, MacKay Town, Karangahake, Paeroa and the surrounding areas ...
... The Waihi Leader is distributed free every Tuesday to homes in Waihi, Waihi Beach, Athenree, Katikati, Waikino, MacKay Town, Karangahake, Paeroa and the surrounding areas ...
Waihi Miners' Strike
... The Waihi miners' strike was a major strike action in 1912 by gold miners in the New Zealand town of Waihi ...
... The Waihi miners' strike was a major strike action in 1912 by gold miners in the New Zealand town of Waihi ...
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