The name Waikato comes from Māori and means flowing water . The Waikato River, 425 kilometres long, is the longest river in New Zealand. It rises in the snow- & ice fields of of Mount Ruapehu inTongariro National Park, flows as Tongariro River north trough Lake Taupo, New Zealand's largest lake. The river leaves lake Taupo at the lake's northeastern edge and creates the Huka Falls, then flows northwest and empties into the Tasman Sea at Port Waikato.
The Waikato River has unusual chemistry because of the volcanic origin and geothermal activity at its source in the Central Volcanic Plateau chloride and sodium concentrations at Ohakuri are higher than most other rivers in New Zealand and around the world.
Nevertheless, the Waikato River and its hydro lakes are home to at least 19 types of native fish.
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