Te Kuiti Accommodation and Attractions
Te Kuiti is a small town in the south of the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand. It lies at the junction of State Highways 3 and 30 and on the North Island Main Trunk Railway, 70 km south of Hamilton.
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Te Kuiti Information
Te Kuiti town promotes itself as the sheep shearing capital of the world and is host to the annual New Zealand National Shearing ChampionshipsOn April 1 2006 the largest sheep show in the world took place here, with more than 2000 sheep. Ref. Television NZ News.
Te Kuiti is approximately 80 km south of Hamilton and 19 km south-east of Waitomo. The area around Te Kuiti, commonly known as the King Country, gives its name to the NPC rugby team based in Te Kuiti.
The "Shearing Capital of the World" contains the world's largest shearer, seven metres high. The carved Te Tokanganui-A-Noho Meeting House was gifted to the local Maori people (Ngati Maniapoto) by Te Kooti, a famous Maori leader.
Limestone deposits and water have created the Waitomo Caves, northwest of the town, one of New Zealand's most-visited tourist locations.
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