About the University of Waikato New Zealand is an exciting and beautiful country. It is known world-wide as a friendly, safe, clean green land. Lifestyles range from those of large metropolitan cities to small rural towns and country life.
Many international students find New Zealand a great place to live and study.
Hamilton is a city of about 110,000 people, offering features such as cafes, movies, major sporting events and cultural happenings. However, as well as the city lights, Hamiltonians enjoy a relaxed way of life, the great outdoors and a healthy environment. A major feature of Hamilton is the Waikato river on which locals and visitors alike enjoy a range of water activities and riverbank walks and relaxation. If you have a day or two to get away from it all then you couldn't choose a more central city than Hamilton. To the east over the Kaimai Ranges is the white sand and sunshine of the Bay of Plenty beaches, while the thermal and tourism attractions of Rotorua and Lake Taupo are just over an hour to the south.