page_title: University of Waikato
section_title: Structure and governance
hierarchical_section_title: University of Waikato / General information / Structure and governance
caption_attribution_description: English: The University of Waikato has three shallow lakes that were created by draining marshy paddocks.
context_page_description: The University of Waikato, informally Waikato University, is a comprehensive university in Hamilton, New Zealand. The university was established in 1964, and has an additional campus located in Tauranga.
context_section_description: The chief executive of the University of Waikato is the Vice-Chancellor, currently Professor Neil Quigley. The University is governed by a council, headed by the University's Chancellor, who is currently former New Zealand Governor-General Rt Hon Sir Anand Satyanand GNZM, QSO, KStJ.
  The University Council works with Te Rōpū Manukura, made up of representatives of the 16 iwi (Māori tribal) authorities in the University's catchment area. Te Rōpū Manukura is the Kaitiaki (guardian) of the Treaty of Waitangi for the University of Waikato, and acts to ensure that the University works in partnership with iwi to meet tertiary needs and aspirations of Māori communities.
  The following list shows the university's chancellors:
  Denis Rogers (1964–1969)
  J. Bruce McKenzie (1970–1972)
  Henry R. Bennett (1973–1978)
  C. Douglas Arcus (1979–1980)
  The Hon Sir David Tompkins QC (1981–1985)
  Henry R. Bennett (1986–1987)
  Dame Joy Drayton (1988–1991)
  Gerald D.G. Bailey (1992–1997)
  Caroline Bennett (1998–2002)
  John A. Gallagher (2003–2005)
  John B. Jackman (2006–2007)
  Rt Hon James Bolger ONZ (2007–2019)
  Rt Hon Sir Anand Satyanand (2019–present)
caption: One of three lakes on the University of Waikato's Hamilton campus.
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