Lake Karapiro Domain

Lake Karapiro Domain WELCOME to Lake Karapiro Domain, stunning lake views for your next corporate conference or function! Weddings, meetings, outdoor pursuits - we do it all!
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Stay with us in our beautiful holiday campground all year round or our Lodge or chalets On the banks of Lake Karapiro is Mighty River Domain - an iconic Waipa District site and one of New Zealand's premier event venues. Every year it showcases a variety of sporting and cultural events and has been the stage for a number of memorable international sporting occasions. Located 6km south of Cambridge

in the heart of the Waikato region, the 19 hectare site offers a diverse range of superb facilities to suit your next event.

27/08/2026

No lake closures or events this weekend

10/08/2026

Annual Lake Lowering-

The annual lake lowering will occur on the weekend of Saturday 15th August.
The boat ramp will be unavailable whilst the water levels are low and we are carrying out maintenance work.
Please note other clubs/organisations will also be carrying out maintenance work in their respective spaces.

30/07/2026

Annual Lake Lowering

The annual lake lowering will occur on the weekend of Saturday 15th August.
The boat ramp will be unavailable whilst the water levels are low and we are carrying out maintenance work.
Please note other clubs/organisations will also be carrying out maintenance work in their respective spaces.

30/07/2026

Lake Closures & Events this weekend-
NZWSRA Mid Winter Karapiro Classic Water Ski

Saturday 1st August

08:00-15:00
Zones 7-9
08:00-17:00
Zones 3-6

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24/07/2026

Lake Closures & Events

Rowing New Zealand Pathway Assessment Regatta

Friday 24th July
13:00-17:00
Saturday 25th July
06:00-17:00
Sunday 26th July
06:00-13:00
Zones 4,5 & 6

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20/07/2026

From Mercury...............

Morning Everyone

We have had to close the Hydo dam road today from 9:00am - 3:00pm. The closure was unplanned, but hopefully it will be opened earlier than expected.

We also have a road closure planned to replace the mesh wire fence, on:

Friday 24th July from 9:00am – 3:00pm

Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

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17/07/2026

There are no lake closures or events this weekend

13/07/2026

Update from Mercury:

Afternoon Everyone

A few weeks ago we had an incident involving a truck crossing over the Karapiro dam. As a result of that, there was quite a bit of damage done to parts of our infrastructure, which now needs to be repaired. We will be closing the road, as per below:

Tuesday 14th July - Friday 17th July
From 9:00am - 3:00pm daily

Sorry for any inconvenience, There will be no pedestrian access over the dam while work is underway.

If there are any changes to the dates above, we will let you know.

Address

601 Maungatautari Road, R D 2
Cambridge
3494

Telephone

078274178

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