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Waitemata can be:
- SS Waitemata (1908), a Union Steam ship cargo boat used as a troop ship in World War One
- Waitemata Harbour, a large bay in New Zealand
- Waitemata City, a local government area, merged into Waitakere City in 1989
- Waitemata Local Board, a local board of the Auckland Council in Central Auckland, formed in 2010
Waitemata was a New Zealand parliamentary electorate, from 1871 to 1946, and then from 1954 to 1978. It was represented by 18 members of parliament.
The Waitemata was a 5432 gross tonnage general cargo liner built in 1908 by William Hamilton and Company Limited of Glasgow for the Union Steam Ship Company.
Waitemata was a New Zealand professional men's basketball team that competed in the National Basketball League (NBL). They were one of eight inaugural NBL teams when the league formed in 1982, finishing runners-up behind Auckland in the league's first season. They dropped to fourth in 1983 and withdrew from the competition after just two seasons. Waitemata subsequently entered the second-division Conference Basketball League (CBL) where they finished league runners-up in 1985 and were crowned champions in 1987. Their championship win earned them promotion to the NBL, as they returned to the top league in 1988 after a four-year hiatus.
Waitemata's first season back in the NBL saw them miss the playoffs with a seventh place finish. A bright spark for the team was star American guard John Welch, who won the Most Outstanding Guard Award that year, in addition to All-Star Five honours. However, after finishing second last in 1989, they withdrew again and ceased operations.