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List Of Rivers Of Wellington Region
{{use dmy dates, date=March 2021 The following is a list of rivers in the Wellington Region. The list is arranged in arranged by the location of the river mouth clockwise around the bottom of the North Island. Tributaries are indented under their downstream parent's name and arranged by nearest to the source. * Mataikona River ** Pakowhai River * Whareama River ** Tinui River * Kaiwhata River * Pahaoa River ** Wainuioru River *** Whakatahine River * Rerewhakaaitu River * Oterei River * Awhea River * Opouawe River ** Cape River ** Castle River * Whawanui River * Ruamahanga River ** Kopuaranga River ** Waipoua River ** Whangaehu River ** Waingawa River ** Tauweru River ** Waiohine River *** Park River *** Hector River *** Mangatarere Stream ** Huangarua River *** Mākara River *** Ruakokoputuna River ** Dry River (New Zealand) ** Tauherenikau River *** Waiorongomai River (Wellington) ** Turanganui River (Wellington) * Wharepapa River * Ōrongorongo Riv ...
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Wellington Region
Greater Wellington, also known as the Wellington Region (Māori: ''Te Upoko o te Ika''), is a non-unitary region of New Zealand that occupies the southernmost part of the North Island. The region covers an area of , and has a population of The region takes its name from Wellington, New Zealand's capital city and the region's seat. The Wellington urban area, including the cities of Wellington, Porirua, Lower Hutt, and Upper Hutt, accounts for percent of the region's population; other major urban areas include the Kapiti conurbation (Waikanae, Paraparaumu, Raumati Beach, Raumati South, and Paekākāriki) and the town of Masterton. Local government The region is administered by the Wellington Regional Council, which uses the promotional name Greater Wellington Regional Council. The council region covers the conurbation around the capital city, Wellington, and the cities of Lower Hutt, Porirua, and Upper Hutt, each of which has a rural hinterland; it extends up the west coa ...
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Kopuaranga River
The Kopuaranga River (officially Kōpuaranga River) is a river of the Wairarapa, in New Zealand's North Island. It flows generally south from rough hill country southwest of Eketāhuna, reaching its outflow into the Ruamahanga River north of Masterton. In December 2019, the approved official geographic name of the river was gazetted as "Kōpuaranga River". See also *List of rivers of New Zealand This is a list of all waterways named as rivers in New Zealand. A * Aan River * Acheron River (Canterbury) * Acheron River (Marlborough) * Ada River * Adams River * Ahaura River * Ahuriri River * Ahuroa River * Akatarawa River * Ākitio R ... References Rivers of the Wellington Region Rivers of New Zealand {{Wellington-river-stub ...
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Tauherenikau River
The Tauwharenīkau River, formerly known as the Tauherenikau River, is a river of the Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows initially southeast from its sources on the slopes of Mount Hector before turning southwest to run down a long valley in the Tararua Range. From the end of the valley it again turns southeast, flowing past the town of Featherston before reaching the northern shore of Lake Wairarapa. On 7 March 2023, the name of the river was officially altered to Tauwharenīkau River, following the enactment of the Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki nui-a-Rua Claims Settlement Act 2022. See also *List of rivers of New Zealand This is a list of all waterways named as rivers in New Zealand. A * Aan River * Acheron River (Canterbury) * Acheron River (Marlborough) * Ada River * Adams River * Ahaura River * Ahuriri River * Ahuroa River * Akatarawa River * Ākitio R ... References Rivers of the Wellington Region Rivers of New Zealand
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Dry River (New Zealand)
The Dry River is a river in the extreme southeast of the North Island of New Zealand. It feeds into the Ruamahanga River to the southwest of Martinborough. The headwaters are in the Haurangi Forest Park, and its eventual outflow (via the Ruamahanga River) is into Cook Strait at Palliser Bay. Dry River was the name of a sheep station A sheep station is a large property ( station, the equivalent of a ranch) in Australia or New Zealand, whose main activity is the raising of sheep for their wool and/or meat. In Australia, sheep stations are usually in the south-east or sout ... about 1877, which later was renamed Dyerville. A vineyard called Dry River was established in the area in 1979. References Rivers of the Wellington Region Rivers of New Zealand {{Wellington-river-stub ...
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Mākara River (Wellington)
The Mākara River is a tributary of the Huangarua River, part of the Ruamahanga River system in the North Island of New Zealand. It flows north from the Aorangi Range, reaching the Huangarua to the south of Martinborough Martinborough ( mi, Wharekaka) is a town in the South Wairarapa District, in the Wellington region of New Zealand. It is 65 kilometres east of Wellington and 35 kilometres south-west of Masterton. The town has a resident population of The town .... References Rivers of the Wellington Region Rivers of New Zealand {{Wellington-river-stub ...
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Huangarua River
The Huangarua River is a river of the southern North Island of New Zealand. Rising in the foothills of the Aorangi Range it flows north to join the Ruamahanga River to the north of Martinborough. See also *List of rivers of New Zealand This is a list of all waterways named as rivers in New Zealand. A * Aan River * Acheron River (Canterbury) * Acheron River (Marlborough) * Ada River * Adams River * Ahaura River * Ahuriri River * Ahuroa River * Akatarawa River * Ākitio R ... References Rivers of the Wellington Region Rivers of New Zealand {{Wellington-river-stub ...
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Mangatarere Stream
Mangatarere Stream is a small gravel-bed stream in central Wairarapa, New Zealand, that originates in the Tararua Ranges. It is located close to the township of Carterton and is the main tributary to the Waiohine River The Waiohine River is a river of the Greater Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island. At first it flows generally south from its origins in the Tararua Range west of Otaki. It turns south-east once it reaches the plain where it passes .... The Waiohine flows into the Ruamahanga River, southeast of Greytown. Eleven species of native freshwater fish and one native decapod (koura) have been recorded within the Mangatarere Stream catchment. Of the 11 fish species, four (longfin, eel, dwarf galaxias, lamprey and brown mudfish) are classified as threatened species by the Department of Conservation. Koura are also classed as a threatened species. The stream is also listed in Greater Wellington's Regional Freshwater Plan as a waterway with important trout ...
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Hector River
The Hector River is a river of New Zealand's southern North Island. It rises on the northern slopes of Mount Hector in the Tararua Range, flowing east through Tararua Forest Park before joining with the upper reaches of the Waiohine River. See also *List of rivers of New Zealand This is a list of all waterways named as rivers in New Zealand. A * Aan River * Acheron River (Canterbury) * Acheron River (Marlborough) * Ada River * Adams River * Ahaura River * Ahuriri River * Ahuroa River * Akatarawa River * Ākitio R ... References Rivers of the Wellington Region Rivers of New Zealand {{Wellington-river-stub ...
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Park River (New Zealand)
Park River may refer to: Towns * Park River, North Dakota Rivers * Park River (North Dakota) *Park River (Connecticut) The Park River is a tributary of the Connecticut River in Hartford, Connecticut. It was officially named the Park River in 1892 after Bushnell Park, through which it flowed in downtown Hartford. A local newspaper had advocated for that name rath ... * Big Muddy Creek (Missouri River tributary), also known as Park River {{Disambig ...
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Waiohine River
The Waiohine River is a river of the Greater Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island. At first it flows generally south from its origins in the Tararua Range west of Otaki. It turns south-east once it reaches the plain where it passes to the north of Greytown and flows into the Ruamahanga River at Pāpāwai. Its main tributary is the Mangatarere Stream.Mangatarere Stream catchment water quality investigation WGN_DOCS-#751827-V3 Some of its water reaches Lake Wairarapa directly through many channels and irrigation features in Greytown's fruit-growing district. See also *List of rivers of New Zealand This is a list of all waterways named as rivers in New Zealand. A * Aan River * Acheron River (Canterbury) * Acheron River (Marlborough) * Ada River * Adams River * Ahaura River * Ahuriri River * Ahuroa River * Akatarawa River * Ākiti ... References * Rivers of the Wellington Region Rivers of New Zealand {{Wellington-river-stub ...
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Tauweru River
The Tauweru River, sometimes called the Taueru River, is a river in the Wairarapa region of New Zealand's North Island. It drains from the pastoral eastern highlands of the Wairarapa and joins the Ruamahanga River just north of the Gladstone Road bridge into Gladstone, southeast of Carterton. The river's name is Māori for "hanging in clusters" and named after it is the town of Tauweru, located along the middle reaches of the river east of Masterton. The river itself is slow and sluggish, flowing in a willow-lined, restricted and gravel-less channel. A group of local farmers, the Mid-Tauweru Landcare Group, was established in 2000 to facilitate sound management of the river's riparian zone by replacing willows with native plants to enhance the river's flow and biodiversity. Its catchment east of Masterton is extensive and fishing Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are often caught as wildlife from the natural environment, but may also be caught from ...
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