Waiwera River (Auckland)
The Waiwera River is a stream of the Auckland Region of New Zealand's North Island, near the township of Waiwera. Description The river begins in rural Rodney Rodney may refer to: People * Rodney (name) * Rodney (wrestler), American professional wrestler Places ;Australia * Electoral district of Rodney, a former electoral district in Victoria * Rodney County, Queensland ;Canada * Rodney, Ontario, a ..., flowing east. After flowing past Meales Hill, the river widens to a tidal estuary, flowing into the Hauraki Gulf between the Wenderholm Regional Park and the town of Waiwera. The mouth of the river is the tidal Waiwera Estuary, which is dominated by mangroves. Mahurangi Island is found in the Hauraki Gulf at the mouth of the river. History The river is within the rohe of both Ngāti Manuhiri, who descend from Te Kawerau, and Ngāti Rongo, a hapū of Ngāti Whātua who came to the area from Hokianga. It was traditionally known as Awa Waiwerawera, and was ...
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