Awakino River (Northland)
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The Awakino River is a river of the Kaipara District in Northland Region. It flows , generally south from the Awakino Stream, which rises on the Tutāmoe Range, to reach the Wairoa River on the eastern edge of Dargaville. The river is crossed by SH14 and the mothballed Dargaville Branch railway. The New Zealand
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gives a translation of "Bad creek", which accords with a 1981 description of "a slow, meandering drain through willows, swamp and flax lands, with little interest" and lined with muddy stop banks.


See also

* List of rivers of New Zealand


References

Kaipara District Rivers of New Zealand Rivers of the Northland Region {{Northland-river-stub