The Hinemaiaia Stream is a river of the central
North Island
The North Island, also officially named Te Ika-a-Māui, is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the larger but much less populous South Island by the Cook Strait. The island's area is , making it the world's 14th-largest ...
of
New Zealand. It flows northwest from
Kaimanawa Forest Park
Kaimanawa Forest Park is a protected area south of Lake Taupō and east of Mount Tongariro in the Taupō Volcanic Zone. It is situated in the Rangitikei District and Manawatū-Whanganui Region of New Zealand's North Island.
The park is manage ...
, flowing into the eastern shore of
Lake Taupō at
Hatepe, halfway between
Taupō and
Tūrangi. It is a popular
Fly fishing
Fly fishing is an angling method that uses a light-weight lure—called an artificial fly—to catch fish. The fly is cast using a fly rod, reel, and specialized weighted line. The light weight requires casting techniques significantly diffe ...
stream with good numbers of
Rainbow trout
The rainbow trout (''Oncorhynchus mykiss'') is a species of trout native to cold-water tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in Asia and North America. The steelhead (sometimes called "steelhead trout") is an anadromous (sea-run) form of the coasta ...
spawning in the winter months of June through to September.
See also
*
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
External links
TrustpowerHinemaiaia hydroelectricity generating stations.
Taupō District
Rivers of Waikato
Rivers of New Zealand
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