The Kerikeri River is a short river of the
Waikato
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region of New Zealand's
North Island
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. It flows into the northern shore of
Raglan Harbour
Raglan is a small beachside town located 48 km west of Hamilton, New Zealand on State Highway 23. It is known for its surfing, and volcanic black sand beaches.
History
The Ngāti Māhanga iwi occupied the area around Raglan in the lat ...
.
The valley is largely along the line of the
fault on the eastern edge of Whaingaroa Harbour. It flows over Coleman Conglomerate and, at its lower end, blue-grey Puti Siltstone, both of Puaroan age (about 150 million years ago).
From about 1870 Sam and Tom Wilson ran a flax mill powered by a wheel in the river. Much of the native bush was cleared for farming between 1910 and 1920.
Off the Sheep's back: Bill Richards 1986
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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
External links
1:50,000 map
at NZ Topomaps
1955 Waingaro Landing aerial photo
– the foreground shows part of the Kerikeri River arm of the harbour, which is over 3km long. The Waingaro River joins the estuary in the middle left of the photo.
2012 Estuarine Vegetation Survey – page 15 describes the wildlife in the Kerikeri River arm of the harbour.
Rivers of Waikato
Waikato District
Rivers of New Zealand
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