The Mangapai River is a river of the
Northland Region
The Northland Region ( mi, Te Tai Tokerau) is the northernmost of New Zealand's 16 local government regions. New Zealanders sometimes refer to it as the Winterless North because of its mild climate all throughout the year. The main population ...
of
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
's
North Island. It is perhaps better described as a silty arm of
Whangarei Harbour, located due south of
Whangarei. Its average width is some , but the silty nature of its course means that the stream itself is far narrower.
The New Zealand
Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "good stream" for ''Mangapai''.
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
Whangarei District
Rivers of the Northland Region
Rivers of New Zealand
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