The Opouteke River (in its upper reaches called Opouteke Stream) is a river of the
Northland Region of
New Zealand
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's
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 ...
. It flows generally east, reaching the
Mangakahia River just north of
Pakotai
Pakotai ( mi, Pakōtai) is a locality in the Mangakahia River Valley of Northland, New Zealand. Kaikohe is about 37 km to the north, and Maungatapere is about 34 km to the south east.
Copper was mined at Pakotai from 1947 to 1951.
...
and 30 kilometres north of
Dargaville.
See also
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List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of the Northland Region
Rivers of New Zealand
Kaipara Harbour catchment
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