The Pahaoa River is a river of the
Wairarapa, in the
Wellington Region of
New Zealand
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's
North Island
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. It winds through rough hill country to the southwest of
Masterton
Masterton ( mi, Whakaoriori), a large town in the Greater Wellington Region of New Zealand, operates as the seat of the Masterton District (a territorial authority or local-government district). It is the largest town in the Wairarapa, a r ...
, initially flowing southwest before turning southeast to reach the
Pacific Ocean
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southeast of
Martinborough.
See also
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List of rivers of New Zealand
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List of rivers of Wellington Region
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The following is a list of rivers in the Wellington Region. The list is arranged in arranged by the location of the river mouth clockwise around the bottom of the North Island. Tributaries are indented under thei ...
References
Rivers of the Wellington Region
Rivers of New Zealand
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