The Rotokakahi River is a river of the
Northland Region of
New Zealand'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 ...
. Its winding course is predominantly southwestward from its origins in the
Maungataniwha Range
The Maungataniwha Range is a volcanic mountain range located in Northland Region of New Zealand. The Mangamukas, as it is known by the local residents and many Northlanders because of the name of the settlement and river on the southern side, separ ...
. It reaches the
Tasman Sea south of
Kaitaia, and its
estuary forms one of the two arms of
Whangape Harbour
Whangape Harbour ( mi, Whangapē) is a harbour on the west coast of Northland, New Zealand. There is a settlement called Whangape on the northern side of the harbour. Another, called Pawarenga, is located on the southern side. Kaitaia is 42 ...
(the other being the estuary of the
Awaroa River).
See also
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List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Far North District
Rivers of the Northland Region
Rivers of New Zealand
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