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The Waingongoro River is a river of the
Taranaki Region Taranaki is a region in the west of New Zealand's North Island. It is named after its main geographical feature, the stratovolcano of Mount Taranaki, also known as Mount Egmont. The main centre is the city of New Plymouth. The New Plymouth Dist ...
of
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's
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. It flows initially southeast from the slopes of
Taranaki/Mount Egmont Mount Taranaki (), also known as Mount Egmont, is a dormant stratovolcano in the Taranaki region on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island. It is the second highest point in the North Island, after Mount Ruapehu. The mountain has a secon ...
and passes through the town of
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before veering southwest to meet the
Tasman Sea The Tasman Sea (Māori: ''Te Tai-o-Rēhua'', ) is a marginal sea of the South Pacific Ocean, situated between Australia and New Zealand. It measures about across and about from north to south. The sea was named after the Dutch explorer Abe ...
five kilometres west of Hawera, at
Ohawe Ohawe or Ōhawe is a rural community in South Taranaki, New Zealand. It is located about 9 kilometres west of Hāwera, and south of State Highway 45. Ohawe is at the mouth of the Waingongoro River, where it reaches the South Taranaki Bight. ...
Beach. The Normanby Power Station is located on the Waingongoro River at Normanby Road.


See also

* List of rivers of New Zealand


References

South Taranaki District Rivers of Taranaki Rivers of New Zealand {{Taranaki-river-stub