The Waiohine River is a river of the
Greater Wellington Region of
New Zealand
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North Island
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At first it flows generally south from its origins in the
Tararua Range
The Tararua Range, often referred to as the Tararua Ranges or Tararua, is one of several mountain ranges in the North Island of New Zealand.
The Tararua Range runs northeast–southwest for from near Palmerston North to the upper reaches of ...
west of
Otaki. It turns south-east once it reaches the plain where it passes to the north of
Greytown and flows into the
Ruamahanga River
The Ruamahanga River runs through the southeastern North Island of New Zealand.
The river's headwaters are in the Tararua Range northwest of Masterton. From there it runs firstly south and then southwest for before emptying into the Cook Str ...
at
Pāpāwai
Greytown ( mi, Te Hūpēnui), population 2,202 (at the 2013 Census), is a rural town in the centre of the Wairarapa region of New Zealand, in the lower North Island. It is 80 km north-east of Wellington and 25 kilometres southwest of Maste ...
. Its main tributary is the
Mangatarere Stream
Mangatarere Stream is a small gravel-bed stream in central Wairarapa, New Zealand, that originates in the Tararua Ranges. It is located close to the township of Carterton and is the main tributary to the Waiohine River
The Waiohine River is ...
.
[Mangatarere Stream catchment water quality investigation WGN_DOCS-#751827-V3]
Some of its water reaches
Lake Wairarapa
Lake Wairarapa is a lake
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directly through many channels and irrigation features in Greytown's fruit-growing district.
See also
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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
* Ākiti ...
References
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Rivers of the Wellington Region
Rivers of New Zealand
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