The Waipaoa River is a river of the northeast of New Zealand's
North Island. It rises on the eastern slopes of the
Raukumara Range, flowing south for to reach
Poverty Bay
Poverty Bay ( Māori: ''Tūranganui-a-Kiwa'') is the largest of several small bays on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island to the north of Hawke Bay. It stretches for from Young Nick's Head in the southwest to Tuaheni Point in the no ...
and the Pacific Ocean just south of
Gisborne. For about half of this distance its valley is followed by
State Highway 2. The river has several important tributaries, among them the Wharekopai,
Waikohu, Mangatu, Waingaromia and Waihora rivers. Major settlements along the banks of the river include
Te Karaka
Te Karaka is a small settlement inland from Gisborne, New Zealand, Gisborne, in the northeast of New Zealand's North Island. It is located in the valley of the Waipaoa River close to its junction with its tributary, the Waihora River. Te Karaka is ...
,
Ormond, and
Patutahi.
References
* http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/1966/waipaoa-river/1
Rivers of the Gisborne District
Rivers of New Zealand
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