The Waipoua River is a river of the
Wellington 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 ...
.
It flows south from the eastern flanks of the
Tararua Range, passing through the city 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 ...
before reaching 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 ...
on the city's southeastern outskirts.
See also
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List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of the Wellington Region
Rivers of New Zealand
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