The Whakaki River is located in the
Northland Region of
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
'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 ...
. Despite its name, it is better described as a silty arm of the
Kaipara Harbour. It flows northwest to reach the
Otamatea River.
See also
*
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Kaipara District
Rivers of the Northland Region
Rivers of New Zealand
Kaipara Harbour catchment
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