The Ākitio River is in the

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of New Zealand. It flows generally southeast for , entering the

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Ākitio Ākitio is a coastal community in the Tararua District of the lower east coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The Ākitio River runs for approximately 35 kilometres in a southeast by northwest direction, leading to the town of Weber, ...

to the south of

Cape Turnagain Cape Turnagain is a prominent headland on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island, part way between Hawke Bay and Cook Strait, between the mouths of the Pōrangahau and Ākitio Rivers. The cape was named by Captain James Cook Ca ...

on the east coast. In July 2020, the name of the river was officially gazetted as Ākitio River by the

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caused the mouth of the river to move. Akitio River macrocarpa and mist (14355513886).jpg Rafting on Akitio River 2005.JPG Morning mist at the river mouth (14377179992).jpg

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Rivers of Manawatū-Whanganui Rivers of New Zealand {{ManawatuWanganui-river-stub