The Ōruawharo River is a river on the
North Auckland Peninsula
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of
New Zealand
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. It flows westward into the
Kaipara Harbour
Kaipara Harbour is a large enclosed harbour estuary complex on the north western side of the North Island of New Zealand. The northern part of the harbour is administered by the Kaipara District and the southern part is administered by the Auck ...
west of
Wellsford. It forms part of the boundary between the
Northland region
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and the
Auckland Region
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.
The New Zealand
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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gives translations of "place of
stretched-out pit" or "place of Ruawharo
personal name for ''Ōruawharo''.
History
In pre-European times, the Ōruawharo River was important to the
Tāmaki Māori people of the
Kaipara Harbour
Kaipara Harbour is a large enclosed harbour estuary complex on the north western side of the North Island of New Zealand. The northern part of the harbour is administered by the Kaipara District and the southern part is administered by the Auck ...
. The Opou portage allowed
waka to be transported across the Okahukura Peninsula between the Ōruawharo and
Tauhoa
Tauhoa is a rural community in the Auckland Region of New Zealand's North Island.
State Highway 16 runs through the area, connecting to Wellsford 15 km to the north-east and Glorit 12 km to the south. Te Pahi Stream flows through t ...
rivers.
See also
*
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 (New Zealand), Ada River
* Adams River (New Zealand), Adams River
* Ahaura River
* Ahuriri R ...
References
*
External links
Photographs of Oruawharo Riverheld in
Auckland Libraries' heritage collections.
Rodney Local Board Area
Rivers of the Auckland Region
Rivers of New Zealand
Rivers of the Northland Region
Kaipara Harbour catchment
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