The Whangamōmona River is a river of the Manawatū-Whanganui region of

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. It flows generally southeast from its sources near

Whangamōmona Whangamōmona is a small township in the Stratford, New Zealand, Stratford District and Manawatū-Whanganui, Manawatū-Whanganui Region of New Zealand. It lies on New Zealand State Highway 43, State Highway 43, the "Forgotten World Highway", no ...

before turning east to reach the

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. In July 2020, the name of the river was officially gazetted as Whangamōmona River by the

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Rivers of Manawatū-Whanganui Rivers of New Zealand Tributaries of the Whanganui River Whanganui National Park {{ManawatuWanganui-river-stub

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