Waiuku River

The Waiuku River, also known as the Waiuku Estuary, is an estuarial arm of the Manukau Harbour, near the town of Waiuku, south-west of Auckland. It joins the harbour at the south west and extends south for 12 kilometres, having its head close to the town of Waiuku.

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Clarks Beach and Glenbrook Beach.

Clarks Beach

Town

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Clarks Beach is a small town of Auckland, New Zealand. It is in the former Franklin District local government area. Primarily a beachside rural town, situated within the Manukau Harbour, at the mouth of the Waiuku River, it fronts the harbour and is north facing.

Glenbrook Beach

Village

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Glenbrook Beach is a rural community at the northern end of a peninsula formed between the Waiuku River and Taihiki River in Auckland, New Zealand. Waiuku is 14 km south by road. Glenbrook Beach is situated 3½ km south of Waiuku River.

Matakawau Point

Hamlet

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Matakawau Point is a rural settlement on the east side of the Āwhitu Peninsula and west side of the Manukau Harbour in the Auckland Region of New Zealand. Matakawau Point is situated 4½ km northwest of Waiuku River.

Waiuku River

Type: Stream
Description: estuary of the Manukau Harbour, New Zealand
Categories: river, estuary, and body of water
Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-37.13333° or 37° 8′ south

Longitude

174.7° or 174° 42′ east

Elevation

1 metre (3 feet)

Open location code

4VJPVM8X+MX

GeoNames ID

2179754

Wikidata ID

Q4571156

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Waiuku River” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Waiuku River”
French: “Waiuku”
Hausa: “Kogin Waiuku”
Norwegian Bokmål: “Waiuku River”
Norwegian Bokmål: “Waiuku”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Waiuku River”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Waiuku-elva”
Norwegian: “Waiuku”
Welsh: “Afon Waiuku”

Localities in the Area

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