Waipaoa River
The Waipaoa River is in the Gisborne District, in the northeast of New Zealand's North Island. It rises on the eastern slopes of the Raukūmara Range, flowing south for 80 kilometres to reach Poverty Bay and the Pacific Ocean just south of Gisborne.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Waipāoa River”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Muriwai and Manutūkē.
Muriwai
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Muriwai is a settlement and rural community at the southern end of Poverty Bay, in the Gisborne District of New Zealand's North Island, south of Manutuke. Muriwai is situated 4 km south of Waipaoa River.
Manutūkē
Village
Manutūkē is a settlement in the Gisborne District of New Zealand's North Island. It is located to the west of the city of Gisborne on State Highway 2, close to the mouth of the Waipaoa River. The name was officially modified to include macrons in 2021. Manutūkē is situated 4½ km northwest of Waipaoa River.
Awapuni
Quarter
Awapuni is a suburb of the New Zealand city of Gisborne, located in the southwest of the city. It is named after the Awapuni lagoon, where the Waipaoa River runs into the ocean. Awapuni is situated 8 km northeast of Waipaoa River.
Waipaoa River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Waipaoa River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Waipaoa”
- Cebuano: “Waipaoa River”
- Dutch: “Waipaoa River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر وايباوا”
- French: “Waipaoa”
- German: “Waipaoa River”
- Welsh: “Afon Waipaoa”
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