Tapuwae River
The Tapuwae River is a river of the Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island. Most of its length is as an arm of the drowned valley of the Hokianga Harbour, which it reaches from the north close to the small settlement of Tapuwae, five kilometres northwest of Rawene.- Type: Stream
- Description: river in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Motu-Karaka River”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rawene and Kohukohu.
Rawene
Photo: Bernard Spragg. NZ, CC0.
Rawene is a town in Hokianga, New Zealand. It is the third-oldest European settlement in New Zealand.
Kohukohu
Photo: Poliocretes, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kohukohu is a village on the Hokianga Harbour in the Northland Region of New Zealand. It was one of the first European settlements in New Zealand. Kohukohu is situated on the northern shore of the harbour where it splits into two rivers, the Mangamuka River branching inland to the northeast and the Waihou River leading towards the east past Mangungu, Horeke and Rangiahua.
Ōnoke
Locality
Ōnoke is a locality in the Hokianga region. Located at the mouth of the Whirinaki River, it was the site of Frederick Maning's house. Ōnoke locality covers 11.09 km2 and had a population of 90 in the 2023 New Zealand census. Ōnoke is situated 7 km southwest of Tapuwae River.
Tapuwae River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Tapuwae River” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Tapuwae River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر تابواى”
- French: “Tapuwae”
- Hausa: “Kogin Tapuwae”
- Welsh: “Afon Tapuwae”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tapuwae Reserve and Tapuwae Forest.
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