Ruakākā River
The Ruakākā River is a river of the Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows north before turning east and finally south, reaching the sea at the township of Ruakākā on Bream Bay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Bernard Spragg. NZ, CC0.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Ruakaka River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bream Bay College and Marsden B.
Bream Bay College
School
Bream Bay College is a secondary school in Ruakākā, Northland, New Zealand. In addition to Ruakākā, the school serves One Tree Point, Whangārei and Whangārei Heads to the north, the marae-based community of Takahiwai to the west, the town of Waipu to the south, and farming communities inland. Bream Bay College is situated 2½ km north of Ruakākā River.
Marsden B
Marsden B was an unused 250 MW oil-fired power station near the Marsden Point Oil Refinery at Marsden Point, Ruakaka, Northland, New Zealand. Due to rising oil prices, the plant was mothballed in 1978 without ever being commissioned. Marsden B is situated 3 km north of Ruakākā River.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ruakākā and Marsden Point.
Ruakākā
Town
Ruakākā is a small town on Bream Bay, in Whangarei District in the north of New Zealand, around 30 kilometres south of central Whangārei. Originally a small beachside community, Ruakākā saw development in the 1980s due to expansion of nearby Marsden Point, New Zealand's sole oil refinery. Ruakākā is situated 3 km north of Ruakākā River.
Marsden Point
Hamlet
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Marsden Point is a broad, flat peninsula that is the southern head of the Whangārei Harbour entrance on the east coast of Northland, New Zealand, 30 kilometres southeast of the city of Whangārei. Marsden Point is situated 7 km north of Ruakākā River.
Marsden Bay
Locality
Marsden Bay is a locality and bay at the south head of Whangārei Harbour in Northland, New Zealand. The western side of Marsden Bay is a coastal community called One Tree Point, and the eastern side is the industrial development of Marsden Point. Ruakākā lies about 9 km to the south. Marsden Bay is situated 8 km north of Ruakākā River.
Ruakākā River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Ruakākā River” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ruakaka River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر رواكاكا”
- French: “Ruakaka”
- German: “Ruakākā River”
- Welsh: “Afon Ruakaka”
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Bream Bay and Pohuenui River.
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