Pataua River
The Pataua River is a tidal river of the Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows northeast from its origins east of Whangārei, reaching the Pacific Ocean at the southern end of Ngunguru Bay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Frogtown Beach and Parauwanui Beach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pataua and Parua Bay.
Pataua
Locality
Pataua is a settlement in Northland Region, New Zealand. It lies at the mouth of the Pataua River on the Pacific Ocean. Pataua North and Pataua South are separated by a footbridge over the estuary.
Parua Bay
Village
Parua Bay is a locality and bay on the northern side of the Whangārei Harbour in Northland, New Zealand. Whangārei is 19 km to the west, and Whangārei Heads are 10 km to the south east, with Munro Bay between the two. Parua Bay is situated 7 km southwest of Pataua River.
Ngunguru
Town
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Ngunguru is a coastal settlement in Northland, New Zealand, 26 kilometres north-east of Whangārei. The Ngunguru River flows between the settlement and a long low sandspit into Ngunguru Bay, which stretches southwards. Ngunguru is situated 9 km north of Pataua River.
Pataua River
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in New Zealand
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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Satellite Map
Discover Pataua River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Pataua River” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pataua River”
- Hausa: “Kogin Pataua”
- Irish: “Pataua”
- Maori: “Pataua”
- Welsh: “Afon Pataua”
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