Orira River

The Orira River is a river of the of 's . It flows southwest, and for much of its length it is a northwestern arm of the Hokianga Harbour.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Mangungu Mission House and Māngungu Mission.

Museum
was the second mission station established in New Zealand by the Wesleyan Missionary Society. Located near , in the , it was founded in 1828 by the missionaries John Hobbs and James Stack after the first WMS mission station in the country had been sacked the previous year.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Horeke and Kohukohu.

is a small isolated town on the shores of the Harbour, in the of .

is a village on the Hokianga Harbour in the of . It was one of the first European settlements in New Zealand. is situated on the northern shore of the harbour where it splits into two rivers, the branching inland to the northeast and the Waihou River leading towards the east past Mangungu, and .

Hamlet
is a community in , New Zealand. State Highway 1 runs through the community. Mangamuka Bridge is to the northwest, and is to the east. is situated 6 km north of Orira River.

Orira River

Latitude
-35.33333° or 35° 20′ south
Longitude
173.56667° or 173° 34′ east
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Open location code
4VPMMH88+MM
Geo­Names ID
2185438
Wiki­data ID
Q7102821
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Orira River” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Orira River
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر اورا
  • French: Orira
  • Hausa: Kogin Orira
  • Welsh: Afon Orira

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