Ōkura River
The Ōkura River, also known as the Ōkura Estuary, is a river in the north of the Auckland Region in the North Island of New Zealand. The river rises in the low hills to the south of Silverdale and flows into Karepiro Bay on the Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana.- Type: River
- Description: river in the Auckland Region, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Okura River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vaughan Homestead and Pōhutukawa Bay.
Pōhutukawa Bay
Beach
Pōhutukawa Bay is a beach north of Long Bay, located on the North Shore of Auckland. It is situated northeast of Ōkura, close to Piripiri Point. Directly south of Pōhutukawa Bay Beach is Granny's Bay Beach, and a little further south is Long Bay Regional Park.
Long Bay College
School
Long Bay College is a state co-educational secondary school located in Long Bay, a suburb of the North Shore in Auckland, New Zealand. The decile 10 school serves Years 9 to 13, and has 1,960 students as of July 2026.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ōkura and Redvale.
Ōkura
Village
Ōkura is a rural settlement to the north of Auckland, New Zealand. It is under the local governance of the Auckland Council. The official name is spelled with a macron.
Redvale
Hamlet
Redvale is a settlement slightly north of the Auckland metropolitan area, in New Zealand. Part of it is located in the North Shore, and most of Redvale is rural.
Long Bay
Long Bay is a beachside suburb on the North Shore of Auckland in New Zealand, whose Long Bay Regional Park is a popular recreational attraction.Ōkura River
- Category: body of water
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-36.67071° or 36° 40′ 15″ south
Longitude
174.72186° or 174° 43′ 19″ east
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Open location code
4VMP8PHC+PP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=river
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
Discover Ōkura River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Ōkura River” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Okura River”
- French: “Okura”
- Welsh: “Afon Okura”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Vaughan’s Ridge and Wade Heads.
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Highlights include Deborah Reserve and Ōkura Reserve.
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