Mākāretu River
The Mākāretu River is a river of the southern Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand's North Island. One of numerous roughly parallel rivers, it flows east from the slopes of the Ruahine Range north of Dannevirke, passing close to the township of Takapau before meeting the waters of the Tukipō River just to the west of Waipukurau.- Type: Stream
- Description: river in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Makaretu River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pukeora Forest.
Pukeora Forest
Evergreen forest
Photo: Giantflightlessbirds, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pukeora Forest is an evergreen forest.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waipukurau and Hatuma.
Waipukurau
Photo: Jam74, Public domain.
Waipukurau is the largest town, with a population of 4,100, in the Central Hawke's Bay District on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand.
Hatuma
Hamlet
Hatuma is 7 km south of Waipukurau, in Central Hawke's Bay in the east of the North Island of New Zealand. Meshblock 7016748, which covers 19.3 km2 from the edge of Waipukurau to Marakeke, had a population of 153 in 2018. Hatuma is situated 8 km south of Mākāretu River.
Waipawa
Town
Photo: Giantflightlessbirds, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Waipawa is the second-largest town in Central Hawke's Bay in the east of the North Island of New Zealand. It has a population of 2,430. The town is located 7 kilometres northeast of Waipukurau and 46 km southwest of Hastings, on the northern bank of the Waipawa River, a tributary of the Tukituki River. Waipawa is situated 8 km east of Mākāretu River.
Mākāretu River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Mākāretu River” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Makaretu River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر ماكاريتو”
- French: “Makaretu”
- Welsh: “Afon Makaretu”
- “Mākāretu River”
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Highlights include Tukituki Reserve and San Hill.
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