Mākāretu River

The Mākāretu River is a river of the southern Hawke's Bay region and the Tararua District 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 and Pukeora Sanatorium.

Pukeora Forest

Evergreen forest

Photo: Giantflightlessbirds, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Pukeora Forest is an evergreen forest.

Pukeora Sanatorium

Hospital

Photo: Ashhurst, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Pukeora Sanatorium or Pukeora Tuberculosis Sanatorium was a tuberculosis hospital in the Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

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

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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 Maharakeke, 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

Latitude

-39.96667° or 39° 58′ south

Longitude

176.5° or 176° 30′ east

Elevation

150 metres (492 feet)

Open location code

4VGR2GM2+82

GeoNames ID

2187935

Wikidata ID

Q6738776

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Satellite Map

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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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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tukituki Reserve and San Hill.

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