Avoca River

The Avoca River is a river in the southern Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. It flows southeast through farmland to meet the Tukipō River at A'Deanes Reserve.

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

Photo: National Library NZ on The Commons, No restrictions.

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 Avoca River.

Ongaonga

Village

Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ongaonga, also spelt Onga Onga, is a town in the Central Hawke's Bay District of New Zealand's North Island. It is located 20 kilometres west of Waipawa and a similar distance from Waipukurau. Ongaonga is situated 8 km northwest of Avoca River.

Avoca River

Type: Stream
Also known as: “Avoka River” and “Tukipo River”
Category: body of water
Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-39.96667° or 39° 58′ south

Longitude

176.48333° or 176° 29′ east

Elevation

150 metres (492 feet)

Open location code

4VGR2FMM+88

GeoNames ID

2193707

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