Whakapapa River
The Whakapapa River in New Zealand forms from streams which trickle off the Whakapapa skifield of Mount Ruapehu and down the western slopes of the mountain.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ōwhango and Kakahi.
Ōwhango
Village
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Ōwhango is a small town in New Zealand situated about 20 kilometres south of Taumarunui on State Highway 4, and about 2 kilometres west of the Whakapapa River, a tributary of the nascent Whanganui River.
Kakahi
Hamlet
Kakahi ) is a small King Country settlement about 10 kilometres up the Whanganui River from Taumarunui, New Zealand. Founded as a sawmill town, it takes its name from the Māori word for the New Zealand freshwater mussel. Kakahi is situated 6 km north of Whakapapa River.
Piriaka
Hamlet
Piriaka is a small rural settlement beside the Whanganui River, about 10 kilometres southeast of Taumarunui on State Highway 4, in New Zealand's King Country. Piriaka is situated 9 km northwest of Whakapapa River.
Whakapapa River
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in New Zealand
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Whakapapa River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Whakapapa”
- Cebuano: “Whakapapa River”
- Dutch: “Whakapapa River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر واكابابا”
- French: “Whakapapa”
- German: “Whakapapa River”
- Irish: “Whakapapa”
- Maori: “Whakapapa”
- Welsh: “Afon Whakapapa”
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