Tauwharenīkau River
The Tauwharenīkau River, formerly known as the Tauherenikau River, is a river of the Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows initially southeast from its sources on the slopes of Mount Hector before turning southwest to run down a long valley in the Tararua Range.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Tauherenikau River” and “Tauwharenikau River”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Featherston and Tauwharenīkau.
Featherston
Town
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Featherston is a town in the South Wairarapa District, in the Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is at the eastern foothills of Remutaka Range close to the northern shore of Lake Wairarapa, 63 km north-east of central Wellington and 37 km south-west of Masterton. Featherston is situated 7 km south of Tauwharenīkau River.
Tauwharenīkau
Hamlet
Tauwharenīkau is a rural locality and a statistical area in the South Wairarapa District and Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island. The locality is on SH 2 about 5 km east of Featherston and 7 km southwest of Greytown by road, and the statistical area covers the Tauwharenīkau River valley and plain north of SH 53. Tauwharenīkau is situated 9 km southeast of Tauwharenīkau River.
Tauwharenīkau River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Satellite Map
Discover Tauwharenīkau River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Tauwharenīkau River” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Tauherenikau River”
- French: “Tauherenikau”
- German: “Tauherenikau River”
- German: “Tauwharenīkau River”
- Italian: “Tauherenikau”
- Welsh: “Afon Tauherenikau”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Fernside and Woodside.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mount Frith and Tauwharenīkau Hill.
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