Tūranganui River
The Tūranganui River is a river in the city of Gisborne, New Zealand. Formed by the confluence of the Taruheru River and the Waimata River, it flows through downtown Gisborne to reach the Pacific Ocean at the northern end of Tūranganui-a-Kiwa / Poverty Bay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Gisborne, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Turanganui River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gisborne railway station and Waikanae Beach.
Gisborne railway station
Railway station
Photo: Mattinbgn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Gisborne railway station in Gisborne, New Zealand was the main railway station in Gisborne; and the northern terminus of the Palmerston North–Gisborne Line from 1942 when the line was opened, until 2012 when the line was mothballed beyond Napier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Victoria and Gisborne.
Victoria
Quarter
Victoria is a suburb of the New Zealand city of Gisborne. It is located close to the shore of Poverty Bay, to the southeast of the city centre, between the mouth of the Awapuni Creek and Awapuni. The suburb was named after Queen Victoria.
Gisborne
Photo: Jeanaux, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gisborne is a small sunny beachside city on the East Coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It's a popular holiday spot, especially in summer, as it has a warm, dry and sunny climate, swimming and surf beaches, wineries, and a more relaxed pace of life than larger cities.
Kaiti
Suburb
Kaiti is a suburb of the New Zealand city of Gisborne. It is located immediately to the east of the city centre, on the opposing bank of the Waimata River.
Tūranganui River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: East Coast, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Tūranganui River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Tūranganui”
- Bengali: “তুরাঙ্গানুই নদী (গিসবোর্ন)”
- Bengali: “তুরাঙ্গানুই নদী”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر تورانجانوى”
- German: “Turanganui River”
- German: “Tūranganui River”
- Irish: “Tūranganui”
- Maori: “Tūranganui”
- Welsh: “Afon Turanganui”
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Cook Monument and Titirangi Park.
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