Waiapu River
The Waiapu River is a river in the Gisborne District of the North Island of New Zealand, with a total length of approximately 130 kilometres. Found in the north-east of the Waiapu Valley, it flows north-east from the joining of the Mata River and the Tapuaeroa River, then passes by Ruatoria before reaching the Pacific Ocean at Rangitukia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Mary’s Church, Tikitiki.
St Mary’s Church, Tikitiki
Church
Photo: Kristina D.C. Hoeppner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's Church is a historic 20th-century Anglican church in Tikitiki, New Zealand. The church was established as a war memorial to local soldiers of Māori descent and also commemorates the establishment of Christianity in Waiapu and the East Coast. St Mary’s Church, Tikitiki is situated 3 km northeast of Waiapu River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tikitiki and Rangitukia.
Tikitiki
Hamlet
Tikitiki is a small town in Waiapu Valley on the north bank of the Waiapu River in the Gisborne Region of the North Island of New Zealand. The area in which the town resides was formerly known as Kahukura. Tikitiki is situated 3½ km northeast of Waiapu River.
Rangitukia
Hamlet
Rangitukia is a small settlement 10 kilometres south of East Cape in the northeast of New Zealand's North Island. It is near the mouth of the Waiapu River. Rangitukia is situated 8 km northeast of Waiapu River.
Waiapu River
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in New Zealand
- 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—“Waiapu River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Waiapu”
- Cebuano: “Waiapu River”
- Dutch: “Waiapu River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر واياپو”
- French: “Waiapu River”
- German: “Waiapu River”
- Welsh: “Afon Waiapu”
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