Perunui River

The Perunui River is a short river of the Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is one of the many feeder rivers of the Hokianga Harbour system.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mangungu Mission House and Māngungu Mission.

Mangungu Mission House

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Mangungu Mission House is situated 4 km northeast of Perunui River.

Māngungu Mission was the second mission station established in New Zealand by the Wesleyan Missionary Society. Located near Horeke, in the Hokianga Harbour, it was founded in 1828 by the missionaries John Hobbs and James Stack after the first WMS mission station in the country had been sacked the previous year. Māngungu Mission is situated 4 km northeast of Perunui River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kohukohu and Rawene.

Kohukohu

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Kohukohu is a town on the Hokianga Harbour in the Northland Region of New Zealand. It was one of the first European settlements in New Zealand. Kohukohu is situated on the northern shore of the harbour where it splits into two rivers, the Mangamuka River branching inland to the northeast and the Waihou River leading towards the east past Mangungu, Horeke and Rangiahua.