Ngatiawa River

Ngatiawa River
Map
Route of the Ngatiawa River
Ngatiawa River is located in New Zealand
Ngatiawa River
Mouth of the Ngatiawa River
Ngatiawa River is located in North Island
Ngatiawa River
Ngatiawa River (North Island)
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationTararua Range
 • coordinates40°57′31″S 175°09′33″E / 40.95848°S 175.15906°E / -40.95848; 175.15906
Mouth 
 • location
Waikanae River
 • coordinates
40°53′52″S 175°05′41″E / 40.89766°S 175.0947°E / -40.89766; 175.0947
Basin features
ProgressionNgatiawa RiverWaikanae RiverRauoterangi ChannelSouth Taranaki BightTasman Sea
LandmarksTararua Forest Park, Reikorangi

The Ngatiawa River is a river on the Kāpiti Coast of New Zealand's North Island that is a major tributary of the Waikanae River.[1] Its headwaters are in the Tararua Range and it flows north and northwest through the Akatarawa Valley to Reikorangi, where it meets the Waikanae River.

  1. ^ "Place name detail: Ngatiawa River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 23 April 2010.