Waipoua River (Northland)

Waipoua River
Map
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • location
Tasman Sea
 • coordinates
35°40′02″S 173°28′31″E / 35.6671°S 173.4752°E / -35.6671; 173.4752
Length17 km (11 mi)
This article is about the Northland river. Not to be confused with Waipoua River (Wellington).

The Waipoua River is a river of the Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island.[1] It flows generally west from its sources in the Parataiko Range to reach the Tasman Sea 15 kilometres southeast of the mouth of the Hokianga Harbour. Much of the river's length is through the Waipoua Kauri Forest.

  1. ^ "Place name detail: Waipoua River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 18 March 2018.