Hapuakohe Range

Hapuakohe Range
Maungakawa summit from north
Highest point
Elevation535 m (1,755 ft)
Coordinates37°24′51″S 175°23′47″E / 37.41403°S 175.39641°E / -37.41403; 175.39641 (Hapuakohe Range)
Geography
Hapuakohe Range is located in New Zealand
Hapuakohe Range
Hapuakohe Range
Geology
Rock ageJurassic
Rock typeGreywacke

Hapuakohe Range of hills is aligned north–south, between the Waikato River and the Hauraki Plains in the Waikato region of New Zealand. It is separated from the Taupiri Range by an air-gap at Mangawara,[1] where the Waikato flowed about 20,000 years ago.[2]

The range is drained by the Waitakaruru and Whangamarino Rivers and their tributaries at the north end. Further south, tributaries of the Piako River drain the east side of the range and streams flow to the Waikato on the west.[1]

The 1865 confiscation boundary ran along the range.[3][4] The boundary between Waikato and Ohinemuri (from 1920 Hauraki Plains) counties followed a similar line,[5][6] as does the current boundary between Waikato, Hauraki and Matamata Piako Districts.[7][8]

  1. ^ a b "HAPUAKOHE RANGE, Waikato". NZ Topo Map. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  2. ^ "The Geology of the Tuakau-Mercer Area, Auckland (Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 1948-01-01)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Sketch map of proposed Thames and Waikato railway". digital.liby.waikato.ac.nz. 1873. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Index map of Ohinemuri County". www.aucklandcity.govt.nz. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  5. ^ Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "Waikato local government". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Hauraki–Coromandel region - Local government, 1876–2010". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Whangamarino Ward" (PDF). Waikato District Council. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Hukanui Waerenga Ward" (PDF). Waikato District Council. Retrieved 3 January 2019.