Te Awa Kairangi / Hutt River Te Wai o Orutu | |
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Native name | Te Awa Kairangi (Māori) |
Location | |
Country | New Zealand |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Tararua Ranges |
Mouth | |
• location | Wellington Harbour |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 56 km (35 mi) |
Basin size | 655 km2 (253 sq mi) |
The Hutt River (Māori: Te Awa Kairangi, Te Wai o Orutu or Heretaunga; officially Te Awa Kairangi / Hutt River) flows through the southern North Island of New Zealand. It flows south-west from the southern Tararua Range for 56 kilometres (35 mi), forming a number of fertile floodplains, including Kaitoke, central Upper Hutt and Lower Hutt.[1]
The Hutt River Trail, a regional park administered by Wellington Regional Council, runs alongside the eastern side of the river.[1]