The Whangaparāoa River is a river in the eastern North Island of New Zealand. Its headwaters are in the Raukumara Range and the Gisborne District, from where it flows northwest to reach the sea at Whangaparāoa Bay, an indentation in the far east of the Bay of Plenty, 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of Cape Runaway.
| Whangaparāoa River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Raukumara Range |
| Mouth | |
• location | Whangaparāoa Bay, Bay of Plenty |
| Length | 24 km (15 mi) |
See also edit
References edit
"Place name detail: Whangaparāoa River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
37°34′S 177°59′E / 37.567°S 177.983°E