The Tahaenui River is a river of the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows generally southeast to reach Hawke Bay five kilometres west of Nūhaka.

Tahaenui River
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • location
Hawke Bay
Length17 km (11 mi)

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "many thieves" for Tāhaenui.[1]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.

"Place name detail: Tahaenui River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 12 July 2009.

39°03′S 177°40′E / 39.050°S 177.667°E / -39.050; 177.667