Taurangakautuku River

Taurangakautuku River
Route of the Taurangakautuku River
Mouth of the Taurangakautuku River
Taurangakautuku River (North Island)
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationRaukūmara Range
 • coordinates37°45′27″S 178°09′42″E / 37.75745°S 178.16164°E / -37.75745; 178.16164
Mouth 
 • location
Awatere River
 • coordinates
37°41′46″S 178°19′04″E / 37.69618°S 178.31784°E / -37.69618; 178.31784
Basin features
ProgressionTaurangakautuku RiverAwatere River → Kawakawa Bay → Pacific Ocean
Tributaries 
 • leftMakorokoro Stream, Mangapapa Stream, Whakahoutu Stream, Mangakopikopiko Stream
 • rightWharewai Stream

The Taurangakautuku River is a river of the Gisborne Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows northeast from the northern foothills of the Raukumara Range to reach the Awatere River eight kilometres southwest of Te Araroa.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Place name detail: Taurangakautuku River". New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 13 December 2025.