Wairua River: Rivers of New Zealand, New Zealand, Wairoa River, Northland, Hikurangi, Maungatapere, List of Rivers of New Zealand - Softcover

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.The Wairua River is a river in New Zealand. A tributary of the Wairoa River, it flows south-west from Hikurangi to meet that river west of Maungatapere.New Zealand''s longest Wairoa River runs for 150 kilometres through the northern part of the North Auckland Peninsula. In the upper reaches, the river is formed from two separate rivers, the Manganui River and - confusingly - the Wairua River. The two streams meet to the northeast of Dargaville, becoming the Wairoa. It is the longest river in the Northland Region.The river flows from here firstly southwest (as far as Dargaville) and then southeast for 40 kilometres in a wide navigable estuary which flows into the northern end of the Kaipara Harbour. For most of its length, this river is tidal.