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Tauranga River

River in New Zealand

38°34′08″S 177°09′12″E / 38.5689°S 177.1533°E / -38.5689; 177.1533 Mouth

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38°04′07″S 176°59′55″E / 38.06848°S 176.9986°E / -38.06848; 176.9986Length84 km (52 mi)Basin featuresProgressionTauranga River → Whakatāne River → Bay of Plenty → Pacific OceanTributaries • leftMoeawhetu Stream, Tawhana Stream, Pakoakoa Stream, Heikaretu Stream, Onainai Stream, Wharetoa Stream, Waitawa Stream, Te Awaateuora Stream, Ihukopiti Stream, Te Terata Stream, Wharerimu Stream, Ongaonga Stream, Oruamananui Stream, Oturiamana Stream, Umutaoroa Stream, Opunua Stream, Whanganui Stream, Matatere Stream, Raroa Stream, Waiwherowhero Stream • rightUruwaea Stream, Otane Stream, Te Umukuri Stream, Paeatotara Stream, Orouahineuru Stream, Otapukawa Stream, Pokerekere Stream, Omutu Stream, Ngutuoha Stream, Te Awaateatua Stream, Pohatuatua Stream, Urewera Stream, Waiiti Stream, Tapataua Stream, Okehu Stream, Te Rere Stream, Ōtara Stream, Tieke Stream, Huape Stream, Parau Stream, Waiopua Stream, Tarepe Stream

The Tauranga River is a river of the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows generally north from its sources in Te Urewera, past the settlement of Waimana, to join the Whakatāne River just to the south-west of the town of Tāneatua.^[1] The lower section from the confluence of the Waiti Stream near Tahora down to the Whakatane River was also previously known by the unofficial name Waimana River – only the higher section was called Tauranga River.^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Place name detail: Tauranga River (54500)". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
^ "Place name detail: Waimana River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
^ "Place name detail: Tauranga River (41940)". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 30 July 2022.