Whangaparāoa River

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

• List of rivers of New Zealand

References

"Place name detail: Whangaparāoa River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 2 March 2021.