Whirinaki River (Bay of Plenty)

For the river in the Far North District, see Whirinaki River (Northland).

The Whirinaki River is a river of the Hawke's Bay and Bay of Plenty Regions of New Zealand's North Island. It flows generally north through the Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne Conservation Park and Kaingaroa Forest to reach the Rangitaiki River 3 kilometres (2 mi) north of Murupara.

Whirinaki River
Route of the Whirinaki River
Mouth of the Whirinaki River Whirinaki River (Bay of Plenty) (North Island)
Location
Country	New Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	38°49′31″S 176°42′02″E
Mouth
• location	Rangitaiki River
• coordinates	38°26′14″S 176°42′18″E
Length	46 km (29 mi)
Basin features
Progression	Whirinaki River → Rangitaiki River → Bay of Plenty
Tributaries
• left	Te Kohu Stream, Otaika Stream, Te Tehi Stream, Waiatiu Stream, Waiakaka Stream, Paripahekeheke Stream, Upper Okahu Stream, Rautahi Stream, Waione Stream, Waikotikoti Stream, Kopikopiko Stream, Hukanui Stream, Rorokuri Stream, Tuwhare Stream, Korokio Stream, Paeoutu Stream, Ariki Tuhoe Stream, Mangawiri Stream
• right	Taumutu Stream, Kakanui Stream, Mangatata Stream, Upper Mangamate Stream, Otamaariki Stream, Kakiraoa Stream, Minginui Stream, Poiatangata Stream, Tunakapakapa Stream, Hauwai Stream, Kaitane Stream, Whataroa Stream, Tauwharekopua Stream, Te Tutiri Stream, Tutaengaro Stream, Wharekaikereru Stream, Okahu Stream, Raratuna Stream, Mangakirikiri Stream, Kaikope Stream, Mangakino Stream, Whakaruaki Stream, Maraetahia Stream, Hangarau Stream
Waterfalls	Whirinaki Falls, Whirinaki Forest Iconic Waterfall, Mangamate Waterfall

See also

• List of rivers of New Zealand

References

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