Ōpārau River
Appearance
Oparau River | |
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Location | |
Country | New Zealand |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | |
• location | Kawhia Harbour |
Length | 17 km (11 mi) |
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The Oparau River is a river of the Waikato Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows southwest from its sources in the Pirongia Forest Park and flows into the Kawhia Harbour 5 kilometres (3 mi) east of Kawhia.
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives translations of "place of many fortified villages" or "place of falsehood" for Ōparau.[1]
See also
References
- ^ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
"Place name detail: Oparau River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
38°03′S 174°55′E / 38.050°S 174.917°E