Raukokore River
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The Raukokore River is a river in the northeast of New Zealand
's North Island
. it flows north from the slopes of Mount Hikurangi
, reaching the sea at Papatea Bay
close to the small settlement of Raukokore
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New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
's North Island
North Island
The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the much less populous South Island by Cook Strait. The island is in area, making it the world's 14th-largest island...
. it flows north from the slopes of Mount Hikurangi
Mount Hikurangi
There are two mountains and a cone in New Zealand called Mount Hikurangi:*Mount Hikurangi, Gisborne in Gisborne*Mount Hikurangi, Northland in Northland*Mount Hikurangi, a volcanic cone near Hikurangi, in Northland....
, reaching the sea at Papatea Bay
Papatea Bay
Papatea Bay is one of numerous small bays which lie between the eastern end of the Bay of Plenty and East Cape in the northeast of New Zealand's North Island. a wide, gently curving bay, it lies approximately half way between East Cape and Opotiki. The small settlement of Raukokore lies on the...
close to the small settlement of Raukokore
Raukokore
Raukokore is a small settlement close to the East Cape in the northeastern North Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 35, close to the mouth of the Raukokore River, 40 kilometres to the west of Hicks Bay....
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