Tongaporutu River
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The Tongaporutu River is a river of the Taranaki Region of New Zealand
's North Island
. It initially flows north from its origins near Tahora
, turning west to reach the Tasman Sea
coast close to the settlement of Tongaporutu
, 15 kilometres south of Mokau
.
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 initially flows north from its origins near Tahora
Tahora
The place name Tahora may refer to:*Tahora, Manawatu-Wanganui*Tahora, Otago...
, turning west to reach the Tasman Sea
Tasman Sea
The Tasman Sea is the large body of water between Australia and New Zealand, approximately across. It extends 2,800 km from north to south. It is a south-western segment of the South Pacific Ocean. The sea was named after the Dutch explorer Abel Janszoon Tasman, the first recorded European...
coast close to the settlement of Tongaporutu
Tongaporutu
Tongaporutu is a settlement in northern Taranaki, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 3 at the mouth of the Tongaporutu River, 15 kilometres south of Mokau.Tongaporutu is well known in New Zealand for its 'Three Sisters' rock formations and its Maori petroglyphs...
, 15 kilometres south of Mokau
Mokau
Mokau is a small town on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island, located at the mouth of the Mokau River on the North Taranaki Bight. Mokau lies just north of the boundary between the Taranaki Region and the Waikato Region...
.