The Tākaka River lies in the northwest of New Zealand's
South Island. It runs north for 70 kilometres, entering
Golden Bay near the town of
Tākaka.
It was reported on 17 January 2007 that the Tākaka River is one of a growing number of South Island rivers to have a confirmed case of the invasive river weed
didymo.
In July 2020, the name of the river was officially gazetted as Tākaka River by the
New Zealand Geographic Board
The New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa (NZGB) was established by the New Zealand Geographic Board Act 1946, which has since been replaced by the New Zealand Geographic Board (Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa) Act 2008. Althoug ...
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References
Rivers of the Tasman District
Abel Tasman National Park
Rivers of New Zealand
Golden Bay
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