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Ōpārau River
The Ōpārau River is a river of the Waikato Region of New Zealand's North Island in the area occupied by Waikato Tainui#Other hapū, Ngāti Hikairo. It flows southwest from its sources in the Pirongia Forest Park, the highest being The Cone, and flows into the Kawhia Harbour, east of Kawhia. The river has about of tributaries. Name The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives translations of "place of many Pā, fortified villages" or "place of falsehood" for ''Ōpārau''. The New Zealand Geographic Board, official name was confirmed by New Zealand Gazette, Gazette as Ōpārau River on 21 June 2019. Pollution The river is naturally Turbidity, turbid and had low to moderate levels of Phosphorus cycle#Eutrophication, phosphorus and nitrogen, though it is among the poorer rivers for ammoniacal nitrogen, Secchi disk, black disc and Bacteriological water analysis#Approach, e coli measurements. Nature Tiritiri Matangi peninsula, in the river's estuary, is a prote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kawhia Harbour
Kawhia Harbour () is one of three large natural inlets in the Tasman Sea coast of the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located to the south of Raglan Harbour, Ruapuke and Aotea Harbour, 40 kilometres southwest of Hamilton, New Zealand, Hamilton. Kawhia is part of the Ōtorohanga District and is in the King Country. It has a high-tide area of and a low-tide area of . Te Motu Island is located in the harbour. The settlement of Kawhia is located on the northern coast of the inlet, and was an important port in early colonial New Zealand. The area of Kawhia comprises and is the town block that was owned by the New Zealand Government. The government bought it from the New Zealand European, Europeans in 1880 "not from the original Māori people, Māori owners, but from a European who claimed ownership in payment of money owed by another European". History and culture Early history Kawhia Harbour is the southernmost location where Agathis australis, kauri tre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
