The Awaroa River is a short river in the

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of New Zealand. It is south of

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, and flows southwest for , reaching the

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to the north of the

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. Its

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forms one of the two arms of Whangape Harbour (the other being the estuary of the Rotokakahi River). The New Zealand

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gives a translation of "long river" for ''Awaroa''.

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Far North District Rivers of the Northland Region Rivers of New Zealand {{Northland-river-stub

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