Ōrewa River
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=October 2023}}
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| image = File:Orewa River.jpg
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| image_caption = The Ōrewa River estuary
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| subdivision_name2 = Auckland Region
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| mouth = Whangaparāoa Bay
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| progression = Ōrewa River → Whangaparāoa Bay → Hauraki Gulf
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The Ōrewa River is a river of the Auckland Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows east to reach Whangaparāoa Bay just to the north of Whangaparāoa Peninsula. The town of Orewa is near the river's mouth.
Geography
The Ōrewa River begins as a freshwater river flowing east through the Hibiscus Coast area. As it reaches the Hauraki Gulf, the river forms a shallow estuary.{{citeq|Q118136068|page=32-33}}{{cite web|url=https://gazetteer.linz.govt.nz/place/34089 |title=Ōrewa River |publisher=LINZ |access-date=4 May 2023}} The river has one major tributary, the Waterloo Creek,{{cite web|url=https://gazetteer.linz.govt.nz/place/47563 |title=Waterloo Creek |publisher=LINZ |access-date=4 May 2023}} and has an island in the river estuary, Te Motu-o-Marae-Ariki, also known as Crocodile Island.{{cite web|url=https://gazetteer.linz.govt.nz/place/54405 |title=Te Motu-o-Marae-Ariki |publisher=LINZ |access-date=4 May 2023}}
History
The Aotoetoe Portage allowed waka to cross between the Kaipara Harbour in the west to the Hauraki Gulf, via the Kaukapakapa River. A similar portage linked between the Kaukapakapa River and the Weiti River to the south.{{cite journal|url=https://folksong.org.nz/he_tangi_te_kiwi/portages_of_early_auckland.html |title=Portages of early Auckland - to and from the Waitemata Harbour: The hub of an ancient communications network |first=Brian |last=Hooker|journal=Auckland-Waikato Historical Journal|number=70|date=September 1997|pages=39-40|access-date=21 July 2022}}
Amenities
See also
References
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External links
- [https://gazetteer.linz.govt.nz/place/34089 New Zealand Gazetteer: Ōrewa River]
{{Hibiscus Coast}}
{{Rodney Local Board Area Dairy Flat Subdivision}}
Category:Hauraki Gulf catchment
Category:Rivers of the Auckland Region
Category:Rivers of New Zealand
Category:Rodney Local Board Area
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