Mangatāwhiri River
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| name = Mangatāwhiri River
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| image_caption = Mangatāwhiri River between the old and new Great South Rd bridges
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| mouth_location = Waikato River
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| subdivision_name1 = New Zealand
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The Mangatāwhiri River is a river of the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows generally southwest from its sources in the Hunua Ranges southeast of Clevedon before flowing through a system of irrigation canals at the northern edge of the Waikato Plains close to the town of Pōkeno. It reaches the Waikato River close to the township of Mercer.
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "Tāwhiri tree stream" for Mangatāwhiri.{{Cite web|url=https://nzhistory.govt.nz/culture/maori-language-week/1000-maori-place-names|title=1000 Māori place names|publisher=New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage|date=6 August 2019}}
The upper reaches of the Mangatāwhiri are dammed to form reservoirs to store water for use by Auckland City.
History
Under the orders of Governor George Grey, it was here that on 12 July 1863 British troops marched over and declared war on the Māori, starting the Waikato Land Wars.
See also
References
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External links
- {{LINZ|id=28385|name=Mangatawhiri River|accessdate=25 August 2020}}
- [http://rainfallmap.waikatoregion.govt.nz/cgi-bin/hydwebserver.cgi/points/details?point=771&catchment=17 River flow at SH2 Bridge]
- [https://www.lawa.org.nz/explore-data/waikato-region/river-quality/waikato-river/mangatawhiri-river-at-lyons-rd-at-buckingham-br/ Water quality at Buckingham Bridge]
- [http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll?AC=SEE_ALSO&QF0=Subjects&QI0==%22Mangatawhiri+River%22&XC=/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll&BU=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucklandcity.govt.nz%2Fdbtw-wpd%2FHeritageImages%2Findex.htm&TN=heritageimages&SN=AUTO5847&SE=1639&RN=0&MR=20&TR=0&TX=1000&ES=0&CS=1&XP=&RF=HIOReport&EF=&DF=HIORecord&RL=0&EL=0&DL=0&NP=2&ID=&MF=WPEngMsg.ini&MQ=&TI=0&DT=&ST=0&IR=85354&NR=1&NB=0&SV=0&SS=1&BG=&FG=&QS=index&OEX=ISO-8859-1&OEH=ISO-8859-1 Photographs of Mangatawhiri River] held in Auckland Libraries' heritage collections.
- [https://www.teararoa.org.nz/auckland/mangatawhiri-mercer/ Te Araroa long distance walkway, which is on the river stopbank for 5km]
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Category:Rivers of New Zealand
Category:Tributaries of the Waikato River
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