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Tukituki River

Coordinates: 39°36′S 176°57′E / 39.600°S 176.950°E / -39.600; 176.950
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Tukituki River
Tukituki River and Te Mata Peak, May 2006
The Tukituki River system
EtymologyMaori meaning "to demolish"
Native nameTukituki (Māori)
Location
CountryNew Zealand
RegionHawke's Bay
Physical characteristics
SourceRuahine Ranges
MouthPacific Ocean
 • location
Haumoana
 • coordinates
39°36′S 176°57′E / 39.600°S 176.950°E / -39.600; 176.950
 • elevation
Sea level
Length117 kilometres (73 mi)

The Tukituki River is in the Hawke's Bay region of the eastern North Island of New Zealand. It flows from the Ruahine Ranges to the Pacific Ocean at the southern end of Hawke Bay.

The river flows for 117 kilometres (73 mi), east and then northeast, passing through the town of Waipukurau before flowing into Hawke Bay, close to the city of Hastings. There, the Tukituki Valley is separated from Havelock North/Hastings by the craggy range of hills that includes Te Mata Peak.

Etymology

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The Maori name Tukituki roughly translates "to demolish", presumably referring to the power of the river in flood. Maori legend has it that there are two taniwha living in lake at the southern end of the river that fought over a young boy after he fell into the lake. The struggle of the two taniwha was thought to split the river into the Waipawa and Tukituki Rivers and thereby draining the lake.[1]

See also

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Tributaries

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References

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  1. ^ "Middle Road - Poukawa Valley (Tukituki River)" (PDF). 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
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