Awhea River
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The Awhea River is a river of New Zealand
. It is located in the Wairarapa
, close to the North Island
's southernmost point, and flows south for 24 kilometres (14.9 mi) from rough hill country south of Martinborough to reach the Pacific 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) to the east of Cape Palliser
.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. It is located in the Wairarapa
Wairarapa
Wairarapa is a geographical region of New Zealand. It occupies the south-eastern corner of the North Island, east of metropolitan Wellington and south-west of the Hawke's Bay region. It is lightly populated, having several rural service towns, with Masterton being the largest...
, close to the North Island
North Island
The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the much less populous South Island by Cook Strait. The island is in area, making it the world's 14th-largest island...
's southernmost point, and flows south for 24 kilometres (14.9 mi) from rough hill country south of Martinborough to reach the Pacific 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) to the east of Cape Palliser
Cape Palliser
Cape Palliser is a promontory on the southern coast of New Zealand's North Island and the southernmost point of the North Island - it is in fact considerably further south than Nelson or Blenheim in the South Island....
.