Makuri River
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The Makuri River is a river of the south of New Zealand
's North Island
. It flows from the Puketoi Range in the northern Wairarapa
, initially flowing southwest (this stretch is usually known as Makuri Stream). after some 15 kilometres it turns northwest, reaching the waters of the Tiraumea River
five kilometres southeast of Pahiatua
.
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...
's 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...
. It flows from the Puketoi Range in the northern 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...
, initially flowing southwest (this stretch is usually known as Makuri Stream). after some 15 kilometres it turns northwest, reaching the waters of the Tiraumea River
Tiraumea River
Tiraumea River is the name of two rivers in New Zealand.* Tiraumea River * Tiraumea River...
five kilometres southeast of Pahiatua
Pahiatua
Pahiatua is a rural service town in the south-eastern North Island of New Zealand with an urban and rural population of over 4,000. It is between Masterton and Woodville on State Highway 2 and the Wairarapa Line railway, north of Masterton and east of Palmerston North...
.