The Ohinemuri River is located in the north of New Zealand

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...

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The river source is north-east of the town of Waihi

Waihi

Waihi is a town in Hauraki District in the North Island of New Zealand, especially notable for its history as a gold mine town. It had a population of 4,503 at the 2006 census....

, close to the shore of the Bay of Plenty

Bay of Plenty

The Bay of Plenty , often abbreviated to BOP, is a region in the North Island of New Zealand situated around the body of water of the same name...

, but flows west rather than into the bay. It runs through the steep-sided Karangahake Gorge

Karangahake Gorge

The Karangahake Gorge lies between the Coromandel and Kaimai ranges, at the southern end of the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand's North Island. A sharply winding canyon, it was formed by the Ohinemuri River. State Highway 2 passes through this gorge between the towns of Paeroa, Waikino and Waihi...

, forming a break between the Coromandel Range

Coromandel Range

right|thumb|250px|A true-colour image showing Auckland city , the Hauraki Gulf and the Coromandel Peninsula . The scene was acquired by NASA's Terra satellite, on October 23, 2002.The Coromandel Range is a ridge of rugged hills running the length of the Coromandel Peninsula in the North Island of...

 and the Kaimai Ranges

Kaimai Ranges

The Kaimai Range is a mountain range in the North Island of New Zealand. It is part of a series of ranges, with the Coromandel Range to the north and the Mamaku Ranges to the south. The Kaimai Range separates the Waikato in the west from the Bay of Plenty in the east.The highest point of the range...

. After 28 kilometres, it joins the Waihou River

Waihou River

thumb|The Waihou River near [[Putaruru]]The Waihou River is located in the northern North Island of New Zealand. Its former name, Thames River, was bestowed by Captain James Cook....

 near the town of Paeroa

Paeroa

Paeroa is a small town in New Zealand, in the northern Waikato region of the Thames Valley. Located at the foot of the Coromandel Peninsula, it is close to the junction of the Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers, 20 kilometres from the coast at the Firth of Thames...

, 20 kilometres south of the Firth of Thames

Firth of Thames

The Firth of Thames is a large bay located in the north of the North Island of New Zealand. It is the firth of the rivers Waihou and Piako, the former of which was formerly named the Thames River, and the town of Thames lies on its southeastern coast....

, into which the Waihou empties.

Tributaries

• Mataora Stream, running through the Golden Valley from a source only 1.5 km from the Bay of Plenty coastline
• Mangatoetoe Stream. This stream bisects the town of Waihi
• Waitete Stream. Has its Source in the Coromandel Range near Waihi. Forms a natural boundary on the North Western side of Waihi. Joins the Ohinemuri immediately after Black Pool Dam.
• Waimata Stream, with its source in the Kaimai Ranges, near the Athenree Gorge
• Waitekauri River
  Waitekauri River
  The Waitekauri River is a river of the Waikato Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows south from the Coromandel Range at the foot of the Coromandel Peninsula to reach the Ohinemuri River six kilometres west of Waihi.-References:...
  
  , with its source deep in the Coromandel ranges, near the Komata goldfields
• Taieri Stream, with its source west of the Pukewera hill, and the beautiful Owharoa Falls, near the confluence with the Ohinemuri
• Waitawheta River
  Waitawheta River
  The Waitawheta River is a river of the Waikato Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows from a point south-east of Mount Te Aroha in the Kaimai Range to the Karangahake Gorge at the foot of the Coromandel Peninsula to reach the Ohinemuri River, five kilometres east of Paeroa.-References:...
  
  , with its source deep in the Kaimai Ranges, south-east of Mount Te Aroha

Public access

• From Paeroa
  Paeroa
  Paeroa is a small town in New Zealand, in the northern Waikato region of the Thames Valley. Located at the foot of the Coromandel Peninsula, it is close to the junction of the Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers, 20 kilometres from the coast at the Firth of Thames...
  
  , the river can be viewed from or near the Critereon Bridge, at the south end of town.
• State Highway 2 follows the path of the river most of the way between Paeroa and Waihi
• The Karangahake Gorge Walkway and the Goldfields Railway
  Goldfields Railway
  The Goldfields Railway is a heritage railway that operates between Waihi and Waikino in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island. It operates over a section of track that was part of the East Coast Main Trunk Railway until the Kaimai Tunnel deviation made it redundant in 1978...
  
   both follow respective parts of the river

Gold mines

• At Karangahake Gorge the remains of the Crown and Talisman gold mines are visible from the walkway.
• At Waikino
  Waikino
  Waikino is a small town situated in the North Island of New Zealand nestled in the Southern end of a gorge alongside the Ohinemuri River, between Waihi and the Karangahake Gorge. The Waikino district lies at the base of the ecologically sensitive Coromandel Peninsula with its vast tracts of lush...
  
   the Victoria Battery site has been opened as a public reserve. A railway line followed the river's south bank eastward to Waihi until 1952.

Old Towns

Several old mining towns are located along the river, including:

• Mackaytown
• Karangahake
• Owharoa
• Waikino
  Waikino
  Waikino is a small town situated in the North Island of New Zealand nestled in the Southern end of a gorge alongside the Ohinemuri River, between Waihi and the Karangahake Gorge. The Waikino district lies at the base of the ecologically sensitive Coromandel Peninsula with its vast tracts of lush...