Onahau River
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The Onahau River is a river of the Tasman Region of New Zealand
's South Island
. It has its sources close to the northernmost point of Kahurangi National Park
, from where it flows northeast to reach Golden Bay
to the northwest of takaka. The smaller Little Onahau River
follows a roughly parallel course to the southwest of the Onahau River.
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 South Island
South Island
The South Island is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman Sea, to the south and east by the Pacific Ocean...
. It has its sources close to the northernmost point of Kahurangi National Park
Kahurangi National Park
Kahurangi National Park is a national park in the northwest of the South Island of New Zealand. It was gazetted in 1996 and covers 4,520 km². It is the second largest of New Zealand's fourteen national parks...
, from where it flows northeast to reach Golden Bay
Golden Bay
Golden Bay lies at the edge of the junction between the Tasman Sea and Cook Strait. It stretches for 45 kilometres from the long sand spit of Farewell Spit in the north to Separation Point in Abel Tasman National Park at its southern extremity...
to the northwest of takaka. The smaller Little Onahau River
Little Onahau River
The Little Onahau River is a river of the northwest of New Zealand's South Island. It flows north from the Haupiri Range west of Takaka, joining with the Onahau River shortly before the latter's outfall into Golden Bay.-References:...
follows a roughly parallel course to the southwest of the Onahau River.