Opatu River
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The Opatu River is a river of the Northland Region of New Zealand
's North Island
. It flows south from the Okahukura Peninsula, reaching the Tauhoa River
in the northern reaches of the Kaipara Harbour
.
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 south from the Okahukura Peninsula, reaching the Tauhoa River
Tauhoa River
The Tauhoa River is an estuarial arm of the Kaipara Harbour in the Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island. Part of the harbour's drowned valley system, it consists of narrow channels flowing south through expanses of mudflat to meet with the main waters of the Kaipara due east of the...
in the northern reaches of the Kaipara Harbour
Kaipara Harbour
Kaipara Harbour is a large enclosed harbour estuary complex on the north western side of the North Island of New Zealand. The northern part of the harbour is administered by the Kaipara District and the southern part is administered by the Rodney District...
.