Pongaroa River
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The Pongaroa River is a river of the southern Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand
's North Island
. It flows southeast from the Puketoi Range west of Pahiatua
, reaching the Owahanga River
15 kilometres from the latter's outflow into the Pacific Ocean
.
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 southeast from the Puketoi Range west 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...
, reaching the Owahanga River
Owahanga River
The Owahanga River is a river of the Wairarapa, in the Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island. Its tortuous course winds generally southeast through rough hill country, reaching the sea 30 kilometres to the southwest of Cape Turnagain....
15 kilometres from the latter's outflow into the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
.