Pourangaki River
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The Pourangaki River is a river of the Manawatu-Wanganui Region of New Zealand
's North Island
. It flows northwest from sources in the Ruahine Range
, reaching the Kawhatau River
13 kilometres east of Mangaweka
.
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 northwest from sources in the Ruahine Range
Ruahine Range
The Ruahine Range is one of several mountain ranges in the North Island of New Zealand which form a ridge running parallel with the east coast of the island between East Cape and Wellington....
, reaching the Kawhatau River
Kawhatau River
The Kawhatau River is a river of the southwestern North Island of New Zealand. Its source is in the Ruahine Range and its outflow is into the larger Rangitikei River, which it meets close to Mangaweka....
13 kilometres east of Mangaweka
Mangaweka
Mangaweka is a township on State Highway One , in the North Island of New Zealand, with a population of just over 200. It is between Taihape to the north and Hunterville to the south...
.