The Turanganui River is a river in the city of Gisborne, New Zealand

Gisborne, New Zealand

-Economy:The harbour was host to many ships in the past and had developed as a river port to provide a more secure location for shipping compared with the open roadstead of Poverty Bay which can be exposed to southerly swells. A meat works was sited beside the harbour and meat and wool was shipped...

. Formed by the confluence of the Taruheru River

Taruheru River

The Taruheru River is a river of the Gisborne Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows predominantly southeast from sources close to the settlement of Ormond before flowing through the city of Gisborne. Here it meets the waters of the Waimata River, and the combined waters flow to the...

 and the Waimata River

Waimata River

The Waimata River is a river of the Gisborne Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows predominantly south to reach the city of Gisborne. Here it meets the waters of the Taruheru River, and the combined waters flow to the northern end of Poverty Bay as the Turanganui River.-References:...

, it flows through downtown Gisborne to reach the Pacific Ocean

Pacific Ocean

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 at the northern end of Poverty Bay

Poverty Bay

Poverty Bay is the largest of several small bays on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island to the north of Hawkes Bay. It stretches for 10 kilometres from Young Nick's Head in the southwest to Tuaheni Point in the northeast. The city of Gisborne is located on the northern shore of the bay...

. A memorial to the first landing place in New Zealand by Captain James Cook

James Cook

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 is located close to the mouth of the river. The entire river is tidal.

The Turanganui River is sometimes referred to as the shortest river in the Southern Hemisphere

Southern Hemisphere

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The Gisborne Harbour basin is separated from the river channel by a concrete breakwater.