Whakapara River
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The Whakapara River is a river of the Northland Region of New Zealand
's North Island
. One of the headwaters of the Wairua River
, it flows generally west from its sources close to the North Auckland Peninsula
's east coast, and reaches the Wairua five kilometres west of Otonga.
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...
. One of the headwaters of the Wairua River
Wairua River
The Wairua River is a river in New Zealand. A tributary of the Wairoa River, it flows south-west from Hikurangi to meet that river west of Maungatapere.-References:...
, it flows generally west from its sources close to the North Auckland Peninsula
North Auckland Peninsula
The North Auckland Peninsula, frequently referred to simply as the Northland Peninsula, is located in the far north of the North Island of New Zealand. The peninsula is easily confused with, though not the same as Northland Region, which occupies the top 80% of the peninsula...
's east coast, and reaches the Wairua five kilometres west of Otonga.