Castle River (Wellington)
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The Castle River is a river in the southeast of the Wairarapa
district of the North Island of New Zealand
. It rises on the flanks of the Aorangi Range
at the edge of the Aorangi Forest Park and flows eastward, joining Rough Stream 1.6km north of that stream's confluence with the Opouawe River
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Wairarapa
Wairarapa is a geographical region of New Zealand. It occupies the south-eastern corner of the North Island, east of metropolitan Wellington and south-west of the Hawke's Bay region. It is lightly populated, having several rural service towns, with Masterton being the largest...
district of the North Island of New Zealand
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...
. It rises on the flanks of the Aorangi Range
Aorangi Range
The Aorangi Range in south eastern Wairarapa is the southernmost mountain range in the North Island and extends more than 20 kilometres north from Cape Palliser...
at the edge of the Aorangi Forest Park and flows eastward, joining Rough Stream 1.6km north of that stream's confluence with the Opouawe River
Opouawe River
The Opouawe River is a river of the Wairarapa, in the Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island. One of the North Island's southernmost rivers, it flows generally south to reach Cook Strait close to Te Kaukau Point, 12 kilometres northeast of Cape Palliser- References :...
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