Manganui River, Taranaki
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The southernmost of New Zealand's Manganui Rivers flows through the Taranaki Region of New Zealand
's North Island
. It initially flows east from its sources on the slopes of Taranaki/Mount Egmont, turning north close to Midhirst
and joining with the waters of the Waitara River
ten kilometres from the North Taranaki Bight
coast.
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 initially flows east from its sources on the slopes of Taranaki/Mount Egmont, turning north close to Midhirst
Midhirst
Midhirst is a small village in Taranaki, New Zealand, approximately 4 km north of Stratford, on State Highway 3. Inglewood is 17 km north of Midhirst, and New Plymouth is 35 km to the northwest....
and joining with the waters of the Waitara River
Waitara River
The source of the Waitara River lies in the very steep hill country to the east of Mount Taranaki/Egmont, near Tahora. After proceeding in a southwesterly direction toward Central Taranaki, the river abruptly turns to flow in a northeasterly direction to the Tasman Sea: meeting it at the coastal...
ten kilometres from the North Taranaki Bight
North Taranaki Bight
The North Taranaki Bight is the name given to the large bay which extends north and east from the north coast of Taranaki in New Zealand's North Island. The name is echoed by the South Taranaki Bight to the south of Cape Egmont....
coast.