Otaua River
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The Otaua River is a river of the Northland Region of New Zealand
's North Island
. It is a tributary of the Punakitere River
, which it reaches five kilometres south of the latter's outflow into the Waima River
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 is a tributary of the Punakitere River
Punakitere River
The Punakitere River is a river of the Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is a tributary of the Waima River, though it is longer than the Waima itself. The Punakitere has its origins in several streams which flowe through and to the south of Kaikohe, and flows predominantly westward...
, which it reaches five kilometres south of the latter's outflow into the Waima River