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The Punakitere River is a river of the Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is a tributary of the Taheke River, which forms the Waimā River, though it is longer than the Waimā itself. The Punakitere is polluted, especially with e-coli and phosphorus, and has its origins in several streams which flow through and to the south of Kaikohe, as well as from Mount Hikurangi. The rivers flow predominantly westward to reach the Waimā close to the small settlement of Moehau.

See also

• List of rivers of New Zealand

References

1. "Punakitere River". gazetteer.linz.govt.nz. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
2. "Punakitere at Taheke River Quality". Land, Air, Water Aotearoa (LAWA). Retrieved 23 July 2024.
3. "Punakitere River, Northland". NZ Topo Map. Retrieved 23 July 2024.

"Place name detail: Punakitere River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 12 July 2009.

External links

• Photos - 1902 Taheke Falls, 1910 bridge, 1911 floating logs down the river

35°27′S 173°39′E / 35.450°S 173.650°E / -35.450; 173.650

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• Far North District
• Rivers of the Northland Region
• Rivers of New Zealand
• Northland Region river stubs