Mangatawhiri River

The Mangatawhiri River is a river of the Auckland and Waikato regions of New Zealand's North Island. It flows generally southwest from its sources in the Hunua Ranges southeast of Clevedon before flowing through a system of irrigation canals at the northern edge of the Waikato Plains close to the town of Pokeno. It reaches the Waikato River close to the township of Mercer.

Mangatawhiri River
Mangatawhiri River between the old and new Great South Rd bridges
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 ⁃ location
Waikato River
Length20 km (12 mi)
Basin size104 km2 (40 sq mi)

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "Tāwhiri tree stream" for Mangatāwhiri.[1]

The upper reaches of the Mangatawhiri are dammed to form reservoirs to store water for use by Auckland City.

History

Under the orders of Governor George Grey, it was here that on 12 July 1863 British troops marched over and declared war on the Maori, starting the Waikato Land Wars.

See also

References
  1. "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.

"Place name detail: Mangatawhiri River". New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 12 July 2009.


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