Coordinates: 41°05′26″S 175°05′50″E / 41.0906°S 175.0972°E / -41.0906; 175.0972

Akatarawa River

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Akatarawa River
Image of a river flowing through a valley with thick bush on both sides
Akatarawa River in Akatarawa Forest
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EtymologyFrom Māori: aka (vine) and tarewa (hanging or drooping)[1]
Native nameAkatarewa (Māori)
Location
CountryNew Zealand
RegionWellington
Physical characteristics
SourceMaunganui
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 • elevation600 m (2,000 ft)
MouthTe Awa Kairangi / Hutt River
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 • elevation
80 m (260 ft)
Length20 km (12 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionTe Awa Kairangi / Hutt RiverWellington HarbourCook Strait
Tributaries 
 • leftBull Stream, Chilly Stream, Frances Stream
 • rightDeadwood Stream, Akatarawa River West

The Akatarawa River is a short river in the lower North Island of New Zealand.

It flows south for approximately 20 km (12 mi) through small rocky gorges and the Akatarawa Valley before joining the Hutt River at Birchville, a suburb in the northern end of Upper Hutt. Its waters ultimately reach Wellington Harbour, and then flow out into Cook Strait.

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