The Pōrangahau River (also known locally to Māori as the Tāurekaitai River) runs through southern Hawke's Bay in New Zealand.
Course The origin of the river Pōrangahau River Catchment is in the coastal hill country southwest of Hawke's Bay. The river forms at the convergence of Taurekaitai Stream and Little Kokomoko Stream near Oakburn. The river winds through rugged hill country north of Cape Turnagain, flowing past the township of Pōrangahau before emptying into the Pacific Ocean. The river opens into the Pōrangahau Estuary, inside which is an island called Bird Island.
Geography and ecology The river drains a catchment area of with a mean annual flow of near State Highway 52. The catchment area consists mainly of highly erodible soft sedimentary geology used for pastoral farming.
The river and its estuary support native New Zealand fish species, including longfin and shortfin eels, inanga, common smelt, common bully, redfin bully, and giant bully.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References