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Kōrero: Rivers

North Island river areas

This map shows the five main North Island regions that have distinctive rivers: the Northland and Coromandel peninsulas, Waikato, the Volcanic Plateau and Bay of Plenty, around and east of the main dividing range, and the western uplands. Move your mouse over each region for a river image.

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David Young, Rivers – Types of river, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/interactive/14676/north-island-river-areas (accessed 24 June 2026).

He kōrero nā David Young, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.