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Kōrero: Manawatū and Horowhenua region

Manawatū Gorge entrance

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Manawatū Gorge entrance

At the western (Manawatū) entrance to the Manawatū Gorge, the river is less than 100 metres above sea level. It is only 50 kilometres from the coast as the crow flies, but its course is twice that length.

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Malcolm McKinnon, Manawatū and Horowhenua region – Features of the landscape, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/9465/manawatu-gorge-entrance (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Malcolm McKinnon, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 1 April 2015.