The river flows for 117 kilometres (73 mi), east and then northeast, passing through the town of Waipukurau before flowing into Hawke Bay, close to the city of Hastings. There, the Tukituki Valley is separated from Havelock North/Hastings by the craggy range of hills that includes Te Mata Peak.
The Maori name Tukituki roughly translates "to demolish", presumably referring to the power of the river in flood. Maori legend has it that there are two taniwha living in lake at the southern end of the river that fought over a young boy after he fell into the lake. The struggle of the two taniwha was thought to split the river into the Waipawa and Tukituki Rivers and thereby draining the lake.[1]
tukituki, river, hawke, region, eastern, north, island, zealand, flows, from, ruahine, ranges, pacific, ocean, southern, hawke, mata, peak, 2006the, systemetymologymaori, meaning, demolish, native, nametukituki, māori, locationcountrynew, zealandregionhawke, b. The Tukituki River is in the Hawke s Bay region of the eastern North Island of New Zealand It flows from the Ruahine Ranges to the Pacific Ocean at the southern end of Hawke Bay Tukituki RiverTukituki River and Te Mata Peak May 2006The Tukituki River systemEtymologyMaori meaning to demolish Native nameTukituki Maori LocationCountryNew ZealandRegionHawke s BayPhysical characteristicsSourceRuahine RangesMouthPacific Ocean locationHaumoana coordinates39 36 S 176 57 E 39 600 S 176 950 E 39 600 176 950 elevationSea levelLength117 kilometres 73 mi The river flows for 117 kilometres 73 mi east and then northeast passing through the town of Waipukurau before flowing into Hawke Bay close to the city of Hastings There the Tukituki Valley is separated from Havelock North Hastings by the craggy range of hills that includes Te Mata Peak Contents 1 Etymology 2 See also 2 1 Tributaries 3 References 4 External linksEtymology editThe Maori name Tukituki roughly translates to demolish presumably referring to the power of the river in flood Maori legend has it that there are two taniwha living in lake at the southern end of the river that fought over a young boy after he fell into the lake The struggle of the two taniwha was thought to split the river into the Waipawa and Tukituki Rivers and thereby draining the lake 1 See also editTributaries edit Mangaonuku StreamReferences edit Middle Road Poukawa Valley Tukituki River PDF 2010 Archived from the original PDF on 8 February 2013 Retrieved 10 August 2012 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tukituki River Tukituki River in the 1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand This article about a river in the Hawke s Bay Region is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tukituki River amp oldid 1171591639, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
