Tutaekuri River (Wairoa District)

Tutaekuri River
Tutaekuri River confluence with Waiau River
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationGaddum Road
  elevation300 m (980 ft)
Mouth 
  location
Waiau River
  elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Length24 km (15 mi)

The Tutaekuri River, in the Wairoa District of New Zealand's Hawke's Bay, rises below Gaddum Road, in the Tutaekuri Conservation Area and flows about 24 km (15 mi) east before joining the Waiau River near Raumotu Bridge, about 3 km (1.9 mi) from its confluence with the Wairoa River at Frasertown.

In the upper part of the river, tawa is the dominant canopy tree, with tītoki, hīnau, nīkau, pukatea, ngaio, kōwhai and scattered mataī, miro and rewarewa.