1. See also

2. References

3. Further reading

4. External links

The Mokau River is located in the North Island of New Zealand.

The river rises as a spring in the Pureora Forest, south of Te Kuiti, on the slopes of the Rangitoto Range. After briefly following a north-westward course, it turns south-westwards and flows for {{convert|158|km|mi}} through the Waitomo District of the King Country. It enters the North Taranaki Bight at its mouth at the town of Mokau.

Although the rivermouth is enclosed by a large sandbar, with a high tide, larger vessels can pass safely and enter the river, which is navigable for {{convert|37|km|mi}} upstream. In the late 19th century and early 20th century, the banks of the river were host to a thriving industry of logging and coal-mining. However, the risks and costs of transporting goods down the Mokau eventually ended such enterprise.

Today the river is a popular whitebaiting and kayaking location.

See also

References

• "Mokau River", An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock, 1966
• SS Mokau, Mōkau River, 1908

Further reading

• {{citation |title = Mokau River resource inventory |place = New Plymouth, [N.Z.] |publisher = Dept. of Lands and Survey |year = 1986 }}
• {{citation |first = Brian E. |last = Gray |title = The vital link : crossing the Mokau |place = Urenui, [N.Z.] |publisher = Pilot Gardens |year = 2007 }}
• {{citation |first1 = Stuart M. |last1 = Hanchet |first2 = John W. |last2 = Hayes |title = Fish and fisheries values of the Mokau River and tributaries draining the Mokau coalfield |place = Rotorua, [N.Z.] |publisher = Freshwater Fisheries Centre, MAFFish |year = 1989 }}
• {{citation |first = Brad |last = Needham |title = The variation in river mouth dynamics, spit and shoreline morphology at Mokau (M.Sc., University of Waikato) |year = 2004 }}
• {{citation |first = Brian J. |last = Smith |title = Adult aquatic insect fauna of the Mokau River |place = Hamilton East, [N.Z.] |publisher = Environment Waikato Regional Council |year = 2007 }}

External links

• [https://archive.is/20060324014049/http://www.pukeariki.com/en/stories/arts/wellsmokau.asp Puke Ariki - Shooting Up The Mokau River]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20060302015215/http://www.pukeariki.com/en/stories/transport/mokaustories.asp Puke Ariki - Mokau River Holds Stories of Past]
• Wairere Falls on 1:50,000 map
• Wairere Falls in 1908 - photo in Auckland Weekly News 30 JANUARY 1908 p13 (AWNS-19080130-13-1)
• 2014 upgrade of Wairere Falls power station and cross section
• Plan for additional power station shelved in 2011
• Auckland Weekly News photo of 1927 opening of Mokau Bridge

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