- Source: Whawanui River
The Whawanui River is a river of the Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows south from the Aorangi Range to reach Cook Strait 10 kilometres (6 mi) northeast of Cape Palliser. It is one of the southernmost rivers in the North Island.
The river reaches the sea close to White Rock, which is formed of calcilutite in a Paleocene limestone. Richard Barton set up White Rock as a sheep station in 1847. Banded dotterel nest near the beach.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
"Place name detail: Whawanui River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
External links
1930s photos of White Rock station and the river
2010 Google Street View of White Rock from Whawanui River bridge