Waioweka River
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The Waioeka River is in the eastern Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. Its name was officially changed to Waioweka River in 2024.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The river flows northwards for Template:Convert from Te Urewera National Park to reach the sea at Ōpōtiki. It shares its estuary with the Ōtara River.
History
The area around the Waioeka valley was the scene of fighting during the New Zealand wars.
Gallery
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2,600 sheep on the road, Waioeka Gorge, after a Template:Convert drive -
Oponae Bridge -
Tauranga Bridge, a historic bridge in the Waioweka Gorge -
The Waioweka River near Ōpōtiki
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The Waioweka River Bridge near Ōpōtiki
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