Hautapu River (Wairoa District)

The Hautapu River is a river in the Hawkes Bay region of New Zealand.[1] Its catchment is almost entirely forested.[2]

Not to be confused with Hautapu River (Manawatū-Whanganui).
Hautapu River
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • elevation1,330 m (4,360 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Te Hoe River
 • elevation
260 m (850 ft)
Length38 km (24 mi)
Basin features
River systemMohaka River

The Hautapu rises near the source of the Waìpunga River in pumice country, near the eastern edge of the Volcanic Plateau, where large Manoao flats have been converted into pine forest. It winds south-east through a steep, eroding greywacke gorge with podocarp forest. In the lower gorge several Hautapu tributaries drain unmodified beech and mixed podocarp forest. The river leaves the gorge at Ngatapa,[3] once an important Ngāti Hineuru pā,[4] and flows for over a kilometre through pasture and pine forest to join Te Hoe River.[3]

The river is part of the system protected by the Water Conservation (Mohaka River) Order of 15 November 2004 for its high ecological, cultural, recreational and scenic significance.[5]

References
  1. "Hautapu River, Hawke's Bay". NZ Topo Map. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  2. "Mohaka Catchment location plan" (PDF).
  3. R.R. Strickland (August 1986). "Distribution and habitats of fishes in the Mohaka River Fisheries Environmental Report No.55" (PDF).
  4. "Hautapu River Summary of Values For Proposed Plan Change 7: Hawke's Bay Regional Resource Management Plan" (PDF). August 2020.
  5. "Mohaka River water conservation order". www.mfe.govt.nz. Retrieved 4 October 2020.

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