Tutaekuri
Tutaekuri is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.
- Feature Class
- River
- Coordinates
- -39.45°, 176.62°
About Tutaekuri
The Tūtaekurī River (Māori: Tūtaekurī) flows eastward for 99.9 km (62.1 mi) through the Hawke's Bay region of the eastern North Island of New Zealand into the Pacific Ocean. It starts in the Kaweka Range roughly 50 km (31 mi) north-east of Taihape, and reaches the sea just to the south of Napier, where the Ngaruroro and Clive Rivers join it.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Tūtaekurī River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Tutaekuri in Depth
History
Ngāti Pārau, which is the local Māori hapū (sub-tribe), are said to have disposed of their waste food in the river. Tribes such as Ngāti Pāhauwera travelled to the river to share food and trade.
According to Ngāti Te Whatuiāpiti tradition, the river received the name Tūtaekurī, which means "dog excrement", in commemoration of a feast in the late seventeenth century, when Kaitahi was travelling from Pōrangahau to Oeroa with people from Ngāti Kahungunu, and his cousin Te Hikawera found the travellers en route eating kōuka (shoots of the tī kōuka or cabbage tree). Hikawera invited them to Te Umukuri and feasted them on eels, freshwater mussels, and dogs. The innards of the dogs were disposed of in the traditional manner in the nearby river, which therefore gained its name.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Tūtaekurī River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Tutaekuri: Key Facts
| Length | 85 km |
|---|---|
| Source | Kaiārahi |
| Mouth | Waitangi Estuary |
| Tributaries | Kaiārahi Creek, Gold Creek, Donald River, Otakarara Stream, Mangatutu Stream, Waikōnini Stream, Mangaone River, Upokohino Stream |
Facts from Wikidata Q7856891 (CC0).
Major River Dossiers
Hand-written studies of the great river systems of history.
Connected Reaches
Nearby watercourses in the same drainage network.
Water Bodies in the Catchment
Settlements Along the Reach
Hydraulic Infrastructure Nearby
Surrounding Terrain
Tutaekuri: Quick Answers
- Where is Tutaekuri?
- Tutaekuri is located in New Zealand, at 39.4501° S, 176.6163° E.
- Are there dams on the Tutaekuri?
- No dam on the Tutaekuri is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.