. The geography of New Zealand. Historical, physical, political, and commercial . ies, whose entrances have been partly blockedup by drifted sand. This fact proves that, sincethese rivers excavated their present channels, theland surface has been much depressed. The Hokianga and Wairoa Rivers are the mostimportant. The latter rises within five miles of theeast coast, and empties itself in Kaipara Harbour,a broad, shallow expanse of water occupying aportion of the original lower basin of the river. Itis navigable for fifty miles from the entrance toKaipara, and the tide is felt for fifty miles
. The geography of New Zealand. Historical, physical, political, and commercial . ies, whose entrances have been partly blockedup by drifted sand. This fact proves that, sincethese rivers excavated their present channels, theland surface has been much depressed. The Hokianga and Wairoa Rivers are the mostimportant. The latter rises within five miles of theeast coast, and empties itself in Kaipara Harbour,a broad, shallow expanse of water occupying aportion of the original lower basin of the river. Itis navigable for fifty miles from the entrance toKaipara, and the tide is felt for fifty miles further. Thirty miles south of the entrance to the Manukau RIVERS OF NORTH ISLAND 133 Harbour the Waikato River enters the sea. Itstotal length is 270 miles. It rises on the easternslopes of Ruapehu, just on the north-w^est side of thestructural axis of the island. It flows into thesouthern end of Lake Tanpo after a course of 40miles. It issues from the northern end, and for somedistance flows north-east until it is joined by theWaiotapu tributary. It then turns sharply to the. Port Waikato. north-west, passing through the high volcaniccountry of the Maungatautari in a deep thence, it flows across the flat plain of themiddle Waikato basin, and passing through therange that bounds the basin on the north-west inthe Taupiri Gorge, reaches the flat country of thelower Waikato basin. It turns west in the volcaniccountry near Pukekohe Hill, and becoming veryshallow, finally enters the sea across a series of flatsandbanks. 134 GEOGRAPHY OF NEW ZEALAND The Mokau and Waitara flow westwards, andreach the ocean somewhat to the north-east of MountEgmont. Both pass through country containingcoal seams, and are navigable for vessels of lightdraught.
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