. The geography of New Zealand. Historical, physical, political, and commercial . 140 GEOGRAPHY OF NEW ZEALAND Hawke Bay. The former drains the north-eastslopes of the Kaimanawa Mountains, and their con-tinuation in the Ahimanawa Mountains. One of thelargest tributaries of the Wairoa River issues fromLake Waikare Moana, but it has its sources, likethe main stream, in the Huiarau Mountains. The Waipaoa flows into Poverty Bay, having ageneral course almost north and south. With theWaiapu which flows almost north-east, it drains thesouth-eastern slopes of the Raukumara Mountains. All of these riv
. The geography of New Zealand. Historical, physical, political, and commercial . 140 GEOGRAPHY OF NEW ZEALAND Hawke Bay. The former drains the north-eastslopes of the Kaimanawa Mountains, and their con-tinuation in the Ahimanawa Mountains. One of thelargest tributaries of the Wairoa River issues fromLake Waikare Moana, but it has its sources, likethe main stream, in the Huiarau Mountains. The Waipaoa flows into Poverty Bay, having ageneral course almost north and south. With theWaiapu which flows almost north-east, it drains thesouth-eastern slopes of the Raukumara Mountains. All of these rivers have mountain torrents for theirsources, but their lower parts run in sinuous gorgesthrough the marly formations that fringe the coast. The large Bay of Plenty, in the Auckland Province,is entered by four rivers of some importance. TheMotu, Waioeka, Whakatane, and Rangitaiki drainthe north-eastern slopes of the Raukumara andHuiarau Mountains. The course of the first three ofthese lies in deep valleys penetrating into the recessesof the mountains. The main stream of the Ran
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