The Taupo Volcanic Zone (TVZ) is a volcanic area in the North Island of New Zealand that has been active for the past two million years and is still highly active. Mount Ruapehu marks its south-western end and the zone runs north-eastward through the Taupo and Rotorua areas and offshore into the Bay of Plenty. It is part of the larger Central Volcanic Region that extends further westward through the western Bay of Plenty to the eastern side of the Coromandel Peninsula and has been active for four million years. The Taupo Volcanic Zone is widening east–west at the rate of about 8 mm per year. It is named after Lake Taupo, the flooded caldera of the largest volcano in the zone.
Port Waikato is on the south bank of the Waikato River at its outflow into the Tasman Sea, in northern New Zealand. It is currently a village of several hundred people.
The Mokau River is located in the North Island of New Zealand.
Waipu is a small town in Bream Bay, in the Northland Region of New Zealand, with a Scottish heritage. The population was 1,491 in the 2006 Census, an increase of 222 from 2001. A highlight of the town's calendar is the annual Highland Games held at New Year. Near the town are the Waipu Caves, which contain a significant population of glow worms.
The source of the Waitara River lies in the very steep hill country to the east of Mount Taranaki/Egmont, near Tahora. After proceeding in a southwesterly direction toward Central Taranaki, the river abruptly turns to flow in a northwesterly direction to the Tasman Sea: meeting it at the coastal town of Waitara.
Midhirst is a small village in Taranaki, New Zealand, approximately 4 km north of Stratford, on State Highway 3. Inglewood is 17 km (11 mi) north of Midhirst, and New Plymouth is 35 km (22 mi) to the northwest.
Motunui is a settlement in northern Taranaki, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 3 close to the shore of the North Taranaki Bight, six kilometres east of Waitara.
Tongaporutu is a settlement in northern Taranaki, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 3 at the mouth of the Tongaporutu River, 15 kilometres south of Mokau.Tongaporutu is well known in New Zealand for its 'Three Sisters' rock formations and its Maori petroglyphs carved into cave rock walls. However,both the Maori rock carvings and the 'Three Sisters formations are constantly being eroded by the Tasman sea.
The Mimi River is a river of the Taranaki Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows generally southwest from its sources in rough hill country 25 kilometres northeast of Urenui to reach the sea five kilometres northeast of the town. State Highway 3 follows the valley of the Mimi River for part of its length.
The Omaru River is a river of the Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows generally north from several streams with origins northwest of Paparoa, reaching the Manganui River 20 kilometres northeast of Ruawai.
The Onaero River is a river of the Taranaki Region of New Zealand's North Island. It rises on the slopes of Taramoukou, 14 kilometres south of Urenui, reaching the sea two kilometres to the west of the same town.
The Opatu River is a river of the Auckland Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows south from the Okahukura Peninsula, reaching the Tauhoa River in the eastern reaches of the Kaipara Harbour.
The Ruera River is a river of the West Coast Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows south from the Navigator Range in the Southern Alps, reaching the Copland River 30 kilometres east of Bruce Bay. The river's entire length is within Westland Tai Poutini National Park.
The Tauhoa River is an estuarial arm of the Kaipara Harbour in the Auckland Region of New Zealand's North Island. As part of the harbour's drowned valley system, it consists of narrow channels flowing south through expanses of mudflat to meet with the main waters of the Kaipara due east of the harbour entrance. The Tauhoa Channel links the entrance with the river mouth.
The Waitoetoe River is a small river of the Taranaki Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows close to the town of Urenui.
Waikato's Manganui River is located close to the west coast of New Zealand's North Island. It flows south, parallel to the coast of the North Taranaki Bight, before flowing into the Awakino River 5 kilometres (3 mi) from the latter's mouth.
Hare Peak is an ice-free peak, 2,970 metres (9,740 ft) high, at the north end of the ridge forming the east side of Leigh Hunt Glacier, in the Queen Maud Mountains of Antarctica. It was named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1961–62) for Clarence Hare, a member of the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901–04).
Takrouna Bluff is a small but prominent bluff on the east side of Alamein Range in the Freyberg Mountains, overlooking Canham Glacier from a position 6 nautical miles (11 km) west-southwest of Galatos Peak. Named by the northern party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1963–64, after Takrouna, a similar feature in Tunisia associated with Lord Freyberg and the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force during World War II.
Semu River is a river of northern Tanzania, tributary of Sibiti River, among lake Eyasi and lake Kitangiri.
