Ākitio River

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Ākitio River
Native name	Ākitio  (Māori)
Location
Country	New Zealand
Region	Manawatū-Whanganui
District	Tararua
Settlements	Weber, Ākitio
Physical characteristics
Source	2km east of
• coordinates	40°23′24″S 176°25′19″E / 40.39000°S 176.42194°E / -40.39000; 176.42194
• elevation	330 m (1,080 ft)
Mouth	Pacific Ocean
• location	Ākitio
• coordinates	40°36′S 176°25′E / 40.600°S 176.417°E / -40.600; 176.417Coordinates: 40°36′S 176°25′E / 40.600°S 176.417°E / -40.600; 176.417
• elevation	Sea level
Length	79 km (49 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Red River

The Ākitio River is in the North Island of New Zealand. It flows generally southeast for 35 kilometres (22 mi), entering the Pacific Ocean at Ākitio to the south of Cape Turnagain on the east coast.

In July 2020, the name of the river was officially gazetted as Ākitio River by the New Zealand Geographic Board.^[1]

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