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	Manawatu-Wanganui - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The river was extremely important to early Maori as it was the southern link in a chain of waterways that spanned almost two-thirds of the North Island.
		Legends emphasise the importance of the river and it remains sacred to Wanganui iwi.
		In the Manawatu and Horowhenua Districts there are sandy soils and swampy hollows around the coast with loess-covered terraces and river flats inland.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Manawatu-Wanganui (2924 words)

	Manawatu River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Manawatu River is a major river of the southern North Island of New Zealand.
		The river is unique among New Zealand rivers, starting on the east side of the main dividing range and having its outflow to the west.
		The Manawatu's total length is 180 km, making it only the 12th-longest in the country, but at 102 m³/s it is one of the country's greatest rivers in terms of flow, and second only to the Waikato River among North Island rivers.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Manawatu_River (331 words)

	MANAWATU RIVER - 1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand
		The Manawatu River (catchment area, 2,296 square miles) drains the central east coast of the North Island, rising in the eastern Ruahine Range to the north of Norsewood.
		The Manawatu River proper and its tributaries to the north-east of the gorge are deeply entrenched in terraces formed during the Pleistocene glaciations.
		Important towns on or near the river are Dannevirke and Woodville east of the gorge and Palmerston North and Foxton to the west.
	www.teara.govt.nz /1966/M/ManawatuRiver/ManawatuRiver/en (572 words)

	Manawatu
		Manawatu is a region in the North Island of New Zealand.
		The Manawatu Gorge (in Maori Te Apiti, meaning 'The Narrow Passage') runs between the Ruahine and Tararua Ranges of the North Island of New Zealand, linking the Manawatu and Hawke's Bay regions.
		The road through the Manawatu Gorge was completed in 1872, and acts as the primary link between the two sides of the lower North Island.
	www.virtualaustralia.com /newzealand/regions/manawatu.shtml (358 words)

	Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Manawatu River is one of three rivers in the world which runs through a mountain range.
		New arrivals to the Manawatu are greeted with, "The Manawatu River is one of three rivers in the world which runs through a mountain range.
		People may think less of the people of the Manawatu if it was widely known that they don't really care that the agricultural base of their economy is helping to form a land link between New Zealand and Australia.
	www.radesign.co.nz /dull/biography.html (618 words)

	Attractions near Manawatu Outdoor Leisure Club Inc.
		Manawatu Gorge, a massive ravine formed by the 160km Manawatu River, divides the Ruahine and Tararua Ranges and extends some 6 kilometres.
		This 290km long river is the longest navigable waterway in the country and the second longest river in the North Island.
		The river road accesses Matawhiri's Old Flourmill, the church and convent at Jerusalem - the former home of Sister Mary Aubert and later famous New Zealand poet James K Baxter - the historic settlement of Pipiriki and the Bridge to Nowhere.
	www.gonatural.co.nz /Manawatu/local.htm (644 words)

	Manawatu Standard: local, national & world news from Manwatu's daily newspaper: If the levee breaks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		First up, there are two crucial differences between Palmerston North's mainly comfortable relationship with the Manawatu River and New Orleans' generations-long uneasiness with the Mississippi.
		Whatever water the swollen river may spill in to Palmerston North will run away within days of the river returning to normal - maybe with a little help for some particularly low-lying spots, or where drainage is silted up.
		In some areas that water is well over 2 metres deep, especially the river end of Hokowhitu and the old river and stream beds.
	www.stuff.co.nz /stuff/manawatustandard/0,2106,3415469a6503,00.html (1186 words)

	About Manawatu: Geographical Features and Information: Palmerston North, New Zealand, NZ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The large reddish-coloured rock that stands in the Manawatu River near the centre of the gorge was named Te Ahu-a-Turanga meaning a scared place of Turanga - an ancient ancestor of the Rangitane people of the Manawatu.
		The Manawatu Gorge is often called a unique landform simply because its river flows from one side of a mountain range to the other rather than from a divide, as do most rivers.
		The Manawatu Gorge Walk can be walked from either end however for those not planning to walk both ways transport must be organised for the return trip.
	www.manawatunz.co.nz /Pages/AboutManawatu/Features_ManawatuGorge.php (1323 words)

	Unique New Zealand wildlife - Wanganui - Manawatu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		he Manawatu region is bounded in the east by the Ruahine and Tararua ranges, whose rugged terrain stands in marked contrast to the plains which lie between them and the Tasman Sea.
		The Manawatu River, for which the Manawatu area is named, rises in the eastern slopes of the Ruahines behind Norsewood, before turning south and flowing through the Manawatu Gorge, which divides the Ruahines from the Tararuas.
		Away from the forested ranges the Manawatu is extensively farmed, predominantly in dairy herds.
	homepages.ihug.co.nz /~janm/wildlife/wanganui/manawatu.htm (546 words)

	Horowhenua Wetlands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Manawatu River is unusual in that its catchment is on both eastern and western sides of the Ruahine and Tararua Ranges, travelling through the spectacular Manawatu Gorge and reaching the Tasman Sea 39 km west of Palmerston North city.
		The river provides a constant supply of nutrients, which supports a huge number of invertebrates, providing food for large numbers and a diverse range of bird and fish species.
		Upstream pollution is caused by run-off from farms, discharge of treated effluent and storm water from several towns along the banks of the river.
	www.enterprisecoastnz.com /sights_activities/walkways/walking_7_tramping_horowhenua/horowhenua_wetlands.htm (1519 words)

	Railways of New Zealand: Wellington & Manawatu Railway
		The original old bridge pier foundations are still evident in the Waikanae River while the old abutments and some of the piles can sometimes be seen in the Otaki River after flood scouring.
		River works and other constructions have completely obliterated any signs of the old permanent way beyond here in any case.
		Across the river the old embankment can be easily seen coming in to join the new alignment a little south of the old freezing works.
	www.trainweb.org /enzedrail/mainline/wmr (3540 words)

	Palmerston North -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The region rises northward to the Kaimanawa Mountains and stretches along the Tasman Sea to include the Rangitikei River (noted for its steep-walled gorge) and the Manawatu River.
		The river, 113 miles (182 km) long, flows west and southwest for 30 miles (48 km) to Woodville and turns sharply northwest to pass between the Ruahine and Tararua ranges through the 4-mile- (6.4-kilometre-) long Manawatu Gorge.
		Emerging from the gorge at Ashhurst, the river...
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9058153 (881 words)

	Engineering Heritage
		The Lower Manawatu River Control Scheme gives flood protection to 300km of valuable rural land, and to large parts of Palmerston North and Feilding, which could otherwise be flooded by the Manawatu River and its tributaries.
		The scheme includes 100 km of stopbanking on the Manawatu between the sea and the gorge, and another 120 km of stopbanking on the tributaries.
		The function of the sluice-gates, completed in 1962, is to divert floodwater from the Manawatu River down a floodway 10 km long that bypasses 30km of river channel which is very winding and has too flat a gradient to carry the necessary discharge.
	www.ipenz.org.nz /heritage/itemdetail.cfm?itemid=69 (327 words)

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		Situated on the banks of the Manawatu River, Palmerston North is nestled at the foot of the magnificent Tararua Ranges which boast an extensive network of walking tracks as good as any found in New Zealand.
		Manawatu residents enjoy a quality of lifestyle that is the envy of many.
		The Manawatu River is one of a few in the world that flows east to west through a main divide.
	www.blogger.com /email-post.g?blogID=8051701&postID=110479446583437860 (1006 words)

	ANZ 2002 Geology of the Area
		Add to this reactivated rivers as temperatures warmed up - the rivers of the Manawatu picked up and carried considerable quantities of rocks, soils and silt to the coast and discharged them into a shallowing sea.
		Larger, deeper lakes to the north of the Rangitikei River.
		It is noticeable that the Manawatu River has acted as a barrier to dune building any further east than this, as the river has simply carried wind-blown sands back out to sea.
	homepages.paradise.net.nz /lancea/anz2002/geology.htm (1210 words)

	ipedia.com: Manawatu-Wanganui Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Manawatu District has a much gentler topography, consisting mainly of flat, tree studded plains that run between the ranges and the sea.
		The domes have shaped the course of the Manawatu River, giving it a meandering path which, uniquely among New Zealand rivers, begins on the east coast and exits on the west coast.
		In the Manawatu and Horowhenua Districts there are sandy soils and swamp hollows around the coast with loess-covered terraces and river flats inland.
	www.ipedia.com /manawatu_wanganui.html (3186 words)

	The Big Flood Feb 2004: Weather engineering - a form of political protest against Pakeha colonialism \| racism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		In the Manawatu towns of Marton and Feilding a state of civil emergency was declared...
		The damage to river infrastructure which led to last week's massive flooding is in danger of being overlooked as restoration of roads, bridges and other services take priority.
		Army personnel were on standby overnight as rivers in Manawatu and Wanganui came close to bursting their banks, threatening areas already devastated by flooding...
	twm.co.nz /wet2004.html (6425 words)

	FOXTON - 1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand
		Foxton is situated on the northern bank of the Manawatu River in the lower basin on the Manawatu Plain and about 3 miles inland from the sea.
		In 1843 the Rev. James Duncan arrived at Matakarapa, a Maori village on the Manawatu River opposite present Foxton; afterwards he transferred to the northern bank to establish his mission station on 100 acres of land presented to him by Ihakara Tukumaru, the local paramount chief.
		The port of Manawatu was defined in 1868 and in 1877 when the first harbour board was established, the name was changed to Foxton.
	www.teara.govt.nz /1966/F/Foxton/Foxton (715 words)

	Shipwrecks
		On 6th May, the cutter from Manawatu with a cargo of wheat was caught in a south east gale and driven ashore at Fitzroy Bay near Wellington Heads.
		When leaving the Patea River for Wanganui on 18 September 1865 she was almost accross the bar when the wind failed her.
		With a cargo of potatoes and flour she stranded 100 yards south of the Oeo River in Taranaki early on the morning of 22 April 1893.
	www.angelfire.com /az/nzgenweb/shipwreck.html (3648 words)

	OurRegion - Manawatu - History of Manawatu
		Hau was the explorer who named the Manawatu River as he was travelling down the coast from Taranaki.
		They settled near the Manawatu river mouth and inland along the riverbank.
		In 2003 the city of Palmerston North has a population of around 75,000 while the surrounding Manawatu district has just over 28, 000 residents with people of Maori descent comprising between 13 and 14 % of the region’s population.
	www.ourregion.co.nz /theregion.php?category=history&articleID=31 (486 words)

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		This is the remainder of the orginal course of the Ngaruroro River.
		This river flows 110km north and east from the Ruahine Ranges where the headwaters start in the same hills as the Manawatu River.
		The river is fed from rainfall in the high ranges and provides water for farms and orchards from Central Hawke's Bay to the eastern corner of the Heretaunga Plains.
	www.hbrc.govt.nz /DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=57 (934 words)

	Manawatu - Wikitravel
		The Manawatu is a broad flat river plain on the south-west side of the North Island of New Zealand.
		Much of it has been formed by the mighty Manawatu river, one of the few rivers in the world to bisect a mountain range.
		Many people merely pass through the Manawatu on their way to Wellington, Wanganui, Wairarapa or the Hawkes Bay.
	wikitravel.org /en/Manawatu (114 words)

	Fish and Game New Zealand
		The Waingongoro River provided anglers with mixed results last season, with spin fishing the most consistent method, even when the river was low in late summer.
		This is response to a dramatic and consistent decline in the number of medium to large trout observed in drift dive counts from a high of 50km in 1988/89 to 14km in 1999/2000.
		Say for example, there are 100 fish in the Hutt River and that is the number required for a stable population and heaps of happy anglers.
	www.fishandgame.org.nz /SITE_Default/SITE_your_region/SITE_Wellington/General/regional_news_letter.asp (2253 words)

	cuisine.co.nz - travel - all's well in manawatu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Bounded by the Rangitikei and Manawatu Rivers, the Ruahine Ranges and the Tasman Sea, the Manawatu district is an orderly landscape of farmland and gardens.
		Residents of the Manawatu cite the region’s central location as one of its advantages.
		Manawatu is well provided for with conventional accommodation at every level but for something different...
	www.cuisine.co.nz /index.cfm?pageID=22593&r=6 (2127 words)

	The Ferryman's : Wanganui Holiday Accommodation, Holiday Home in Wanganui (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Wanganui "Historic River City" presents The Ferryman's poised overlooking the "Rhine of the Maoriland" the Wanganui River.
		This personality plus cottage was built to house the river's Ferryman long before the bridge and the popular use of the motor car, it has street parking.
		The Wanganui region is on the lower west coast of the North Island, south of Taranaki and the Taupo/Ruapehu regions.
	www.tourism.net.nz /new-zealand/accommodation/self-catering/wanganui/the-ferrymans (718 words)

	Outdoor Attractions around Wellington Taranaki - Encounter New Zealand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The river is of great spiritual significance to the Maori people, who have lived along its banks for centuries.
		Today, the deserted middle reaches are a scenic spectacle, as the river cuts through forest covered banks and deep river gorges.
		Manawatu Gorge a scenic reserve of special geological interest, traversed by a walking track through native forest, with scenic views of the gorge.
	www.encounter.co.nz /lni.cfm (624 words)

	Palmerston North City Library - Our story
		Inside this fragment of taniko, which indicates mana, is a curving pathway which may represent the Manawatu River, or a piece of cyber wire.
		It depicts the sun, trees, mountains, a river and native wood pigeon, and the wayward Manawatu westerly wind.
		The work also incorporates other Maori elements such as the naming of the Manawatu River, the journeys of ancient ancestors through the land and the sources of sustenance for the people.
	citylibrary.pncc.govt.nz /our_story/artwork.html (1349 words)

	Environment Network Manawatu - Manawatu Estuary Trust Inc.
		The Manawatu River Estuary (at Foxton Beach) is now a Ramsar site and an internationally recognised bird sanctuary, where migrating and NZ native birds enjoy the mudflats and wetlands.
		Tide's in so the native waders are resting near the covered mudflats; bird watchers are returning along the spit and fishermen in the background making the most of the incoming tide.
		to educate the public on the importance of the Manawatu Estuary.
	www.environmentnetwork.org.nz /80.html (280 words)

	New Zealand's River Region: Horowhenua, Manawatu, Rangitikei, Ruapehu, Tararua, Wanganui (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		New Zealand's River Region provides its visitors with an opportunity to connect with nature and a time and place to renew the spirit.
		Activities in the region reflect the strong bond between the natural attributes of the mountains, the bush-clad ranges, the different moods of the rivers, the coastal beaches and rural farm experiences.
		The River Region is characterised by the intimate experience of the operators, most of whom will be your personal guide and share with you the authenticity of New Zealand’s rural culture.
	www.rivernz.com (183 words)

	WAIRARAPA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Part of the reason is that the area was settled from both the north and the west and has been the subject of several reorganisations of local government.
		The river runs westward between the ends of two mountain ranges via the Manawatu Gorge to pass Palmerston North and reach the west coast of the North Island.
		The name means "Glistening Waters", and is said to have been applied by an early Maori explorer, Huanui, who saw the rivers and lake from the mountains to the west.
	www.yotor.org /wiki/en/wa/Wairarapa.htm (463 words)

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