Mataikona River
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| Mataikona River | |
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| Native name | Mataikona (Māori) |
| Location | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Wellington |
| District | Masterton |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 40°47′9″S 176°11′30″E / 40.78583°S 176.19167°E |
| Mouth | |
• location | Pacific Ocean |
• coordinates | 40°47′S 176°16′E / 40.783°S 176.267°E |
| Length | 26 km (16 mi) |
The Mataikona River is a river of the Wairarapa of New Zealand's North Island. It flows generally southwest from its sources in rugged hill country 30 kilometres (19 mi) southwest of Pahiatua, flowing to the Pacific Ocean which it reaches 15 kilometres (9 mi) northeast of Castlepoint.