Taurangakautuku River
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| Taurangakautuku River | |
|---|---|
 Route of the Taurangakautuku River | |
.png)  Mouth of the Taurangakautuku River  Taurangakautuku River (North Island) | |
| Location | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Raukūmara Range |
| • coordinates | 37°45′27″S 178°09′42″E / 37.75745°S 178.16164°E |
| Mouth | |
• location | Awatere River |
• coordinates | 37°41′46″S 178°19′04″E / 37.69618°S 178.31784°E |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Taurangakautuku River → Awatere River → Kawakawa Bay → Pacific Ocean |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Makorokoro Stream, Mangapapa Stream, Whakahoutu Stream, Mangakopikopiko Stream |
| • right | Wharewai Stream |
The Taurangakautuku River is a river of the Gisborne Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows northeast from the northern foothills of the Raukumara Range to reach the Awatere River eight kilometres southwest of Te Araroa.[1]