{{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox river | name = Akatarawa River | native_name = {{native name|mi|Akatarewa}} | name_other = | name_etymology = From Māori: ''aka'' (vine) and ''tarewa'' (hanging or drooping)<ref name="NZGB">{{LINZ|15240|Akatarawa River|9 September 2023}}</ref> | nickname = | image = Akatarawa River West north of McGhies Bridge.jpg | image_caption = Akatarawa River in Akatarawa Forest | image_alt = Image of a river flowing through a valley with thick bush on both sides | map ={{Maplink|frame=yes|type=line|plain=yes|zoom=10|frame-align=center|frame-width=270|frame-height=270|stroke-color=#0000ff|stroke-width=2}} | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = New Zealand | subdivision_type2 = Region | subdivision_name2 = Wellington | length = {{convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}} | source1 = Maunganui | source1_coordinates= {{Coord|-40.9682|175.0571}} | source1_elevation = {{convert|600|m|ft|abbr=on}} | mouth = Te Awa Kairangi / Hutt River | mouth_coordinates = {{Coord|-41.0906|175.0972|display=inline,title}} | mouth_elevation = {{convert|80|m|ft|abbr=on}} | progression = Te Awa Kairangi / Hutt River → Wellington Harbour → Cook Strait | tributaries_left = Bull Stream, Chilly Stream, Frances Stream | tributaries_right = Deadwood Stream, Akatarawa River West }}
The '''Akatarawa River''' is a short river in the lower North Island of New Zealand.
It flows south for approximately {{convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}} through small rocky gorges and the Akatarawa Valley before joining the Hutt River at Birchville, a suburb in the northern end of Upper Hutt. Its waters ultimately reach Wellington Harbour, and then flow out into Cook Strait.
==See also== *List of rivers of Wellington Region *List of rivers of New Zealand
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Category:Rivers of the Wellington Region River
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