The Kerikeri River rises in the Puketi Forest inland from Kerikeri and flows into the western extremity of the Bay of Islands in northern New Zealand. A 7-kilometre (4mi) long stream flowing into Raglan Harbour in Waikato also has the same name
Slightly less than 20 kilometres (12mi) long, the Northland river is hardly a significant waterway, but because it terminates at one of the most important historic sites in the country, the Stone Store Basin, it is known to countless thousands of tourists who visit Kerikeri each year.
The freshwater river falls over a ford into the Pacific Ocean, in the upper extremity of Kerikeri Inlet, a northwestern arm of the Bay. The ford replaced a bridge which crossed at that point for decades, but which needed to be demolished to protect Kerikeri's historic buildings in the basin.
A replacement bypass bridge was constructed several hundred metres upstream and opened in 2008. A pedestrian bridge was constructed around 2010, 200 metres (660ft) upstream from the ford.
The valley is largely along the line of the fault on the eastern edge of Whaingaroa Harbour. It flows over Coleman Conglomerate and, at its lower end, blue-grey Puti Siltstone, both of Puaroan age (about 150 million years ago).
From about 1870 Sam and Tom Wilson ran a flax mill powered by a wheel in the river. Much of the native bush was cleared for farming between 1910 and 1920.
Kerikeri, the largest town in Northland New Zealand, is a popular tourist destination about three hours drive north of Auckland, and 80km north of the northern region's largest city, Whangarei. It is often called the Cradle of the Nation, being the site of the first permanent mission station in the country, and it has some of the most historic buildings in the country.
A rapidly expanding centre of sub-tropical and allied horticulture, Kerikeri is in the Far North District of the North Island and lies at the western extremity of the Kerikeri Inlet, a northwestern arm of the Bay of Islands, where fresh water of the Kerikeri River enters the salty Pacific Ocean. Kerikeri (airport) is located at 35°16′S173°55′E / 35.267°S 173.917°E / -35.267; 173.917 . A fast-growing community, the 2001 census showed the population of 4,878 was an increase of 16.3 percent over the 1996 figure, and the 2006 census tally of 5,856 was a further population growth of 20 percent, and at the 2013 census had increased by a further 11 percent to 6,507.
A year after Arvida Te Puna Waiora retirement community installed two hives on the Kerikeri village grounds, a whopping 80kg of honey was collected and harvested ... along the nearby river.
Work had been due to start in mid-October to cut down a roughly 24-hectare block of trees known as the BingProperty, bordered by the town centre, KerikeriRiver and the HeritageBypass... River.
The mature eucalypts occupy the last significant area of undeveloped, residential-zoned land in central Kerikeri, between the HeritageBypass, Kerikeri River and the CBD... River, will not be felled.
Charlie's Rock, which is regarded as the best freshwater swimming spot in Kerikeri, is accessed via a 15-minute walking track along the river starting on LandingRoad, near Waipapa Landing.
On the banks of the KerikeriRiver, Puketi OliveFarm rests ... As he walks through his small grove of 180 trees with Country Life, just outside of Kerikeri in the Far North, he shares he first fell in ...
It floods regularly north of Kāeo and a bridge across the Waitangi River, near Kerikeri, was closed to heavy traffic in March 2020 after cracks were found in the concrete structure.
Up to 50 large gum trees have been poisoned near Kerikeri’s historic Stone Store...Dead gums now form a backdrop to the Stone Store when New Zealand’s oldest stone building is viewed from the other side of Kerikeri River.
Up to 50 large gum trees have been poisoned near Kerikeri's historic Stone Store...Dead gums now form a backdrop to the Stone Store when New Zealand's oldest stone building is viewed from the other side of Kerikeri River.
Work being done to address main route access such as through SH10's Waipapa also meant addressing surrounding catchments, in the case of this location, investigation into an upstream KerikeriRiver detention dam illustrated the point... ....
... Gorge, between Kaitaia and Kerikeri ... In March this year, the Waitangi RiverBridge - south of Kerikeri- on State Highway 10 was closed for heavy traffic until further notice due to safety concerns.
More rain is forecast for many places today after wild weather cut power to thousands of homes, caused slips and road closures, shut schools and flooded rivers ... The July average for Kerikeri is around 190mm.
