Tāmaki River
| Tāmaki River | |
|---|---|
Aerial view of the Tāmaki River in the 1980s or 1990s, the 4th Panmure Bridge, just east of the Panmure Bridge does not exist. | |
Mouth of the Tāmaki River Tāmaki River (New Zealand) | |
Route of the Tāmaki River | |
| Native name | Te Wai o Taiki |
| Location | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Auckland Region |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Middlemore |
| • coordinates | 36°57′53″S 174°50′43″E / 36.96484°S 174.84533°E |
| Mouth | Tāmaki Strait |
• coordinates | 36°50′47″S 174°53′20″E / 36.8465°S 174.8889°E |
| Length | 15 km (9 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Tāmaki River → Tāmaki Strait → Hauraki Gulf |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Ōmaru Creek, Ōtāhuhu Creek |
| • right | Wakaaranga Creek, Pakuranga Creek, Ōtara Creek |
| Bridges | Panmure Bridge, Waipuna Bridge, Auckland Southern Motorway Tamaki River Bridge, Tāmaki Bridge |
The Tāmaki River or Tāmaki Estuary is mostly an estuarial arm and harbour of the Hauraki Gulf, within the city of Auckland in New Zealand. It extends south for 15 kilometres (9 mi) from its mouth between the suburb of Saint Heliers and the long thin peninsula of Bucklands Beach, which reaches its end at Musick Point. The inlet extends past the suburbs of Glendowie, Wai o Taiki Bay, Point England, Glen Innes, Tāmaki, Panmure, and Ōtāhuhu to the west, and Bucklands Beach, Half Moon Bay, Farm Cove, Sunnyhills and Pakuranga to the east.