Rangitikei River

The Rangitikei River should not be confused with the Rangitaiki River in the Bay of Plenty, another of New Zealand's larger rivers, which flows through the central and northern North Island.

The Rangitikei River is one of New Zealand's longest rivers, 185 kilometres (115 mi) long.

Its headwaters are to the southeast of Lake Taupo in the Kaimanawa Ranges. It flows from the Central Plateau south past Taihape, Mangaweka, Hunterville, Marton, and Bulls, to the South Taranaki Bight at Tangimoana, 40 kilometres (25 mi) southeast of Wanganui. The river gives its name to the surrounding Rangitikei District.