| Weiti River | |||||||||||||||||
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| Map Size: | 270px | ||||||||||||||||
| Pushpin Map: | Auckland#New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Pushpin Map Size: | 270px | ||||||||||||||||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Mouth of the Weiti River | ||||||||||||||||
| Subdivision Type1: | Country | ||||||||||||||||
| Subdivision Name1: | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Subdivision Type2: | Region | ||||||||||||||||
| Subdivision Name2: | Auckland Region | ||||||||||||||||
| Source1 Location: | Confluence of the Weiti Stream and John Creek | ||||||||||||||||
| Source1 Coordinates: | -36.6196°N 174.6674°W | ||||||||||||||||
| Mouth: | Karepiro Bay | ||||||||||||||||
| Mouth Coordinates: | -36.6474°N 174.7337°W | ||||||||||||||||
| Progression: | Weiti River → Karepiro Bay → Hauraki Gulf → Pacific Ocean | ||||||||||||||||
| Basin Landmarks: | Silverdale, Stillwater, Wade Heads, Whangaparaoa Peninsula | ||||||||||||||||
| Tributaries Right: | Duck Creek, Doctors Creek | ||||||||||||||||
| Bridges: | Penlink Bridge | ||||||||||||||||
The Weiti River is an estuarine river to the north of Auckland in the North Island of New Zealand. It rises as the Weiti Stream in the low hills approximately 7km (04miles) west of Silverdale and emerges into the Hauraki Gulf immediately south of the Whangaparaoa Peninsula. The upper stretches of the river are heavily grown with mangroves but with care, small craft can navigate it as far as Silverdale at high tide. Stillwater is the only other settlement along the river's banks. Wentworth College, based in nearby Gulf Harbour, uses the Weiti River for its rowing training.[1]
Up until the 1950s this river and estuary was known by locals as the Wade river.