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Class 5; Geology for Kayakers, Kaituna River

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Kaituna River, New Zealand

Kaituna River map, draining Lake Rotoiti, NZKaituna River is a glorious water-course that has a bit of everything for kayakers and rafters, from beginner Class 1 and 2 rapids to serious class 5 waterfalls.  It is probably one of the more popular kayaking and rafting rivers in North Island, New Zealand, in part because it is so easy to get to, and close to the Rotorua centre of tourism.

The Kaituna is an outflow of Lake Rotoiti, its headwaters next to the Highway at Okere Falls (just down the Road from Okere Falls Café); it exits at the coast in Bay of Plenty.

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