Te Anatori (Anatori River)

The Anatori River was named by Ngāti Apa tīpuna and a trail alongside linked with other major routes (including what is now known as the Heaphy Track) and the Aorere River. A series of kāinga and cultivations were positioned along its lower reaches, including Te Awatūroto and Taurangahīoi at Whanganui Inlet.

Ngāti Apa valued Te Anatori as an important mahinga kai. Its pure water was abundant in fish such as kōkopu, inanga, kahawai, kekewai and kōura, and birds such as kererū, tōrea (oystercatcher), kōkō (tūī), korimako (bellbird) and tōrea.