| Ākitio River | |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | New Zealand |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Manawatū-Whanganui |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Tararua |
| Subdivision Type4: | Settlements |
| Subdivision Name4: | Weber, Ākitio |
| Length: | 79km (49miles) |
| Source1: | 2km east of Te Awaputahi |
| Source1 Elevation: | 330m (1,080feet) |
| Mouth: | Pacific Ocean |
| Mouth Location: | Ākitio |
| Mouth Coordinates: | -40.6°N 201°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | Sea level |
| Tributaries Left: | Red River |
The Ākitio River is in the North Island of New Zealand. It flows generally southeast for 35km (22miles), entering the Pacific Ocean at Ākitio to the south of Cape Turnagain on the east coast.
In July 2020, the name of the river was officially gazetted as Ākitio River by the New Zealand Geographic Board.[1]
Cyclone Gabrielle caused the mouth of the river to move.[2]