The Kumeà « River drains the northern WaitÃÂkere Ranges near Auckland, New Zealand, running past the town of Kumeà « before merging into the Kaipara River.
The river begins north of the Te Henga Road ridge, north of the WaitÃÂkere Ranges Regional Park. It flows north to the townships of WaitÃÂkere and Taupaki. When the river reaches Kumeà « and Huapai, it flows due west, meeting the Ahukuramu Stream. The Kaipara River begins at the confluence of the Kumeà « River and Ahukuramu Stream.
The river has a number of tributaries, including the McEntee Stream, Mangatoetoe Stream and Pakinui Stream.
The stream is in the traditional rohe of Te Kawerau àMaki. Historically the upper river catchment was dominated by a kahikatea forest, and was used for a number of purposes: to hunt kà «kupa (kererà «, or New Zealand wood pigeon) and harvest harakeke (New Zealand flax) and toetoe (Austroderia) for weaving.
The river formed a section of Te Tà Âangaroa, the portage between the Kaipara and the WaitematàHarbours. Ngongetepara (Brigham Creek) is less than two kilometres away from the Kumeà « River at its closest point.
The traditional taniwha kaitiaki (guardian) of the Kaipara and Kumeà « Rivers was called Tangihua.