New Zealand - Car Ferry - The ferry in Mohaka, in Hawke's Bay, crossing the river with a car and people on board. - 16/3/1922 - W. G. A. Walker Photographer - Originally published in "The Auckland Weekly News" #336699 Mohaka River - The Mohaka river is on the North Island of New Zealand in the east central region of Hawke’s Bay. - Mohaka is a Maori word, roughly translated it means “place for dancing”. - There are many gorges on the Mohaka; some as steep as 200m. - The full length of the river is 172 kilometres and it drains a basin of 2,357 square kilometres.