The Raukokore River is a Grade I-II packrafting and kayaking run located in the East Cape Raukumara Ranges in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand. The trip has a wilderness feel despite being manageable for paddlers of moderate experience, and can be completed as a long day trip or split over two days.

The put-in is on the Waikura River at the Te Kumi Road bridge on Te Kumi Station. The paddle begins with approximately one hour of braided river travel to the Raukokore confluence, which requires attentiveness to navigate. Below the confluence, the character of the river shifts noticeably — the water tends to run clear and green, and large boulders appear throughout, though extensive gravel deposits from significant slips prevent large rapids from forming and the river never becomes a fully enclosed gorge. Native forest covers much of the riverbanks, and there are numerous small grassy terraces suitable for camping. Land is mostly private, with the exception of the first couple of kilometres below the Waikura confluence on river left.

The takeout is at the State Highway 35 bridge near the coast. An alternative finish involves continuing downstream on the fast current and paddling up the Raukokore lagoon — best attempted on an incoming or high tide — to a beach carpark near the cemetery on Cemetery Road. The shuttle between put-in and takeout takes approximately 2 hours 15 minutes by car, or around 4 hours by bike, making this a viable bikerafting option. Along the shuttle route, paddlers cross the Oweka Stream, Mohau Stream, and Whangaparaoa River, all of which carry enough flow after rain to paddle and are described as gravelly streams that disappear into bush-clad valleys before reaching the coast.

Upstream of the Waikura confluence, the Raukokore emerges from a gorge near the Raukumara wilderness area, which is noted as potentially good paddling but difficult to access at higher flows. An old trampers route into the upper Raukokore via Okapua Stream offers a possible wilderness packrafting route. The Green Hut previously marked on topographic maps no longer exists.