Waiaua River
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
  location
Bay of Plenty
  elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length16 km (10 mi)

The Waiaua River is a river of the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows generally northwest to reach the eastern end of the Bay of Plenty 10 kilometres (6 mi) east of Ōpōtiki.

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "waters containing herring" for Waiaua.[1] Aua is usually translated as yellow-eye mullet.[2]

See also

References

"Place name detail: Waiaua River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 12 July 2009.

  1. "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
  2. "aua". Māori Dictionary. Te Whanake. Retrieved 31 December 2019.

37°59′17″S 177°23′22″E / 37.98806°S 177.38944°E / -37.98806; 177.38944


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