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Bridge over the Waiaua River south-east of Ōpunake (circa 1910s).
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Route of the Waiaua River
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Location | |
Country | New Zealand |
Physical characteristics | |
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• location | Mount Taranaki |
• coordinates | 39°18′13″S 174°03′05″E / 39.30355°S 174.0514°E / -39.30355; 174.0514 |
Mouth | |
• location | South Taranaki Bight |
• coordinates | 39°27′46″S 173°51′42″E / 39.4627°S 173.8618°E / -39.4627; 173.8618 |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 25 km (16 mi) |
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Progression | Waiaua River → South Taranaki Bight → Tasman Sea |
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• left | Waiaua Fork Stream |
The Waiaua River is a river of the Taranaki Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows southwest from the slopes of Mount Taranaki to reach the Tasman SeaatŌpunake.
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]
"Place name detail: Waiaua River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
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