Waiaua_River_(Bay_of_Plenty)

Waiaua River (Bay of Plenty)

Waiaua River (Bay of Plenty)

River in New Zealand

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.

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

37°59′17″S 177°23′22″E


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