Waiaua River (Taranaki)
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 Sea at Ōpunake.
| Waiaua River | |
|---|---|
.jpg.webp) Bridge over the Waiaua River south-east of Ōpunake (circa 1910s). | |
| Location | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Taranaki/Mount Egmont |
| Mouth | |
• location | South Taranaki Bight |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 25 km (16 mi) |
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.
- "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
- "aua". Māori Dictionary. Te Whanake. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
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