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This is a list of all waterways named as rivers in New Zealand.


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Aan River The Aan River is a short river in the South Island of New Zealand. The river flows out of Lake Innes and into the sea on the southern coast of the South Island The South Island, also officially named , is the larger of the two major islands ...
* Acheron River (Canterbury) * Acheron River (Marlborough) * Ada River * Adams River *
Ahaura River The Ahaura River is in the South Island of New Zealand. This river drains the western flanks of the Southern Alps and flows into the Grey River. The Ahaura and its many tributaries rise in the Lake Sumner State Forest park and enters the G ...
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Ahuriri River The Ahuriri River is a river in the Canterbury and Otago Regions of the South Island of New Zealand. The headwaters are on the eastern flanks of the Southern Alps. The river flows for through the southernmost part of the Mackenzie Basin befo ...
* Ahuroa River *
Akatarawa River The Akatarawa River is a river in the lower North Island of New Zealand. It is a short river, flowing south for through small rocky gorges and the Akatarawa Valley before joining the Hutt River at Birchville, a suburb in the northern end of U ...
* Ākitio River * Alexander River * Alfred River *
Allen River The Allen River is a river in the West Coast district of the South Island of New Zealand. It drains the south side of the Allen Range, elevations to , which forms part of the boundary between West Coast and Tasman districts. The river has left ...
* Alma River *
Alph River The Alph River is a small river in Antarctica, running into Walcott Bay, Victoria Land. It is in an ice-free region at the west of the Koettlitz Glacier, Scott Coast. The Alph emerges from Trough Lake and flows through Walcott Lake, Howchin ...
(Ross Dependency) * Anatoki River * Anatori River *
Anaweka River The Anaweka River is small river in a remote area of the Tasman District of New Zealand. Its source is on the slopes of Mount White in the Wakamarama Range. The river flows to the Tasman Sea, the mouth being about south of the southern end of the ...
* Anne River * Anti Crow River * Aongatete River *
Aorangiwai River The Aorangiwai River is a small river in the Gisborne district of New Zealand. It is a tributary of the Mata River which it flows into about upstream of Ruatoria. See also * List of rivers of New Zealand This is a list of all waterways named ...
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Aorere River The Aorere River is in the South Island of New Zealand. The headwaters are within Kahurangi National Park. The river flows generally northwards for before draining into Golden Bay at the town of Collingwood. The Heaphy Track's northeastern ...
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Aparima River The Aparima River, earlier known as Jacob's River, is one of the southward-flowing braided rivers of Southland, New Zealand. Description The Aparima has its headwaters in the Takitimu Mountains, south of Lake Te Anau, and flows south for before ...
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Arahura River The Arahura River, for a time called the Brunner River after the explorer Thomas Brunner, is a river located on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is approximately in length and flows into the Tasman Sea eight kilometres n ...
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Arapaoa River The Arapaoa River is a northeastern arm of the Kaipara Harbour in Northland, New Zealand. Officially designated as a river, it is some long and an average of wide. See also *List of rivers of New Zealand This is a list of all waterways name ...
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Araparera River The Araparera River is a small river in the Auckland Region, New Zealand. It flows west into a southeastern arm of Kaipara Harbour. See also *List of rivers of New Zealand This is a list of all waterways named as rivers in New Zealand. A ...
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Arawhata River The Arawhata River (often spelt with the Ngāi Tahu Māori dialect spelling ''Arawata River'') is in the West Coast region of the South Island of New Zealand. The river has its headwaters in the Mount Aspiring National Park. It drains the we ...
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Arnold River Arnold River may refer to: * Arnold River (Northern Territory), a tributary of the Hodgson River in Australia * Arnold River (New Zealand), a tributary of the Grey River *Arnold River (Saskatchewan) Arnold River may refer to: *Arnold River (Northern ...
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Arnst River The Arnst River in New Zealand is a tributary of the Travers River, which itself flows into Lake Rotoiti, in Nelson Lakes National Park. The park is at the northern end of the South Island of New Zealand. The Arnst River is named after the cham ...
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Aropaoanui River The Aropaoanui (Awapawanui) river runs through northern Hawke's Bay Region in the eastern North Island of New Zealand. Etymology Aropaoanui is a Māori word which roughly translates to 'big smoke'. In local myth, the area was named when the loc ...
* Arrow River * Arthur River *
Ashburton River / Hakatere The Ashburton River / Hakatere is a river in the Canterbury region of New Zealand, flowing across Mid Canterbury from the Southern Alps to the Pacific Ocean. The official name of the river was amended to become a dual name by the Ngāi Tahu Clai ...
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Ashley River / Rakahuri The Ashley River (; officially Ashley River / Rakahuri) is in Canterbury region of New Zealand. It flows generally southeastwards for before entering the Pacific Ocean at Waikuku Beach, Pegasus Bay north of Christchurch. The town of Rangiora i ...
* Avoca River (Canterbury) * Avoca River (Hawke's Bay) *
Avon River / Ōtākaro The Avon River / Ōtākaro ( and ) flows through the centre of the city of Christchurch, New Zealand, and out to an estuary, which it shares with the Ōpāwaho / Heathcote River, the Avon Heathcote Estuary / Ihutai. Course The Avon follows a me ...
* Avon River (Marlborough) * Awakari River * Awakino River (Canterbury) and its East and West branches * Awakino River (Northland) *
Awakino River (Waikato) The Awakino River is a river located in the North Island of New Zealand. It has been described as one of the great rivers in the North Island providing top-quality backcountry fishing. Awakino township lies on its river banks. It rises on peaks ...
* Awanui River * Awapoko River *
Awarau River The Awarau River, usually known as Larry's Creek is located within the South Island of New Zealand. The river is about long and runs northwest from its headwaters in the Victoria Range to its confluence with the Inangahua River north of Reef ...
* Awaroa River (Far North) * Awaroa River (Kaipara) * Awaroa River (Waikato River tributary) * Awaroa River (Kawhia Harbour tributary) *
Awaroa River (Tasman) Awaroa River in New Zealand may refer to: * Awaroa River (Far North), in Far North District * Awaroa River (Kaipara), in Kaipara District * Awaroa River (Waikato River tributary), in Waikato District * Awaroa River (Kawhia Harbour tributary), i ...
* Awarua River (Northland) *
Awarua River (Southland) The Awarua River is a short river that flows from the Waiuna Lagoon into Big Bay, also known as Awarua Bay, an embayment at the northern end of Fiordland in New Zealand. The river's mouth is at the northern end of Three Mile Beach, the Big Bay b ...
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Awatere River The Awatere River is a large river flowing through Marlborough, New Zealand. Flowing along the trace of the active Awatere Fault, it runs northeast through a straight valley to the west of the Inland Kaikoura mountains. This valley is paralle ...
* Awatere River (Gisborne) * Awhea River


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Balfour River The Balfour River is a river in the Westland district of New Zealand. Its source is the Balfour Glacier and it runs west then northwest for about to the Cook River/Weheka See also *List of rivers of New Zealand This is a list of all waterw ...
* Barlow River * Barn River * Barrier River *
Baton River The Baton River is a river in the Tasman District of the South Island of New Zealand. It rises near the Baton Saddle in the Arthur Range and flows ESE then northeast before feeding into the Motueka River south of Woodstock Woodstock Musi ...
* Bealey River * Beaumont River * Beautiful River * Bettne River * Big River (Buller) * Big River (Grey) * Big River (Southland) * Big River (Tasman) * Big Wainihinihi Creek * Blackwater River (Tasman) *
Blackwater River (Buller River tributary) The Blackwater River is located in the Buller District of New Zealand. It flows north-northwest for from the northern slopes of Mount Copernicus in the Paparoa Range, reaching the Buller River west of Inangahua in the lower Buller Gorge Th ...
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Blackwater River (Little Grey River tributary) The Blackwater River is located in the Buller District of New Zealand. It is the name given to the lower reaches of the Big River, from its junction with the Blackwater Creek to its outflow into the Māwheraiti (Little Grey) River. It flows gene ...
* Blairich River * Blind (Otūwhero) River * Blue Duck River * Blue Grey River * Blue River * Bluff River * Blythe River *
Bonar River The Bonar River is a short river of New Zealand. It is in Mount Aspiring National Park and flows west for before joining the Waiatoto River. Its source is on the slopes of Mount Taurus, northeast of Mount Aspiring / Tititea. See also *List of r ...
* Boulder River * Bowen River * Boyle River * Branch River (Taylor River tributary) * Branch River (Wairau River tributary) * Broken River * Brown Grey River * Brown River (Marlborough) * Brown River (Tasman) * Brown River (West Coast) * Buller River * Burke River * Butler River


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* Callery River * Cam River (Marlborough) * Cam River * Camelot River *
Cameron River The Cameron River is a river of New Zealand. It flows southeast from the slopes of Mount Arrowsmith in the Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, reaching Lake Stream just to the north of the outflow from Lake Heron. The longer Ashburton River ...
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Cape River The Cape River is a river of New Zealand. A tributary of the Opouawe River, it is located in the Wairarapa in the southern North Island. See also *List of rivers of New Zealand This is a list of all waterways named as rivers in New Zealand. ...
* Caples River *
Cardrona River The Cardrona River is in Otago in the South Island of New Zealand. It is one of the first tributaries of the Clutha River / Mata-Au, which it meets only from the latter's origin at the outflow of Lake Wānaka. The Cardrona flows north for dow ...
* Careys Creek * Carrick River * Cascade River *
Cass River (Mackenzie District) The Cass River is an alpine river in the Canterbury, New Zealand, Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand. It rises in the Hall Range immediately below Rankin Pass, and also receives water from the nearby Huxley Glacier. After droppi ...
* Cass River (Selwyn District) * Castaly River * Castle River (Marlborough) *
Castle River (Southland) The Castle River is a river in Fiordland National Park in the Southland Region of New Zealand. It rises on the slopes of Barrier Peak and flows southeast in a steep-walled valley running parallel to the Clinton Canyon before turning south. It is ...
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Castle River (Wellington) The Castle River is a river in the southeast of the Wairarapa district of the North Island of New Zealand. It rises on the flanks of the Aorangi Range at the edge of the Aorangi Forest Park and flows eastward, joining Rough Stream north of tha ...
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Catlins River The Catlins River flows southeastward through The Catlins, an area of the southern South Island of New Zealand. Its total length is , and it flows into the Pacific Ocean at the holiday settlement of Pounawea, south of Balclutha. Its upper est ...
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Cavendish River The Cavendish River is a river of New Zealand. It is one of the southernmost rivers of the country's South Island, flowing south for to reach Foveaux Strait on the southern coast of Fiordland. The river was named in 1882 by John Hay in commemora ...
* Charwell River *
Chatterton River The Chatterton River is a river of north Canterbury, New Zealand. It flows south through Hanmer Forest Park, immediately to the west of the town of Hanmer Springs, before flowing into the Percival River shortly before the latter itself flows i ...
* Christopher River *
Clark River The Clark River is a river of northwestern South Island of New Zealand. The river flows northwest from its source in the Kahurangi National Park to reach the Aorere River at the foot of the Wakamarama Range from the Aorere's outflow into Gold ...
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Clarke River (Grey District) The Clarke River is a river in the Grey District, one of three Clarke rivers in the South island of New Zealand. It flows northwest for 12 kilometres before joining with the upper Grey River close to the boundary of Victoria Forest Park. Refer ...
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Clarke River (Tasman) The Tasman Region's Clarke River is one of three rivers by that name in the South Island of New Zealand. It rises in the Kahurangi National Park from the eastern flanks of Mount Gomorrah () flowing southeast then northeast before joining the ...
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Clarke River (Westland District) The Clarke River in Westland District is the southernmost of three rivers thus-named in the South Island of New Zealand. It is a major tributary of the Haast River, flowing southwest from its source on the slopes of Mount Hooker before joining ...
* Clearwater River *
Cleddau River The Cleddau River is a river of New Zealand. It flows into the head of Milford Sound. See also *List of rivers of New Zealand This is a list of all waterways named as rivers in New Zealand. A * Aan River * Acheron River (Canterbury) * A ...
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Clinton River The Clinton River is a river in southeastern Michigan in the United States. It is named in honor of DeWitt Clinton, who was governor of New York from 1817 to 1823. The main branch of the river rises from wetlands and coldwater tributaries from ...
* Clive River *
Clutha River The Clutha River (, officially gazetted as Clutha River / ) is the second longest river in New Zealand and the longest in the South Island. It flows south-southeast through Central and South Otago from Lake Wānaka in the Southern Alps to the P ...
* Clyde River * Coal River (Canterbury) * Coal River (Fiordland) * Cobb River *
Collins River The Collins River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed June 8, 2011 stream in the east-central portion of Middle Tennessee in the United States. It is a tributary of th ...
* Conway River *
Cook River / Weheka The Cook River / Weheka is in the South Island of New Zealand. The headwaters are from the La Perouse Glacier on the western flanks of the Southern Alps (New Zealand), Southern Alps, and it flows west, then northeast, then northwest and into the ...
* Copland River * Cox River * Crooked River * Cropp River * Crow River (Canterbury) * Crow River (West Coast) *
Cust River The Cust River is a river in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. It flows east across the upper Canterbury Plains from its source north of the town of Oxford, New Zealand, flowing into the Cam River / Ruataniwha close to the town of Rangiora. ...


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* D'Urville River * Dane River * Dark River *
Dart River / Te Awa Whakatipu The Dart River (officially Dart River / Te Awa Whakatipu from ) flows through rugged forested country in the southwestern South Island of New Zealand. Partly in Mount Aspiring National Park, it flows south-west and then south for from its head ...
* Dart River (Tasman) * Deception River * Deepdale River * Devil River * Dickson River * Dillon River * Dobson River * Donald River (Hawke's Bay) * Donald River (West Coast) *
Donne River The Donne River is a river in the Southland Region of New Zealand. It arises in the Darran Mountains, and flows south-west to join the Cleddau River. State Highway 94 crosses the Donne just before it reaches the Cleddau. The river was named by ...
* Doon River * Doubtful River * Doubtless River *
Douglas River The Douglas River, formerly known as the Twain, is a river of the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. Its source is high in the Southern Alps, south of Mount Sefton, and its upper reaches are fed by water from the Douglas Glacier. It ...
* Dove River (Canterbury) * Dove River (Tasman) * Drake River *
Dry Awarua River The Dry Awarua River is a river of northern Fiordland, New Zealand. It rises in the McKenzie Range and flows south and then westward into the Waiuna Lagoon. The Lagoon then discharges into the Awarua River, which flows into Big Bay, also known ...
* Dry River (Tasman) *
Dry River (New Zealand) The Dry River is a river in the extreme southeast of the North Island of New Zealand. It feeds into the Ruamahanga River to the southwest of Martinborough. The headwaters are in the Haurangi Forest Park, and its eventual outflow (via the Ruam ...
* Duncan River


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* Earnscleugh River * Eastern Hohonu River *
Eastern Hutt River The Eastern Hutt River is a river of New Zealand. It flows southwest from the Tararua Range to join with the Western Hutt River and become the Hutt River, a major river of the southern North Island. See also *List of rivers of New Zealand Thi ...
* Eastern Waiotauru River * Edison River * Edith River *
Edwards River (Mid Canterbury) The Edwards River is a river of New Zealand. A tributary of the Bealey River, it arises in the Polar Range to the east of Arthur's Pass and flows south-west within Arthur's Pass National Park. The Mingha River joins it just before it enters the ...
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Edwards River (North Canterbury) The Edwards River is a river located in the north of New Zealand's Canterbury, New Zealand, Canterbury region. It is the northern of the two rivers in New Zealand of this name. A tributary of the Waiau Uwha River, it skirts the northern slopes o ...
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Eglinton River The Eglinton River is located in the region of Southland in the southwest of New Zealand. It flows through Fiordland National Park for . Its headwaters are at Lake Gunn, east of Milford Sound, and it flows generally south before entering Lake Te ...
* Electric River * Elizabeth River * Ellis River * Empson River *
Esk River (Canterbury) Canterbury's Esk River is a tributary of the Waimakariri River. It rises in the Dampier Range near Esk Head, and flows southwest on the western side of the Puketeraki Range to reach the upper Waimakariri some north of Springfield. Brown and ...
* Esk River (Hawke's Bay) * Esperance River * Evans River * Eyre River


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Fairhall River Fairhall is a locality in Marlborough Region, Marlborough, New Zealand. Blenheim, New Zealand, Blenheim is about 7.5 km to the northeast. The Fairhall River runs past to the west. The river and locality were named in 1847 for a chainman in ...
* Falls River * Fish River *
Flaxbourne River The Flaxbourne River is a river in the Marlborough region of New Zealand. It arises in the Inland Kaikoura Range and Halden Hills and flows east and then south-east into the South Pacific Ocean near Ward. It is named after the Flaxbourne sheep ...
* Fleming River * Forbes River *
Forgotten River The Forgotten River is located in northern Fiordland, New Zealand and is a tributary of the Olivine River. The Forgotten River starts at the Forgotten River Col at the western edge of the Olivine Ice Plateau in the Five Finger Range. It flows s ...
* Fork Stream * Four Mile River *
Fox River (Buller) The Fox River (originally the Potikohua River) is a river in the Buller District of New Zealand. It arises in the Paparoa Range near Mount Dewar and flows north-west through the Paparoa National Park to the Tasman Sea at Woodpecker Bay. The r ...
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Fox River (Westland) The Fox River is a river in the Westland District of New Zealand. It arises in two places; from a spring in the Fox Range, and from the head of the Fox Glacier. It runs west into the Cook River / Weheka, shortly before it exits into the Tasman S ...
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Frances River The Frances River is a river of New Zealand. It arises near Lambert Col and flows south to join McCoy Stream to form the Clyde River (New Zealand), Clyde River. The Clyde flows into the Rangitata River, which eventually exits into the Pacific O ...
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Freshwater River Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. Although the term specifically excludes seawater and brackish water, it does include ...
* Fyfe River


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Garry River The Garry River is a river in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. It arises in the Mount Thomas Forest near Mount Thomas and flows south-east into Ashley River / Rakahuri. Blowhard Stream is a tributary. See also *List of rivers of New Zealan ...
* Gelt River * George River * Glaisnock River * Glencoe River * Glenrae River * Glenroy River * Glentui River *
Gloster River The Gloster River is a river in the Marlborough region of New Zealand. It arises on the northern slope of Dillon Cone in the Inland Kaikōura Range and flows north, then south-east and east to join the Waiau Toa / Clarence River which eventual ...
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Godley River The Godley River is an alpine braided river flowing through Canterbury, in New Zealand's South Island. The river's headwaters are in Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park. It flows south for from the Southern Alps The Southern Alps (; offic ...
* Goldney River * Gorge River * Goulter River * Graham River * Grantham River *
Gray River The Gray River is a river in the Fiordland area of New Zealand. It arises in the Cameron Mountains in Fiordland National Park and flows south-west and then north-west into Revolver Bay, on the south side of Rakituma / Preservation Inlet. The ...
* Grays River * Grebe River *
Greenstone River The Greenstone River is a river in the Otago Region of New Zealand. It arises as the McKellar Branch in the Ailsa Mountains and as the Pass Burn in the Thomson Mountains, and joins the Caples River to flow into upper Lake Wakatipu. It is prob ...
* Greenstone River / Hokonui *
Greta River The Greta River is a river in the Hurunui District of New Zealand. It flows north-east into the Hurunui River, which runs into the Pacific Ocean south of Cheviot, New Zealand. State Highway 1 follows the river for part of its route between Che ...
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Grey River / Māwheranui The Grey River / Māwheranui is located in the northwest of the South Island of New Zealand. It rises 12 kilometres southwest of the Lewis Pass in Lake Christabel, one of numerous small lakes on the western side of the Southern Alps, and runs ...
* Guide River * Gulliver River * Gunn River * Gunner River


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Haast River The Haast River / Awarua is a river on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. The Māori name for the river is Awarua. It drains the western watershed of the Haast Pass. The Haast River is in length, and enters the Tasman Sea n ...
* Hacket River *
Hae Hae Te Moana River The Hae Hae Te Moana River is a river in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. It originates in the Four Peaks Range of the Southern Alps, with a North Branch and South Branch merging to the north of Pleasant Valley. The river runs south-east to ...
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Hakaru River The Hakaru River is a river in the Northland Region of New Zealand. It starts in the Brynderwyn Hills and flows south to join the Topuni River exiting in the Oruawharo River, which forms part of the Kaipara Harbour. The name literally means "to s ...
* Hakataramea River * Hall River * Halswell River * Hamilton River *
Hangaroa River The Hangaroa River is a river in the Gisborne Region of New Zealand. Its source is the Huiarau Ranges in the Te Urewera National Park, and flows southeast to merge with the Ruakituri River near Te Reinga. The combined rivers form the Wairoa Ri ...
* Hangatahua (Stony) River, Taranaki *
Hanmer River The Hanmer River is a river in the Hurunui District of New Zealand. It originates in the Hossack Saddle between the Hanmer Range and the Amuri Range, and flows south-west into the Waiau Uwha River about south-west of Hanmer Springs. See also ...
* Haparapara River * Hapuawai River * Hapuka River * Hāpuku River * Harman River *
Harper River The Harper River is a tributary of the Wilberforce River which itself flows into the Rakaia River in New Zealand's Canterbury region. It is located in the Southern Alps and a pass in the Harper River headwaters leads into the Waimakariri River ca ...
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Harrison River The Harrison River is a short but large tributary of the Fraser River, entering it near the community of Chehalis, British Columbia, Canada. The Harrison drains Harrison Lake and is the ''de facto'' continuation of the Lillooet River, which feeds ...
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Hātea River The Hātea River is a river of New Zealand. It flows from the north-east of Whangarei southwards and into the northern head of Whangarei Harbour. Its lower length forms the eastern boundary of the city. The banks along the lower reaches are parks ...
* Haumi River * Haupiri River * Hautapu River (Manawatū-Whanganui) *
Hautapu River (Wairoa District) The Hautapu River is a river in the Hawkes Bay region of New Zealand. Its catchment is almost entirely forested. The Hautapu rises near the source of the Waìpunga River in pumice country, near the eastern edge of the Volcanic Plateau, where la ...
* Havelock River *
Hawai River The Hawai River is a river of New Zealand. It flows from the Raukumara Range northeast into the Bay of Plenty. The locality of Tōrere is southwest of the river mouth, and Houpoto is northeast. See also *List of rivers of New Zealand This ...
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Hawdon River The Hawdon River is a river of New Zealand. One of the headwaters of Canterbury's Waimakariri River, it flows south through Arthur's Pass National Park, reaching the Waimakariri to the north of the settlement of Cass. See also *List of rivers of ...
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Hāwea River The Hāwea River is a river of New Zealand, draining Lake Hāwea into the Clutha/Matau-au. The river's flow is set by the Lake Hawea Control Dam, an earth embankment 30m high and 390m long that enables water to be released when wanted for the ...
* Hawkins River * Hay River * Heaphy River *
Hector River The Hector River is a river of New Zealand's southern North Island. It rises on the northern slopes of Mount Hector in the Tararua Range, flowing east through Tararua Forest Park before joining with the upper reaches of the Waiohine River. Se ...
* Hemphill River * Henry River * Herekino River * Heron River *
Hewson River The Hewson River is a river of New Zealand's South Island. It flows east and then south from the Ben McLeod Range of inland Canterbury before flowing into the upper reaches of the Orari River west of Mount Peel. See also *List of rivers of Ne ...
* Hikurangi River * Hikurua River * Hikutaia River *
Hikuwai River The Hikuwai River is the name for the middle section of the Ūawa River in the Gisborne Region of New Zealand. The river flows south through a valley between two hill ridges to the north of Tolaga Bay, and for most of its length runs parallel w ...
* Hinatua River *
Hinds River The Hinds River is a river in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. Its north and south branches drain the eastern flank of the Moorhouse Range, part of the Southern Alps, and their confluence is near Anama and Mayfield. The river then flows ...
* Hinemaiaia River * Hinemoatū / Howard River * Hodder River *
Hokitika River The Hokitika River is in the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is about long, beginning in the Southern Alps, emerging from the narrow Hokitika Gorge after merging with the Whitcombe River, and flowing into the Tasman Sea just ...
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Hollyford River / Whakatipu Kā Tuka The Hollyford River / Whakatipu Kā Tuka is in the southwest of the South Island of New Zealand. It runs for through Fiordland, its sources being close to the Homer Tunnel and in Gertrude Valley in the southern Darran Mountains. At first, the ...
* Hook River *
Hooker River The Hooker River is a river in the Southern Alps of New Zealand. It flows south from Hooker Lake, the glacier lake of Hooker Glacier, which lies on the southern slopes of Aoraki / Mount Cook. After 3 kilometers, it flows through Mueller Glacier ...
* Hookhamsnyvy Creek *
Hope River (Canterbury) The Hope River in Canterbury is one of three rivers by that name in the South Island of New Zealand. It is a tributary of the Waiau Uwha River. The Hope River rises at the Hope Pass in the Southern Alps, which is the main divide for the South Is ...
* Hope River (Tasman) * Hope River (West Coast) *
Hopkins River The Hopkins River, a perennial river of the Glenelg Hopkins catchment, is located in the Western District of Victoria, Australia. Course and features The Hopkins River rises below Telegraph Hill near , and flows generally south, joined by twe ...
* Horahora River * Horomanga River * Hororata River * Hossack River * Hoteo River *
Huangarua River The Huangarua River is a river of the southern North Island of New Zealand. Rising in the foothills of the Aorangi Range it flows north to join the Ruamahanga River to the north of Martinborough. See also *List of rivers of New Zealand This ...
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Huia River The Huia River is a river of New Zealand's South Island West Coast. It flows north to meet with the Kakapo River two kilometres before the latter flows into the Karamea River, 17 kilometres to the east of Karamea. See also *List of rivers ...
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Hunter River Hunter River may refer to: *Hunter River (New South Wales), Australia *Hunter River (Western Australia) *Hunter River, New Zealand *Hunter River (Prince Edward Island), Canada **Hunter River, Prince Edward Island, community on Hunter River, Canada ...
* Huriwai River * Hurunui River *
Hurunui River South Branch The Hurunui River South Branch is a river in the Hurunui District of Canterbury, New Zealand. The river originates in the Crawford Range, with southern tributaries flowing from the Dampier Range. One of the inflows on the true-left is Mason Stre ...
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Huxley River The Huxley River is in the South Island of New Zealand. It feeds into the Hopkins River which in turn feeds into Lake Ōhau. History The first Pākeha to explore the valley was Julius Von Haast. The valley was named after the biologist Thom ...


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* Ihungia River * Ihuraua River * Inangahua River * Irene River * Irwell River


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* Jackson River *
Jed River The Jed River is a river of New Zealand's South Island. It flows to the Pacific Ocean close to the town of Cheviot adjacent to Gore Bay. It combines with Buxton Creek behind a rocky beach before draining through the shingle. The waterways break ...
* Jerry River * Joe River * Joes River * John o'Groats River * Johnson River *
Jollie River The Jollie River is a river of New Zealand's Southern Alps. It flows an almost straight course from its source in the Liebig Range east of Aoraki/Mount Cook, flowing into the Tasman River from the latter's outflow into Lake Pukaki. See also ...
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Jordan River The Jordan River or River Jordan ( ar, نَهْر الْأُرْدُنّ, ''Nahr al-ʾUrdunn'', he, נְהַר הַיַּרְדֵּן, ''Nəhar hayYardēn''; syc, ܢܗܪܐ ܕܝܘܪܕܢܢ ''Nahrāʾ Yurdnan''), also known as ''Nahr Al-Shariea ...
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Kaeo River The Kaeo River is a river of the far north of New Zealand's North Island. It flows through the north of the North Auckland Peninsula, reaching the sea at the Whangaroa Harbour. The small town of Kaeo sits on its banks, from the river's mouth. Se ...
* Kahurangi River * Kahutara River * Kaiapoi River *
Kaihu River The Kaihu River is a river of the far north of New Zealand's North Island. It flows southeast from just south of Waipoua Forest Waipoua Forest is a forest, on the west coast of the Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island. It preserv ...
* Kaiikanui River * Kaikou River * Kaimarama River *
Kaipara River The Kaipara River drains the area to the northwest of Auckland, New Zealand. It flows north from the northern foothills of the Waitākere Ranges, meandering past the town of Helensville. It is joined by the Kaukapakapa River in its lower tidal re ...
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Kaituna River The Kaituna River is in the Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is the outflow from Lakes Lake Rotorua, Rotorua and Lake Rotoiti (Bay of Plenty), Rotoiti, and flows northwards for , emptying into the Bay of Plenty near Te ...
(Bay of Plenty) * Kaituna River (Canterbury) * Kaituna River (Marlborough) * Kaituna River (Tasman) *
Kaiwaka River The Kaiwaka River is a river of New Zealand's Northland Region. For much of its length, it is a broad arm of the Otamatea River, as much an inlet of the Kaipara Harbour as a true river. See also *List of rivers of New Zealand This is a list ...
* Kaiwakawaka River * Kaiwara River * Kaiwharawhara Stream * Kaiwhata River * Kaka River * Kakanui River * Kakapo River * Kākāpōtahi River / Little Waitaha River * Kaniere River * Kapowai River * Karakatuwhero River *
Karamea River The Karamea River is a river of New Zealand. It is located in the Tasman and West Coast Regions of the South Island. The river rises within Kahurangi National Park in the Matiri Range of the Southern Alps. The river rises to the east of Moun ...
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Karangarua River The Karangarua River is located in the west of New Zealand's South Island. It flows northwest from the Southern Alps, entering the Tasman Sea 80 kilometres northeast of Haast. The main tributary of the Karangarua is the Copland River The Cop ...
* Karetu River (Canterbury) * Karetu River (Northland) * Karukaru River * Katikara River *
Kauaeranga River The Kauaeranga River is a river of New Zealand's North Island. One of the main rivers on the Coromandel Peninsula, it rises in the Coromandel Range which forms the backbone of the peninsula, flowing southwest through the Kauaeranga Valley to re ...
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Kaukapakapa River The Kaukapakapa River is a river of New Zealand's North Island. It flows west, reaching the southernmost point of the Kaipara Harbour close to the town of Helensville. The small township of Kaukapakapa lies on the banks of the river, some from i ...
* Kauru River *
Kawakawa River The Kawakawa River is in the Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows predominantly eastward to Opua, where it joins the Waikare Inlet to flow into the Veronica Channel at the southern end of the Bay of Islands. The river is ti ...
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Kawarau River The Kawarau River is a river in the South Island of New Zealand. It drains Lake Wakatipu in northwestern Otago via the lake's Frankton Arm. The river flows generally eastwards for about and passes through the steep Kawarau Gorge until it join ...
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Kawhatau River The Kawhātau River is a river of about in the southwestern North Island of New Zealand. Its source is in the Ruahine Range and its outflow is into the larger Rangitīkei River, which it meets close to Mangaweka. It was given the official ...
* Kedron River * Kekerengu River * Kenana River * Kennet River * Kereu River *
Kerikeri River The Kerikeri River rises in the Puketi Forest inland from Kerikeri and flows into the western extremity of the Bay of Islands in northern New Zealand. A long stream flowing into Raglan Harbour in Waikato also has the same name but it is unoffic ...
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Kiwi River The Kiwi River is a river of New Zealand's South Island. One of the headwaters of the Hope River, it flows generally northwest from its source within Lake Sumner Forest Park, north of Lake Sumner. There are numerous other smaller watercourse ...
* Kohaihai River * Kokatahi River * Komata River * Kopeka River * Kopuapounamu River *
Kopuaranga River The Kopuaranga River (officially Kōpuaranga River) is a river of the Wairarapa, in New Zealand's North Island. It flows generally south from rough hill country southwest of Eketāhuna, reaching its outflow into the Ruamahanga River north of ...
* Koranga River * Korimako Stream * Kowai River * Kowhai River * Kuaotunu River * Kumengamatea River * Kumeu River * Kuratau River * Kurow River


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Landsborough River The Landsborough River is located in New Zealand's South Island. A major tributary of the Haast River, it flows southwest, parallel with the Southern Alps (New Zealand), Southern Alps, for 50 kilometres from its source five kilometres north of Mou ...
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Lawrence River The Lawrence River is a river of inland Canterbury in New Zealand's South Island. One of the headwaters of the Rangitata River system, it flows south from its source north of Mount Arrowsmith, before joining with the Clyde River and Havelock Riv ...
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Leader River The Leader River is a river in the Hurunui District of the Canterbury region in New Zealand's South Island. It is a tributary of the Waiau River, which it meets near Parnassus. Numerous smaller watercourses join the Leader River, including the ...
* Leatham River * Lee River * Leslie River *
Lewis River (Canterbury) The Lewis River is a river in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. The valley of this river forms the southeastern approach to Lewis Pass; the river is thus adjacent to State Highway 7. The Lewis River is a tributary of the Boyle River. The Ni ...
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Lewis River (West Coast) The Lewis River is a tributary of the Heaphy River in New Zealand's Kahurangi National Park. The Lewis River is located in the Buller District. It was named for C. Lewis, one of the contractors who built the Heaphy Track in 1886. The Lewis River ...
* Light River * Lilburne River *
Lindis River The Lindis River is found in Otago in the South Island of New Zealand. It is a tributary of the Clutha River / Mata-Au, flowing south for through the Lindis Pass, site of the main inland road route between Otago and the Mackenzie Basin in Canterbu ...
* Little Akatarawa River * Little Awakino River *
Little Boulder River The Little Boulder River is a river of the Tasman Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows from its sources within Kahurangi National Park to reach the Aorere River south of Collingwood. See also *List of rivers of New Zealand This is ...
* Little Crow River * Little Devil River * Little Hohonu River * Little Hope River * Little Kowai River * Little Lottery River * Little Onahau River * Little Opawa River * Little Pokororo River * Little Pomahaka River *
Little River Little River may refer to several places: Australia Streams New South Wales *Little River (Dubbo), source in the Dubbo region, a tributary of the Macquarie River * Little River (Oberon), source in the Oberon Shire, a tributary of Coxs River (Haw ...
* Little Slate River * Little Totara River * Little Waingaro River * Little Wanganui River * Lochy River * Lord River * Lords River * Lottery River * Lud River *
Lyvia River The Lyvia River is a river of Fiordland, New Zealand. It rises in the Dingwall Mountains and flows north-eastward into Doubtful Sound at Deep Cove. See also *List of rivers of New Zealand This is a list of all waterways named as rivers in Ne ...


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* Macaulay River * Macfarlane River * Mackenzie River * Maclennan River *
Maerewhenua River The Maerewhenua River, also known as the Marewhenua River, is a small river in the Otago region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located in North Otago and acts as a tributary of the Waitaki River, which forms the border between Otago and C ...
* Mahakirau River *
Mahitahi River The Mahitahi River is a river of the southwest of New Zealand's South Island. It flows northwest from the Hooker Range, part of the Southern Alps, reaching the Tasman Sea at Bruce Bay. See also *List of rivers of New Zealand This is a li ...
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Mahurangi River The Mahurangi River in northern New Zealand flows through the town of Warkworth and into Mahurangi Harbour, which opens into the outer Hauraki Gulf. The Left Branch of the river rises in the Dome and flows through the Dome Valley, while the Right ...
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Maitai River The Maitai River (also known as the Mahitahi River) is the largest river in the city of Nelson, in the north of New Zealand's South Island. The river stretches from the Bryant Range, situated to the east (inland) of Nelson, where it flows toward ...
* Makahu River * Mākākahi River * Makara River (Chatham Islands) *
Mākara River (Wellington) The Mākara River is a tributary of the Huangarua River, part of the Ruamahanga River system in the North Island of New Zealand. It flows north from the Aorangi Range, reaching the Huangarua to the south of Martinborough Martinborough ( mi, ...
* Makarau River *
Makaretu River The Makaretu River is a river of the southern Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand's North Island. One of numerous roughly parallel rivers, it flows east from the slopes of the Ruahine Range north of Dannevirke, passing close to the township of Ta ...
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Makarewa River The Makarewa River is the largest tributary of the Ōreti River, and is in Southland, New Zealand. It flows for from its source in the Hokonui Hills, joining the Ōreti just north of Invercargill Invercargill ( , mi, Waihōpai is the sout ...
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Makarora River The Makarora River is in the Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand. Name The Kai Tahu name for the river is Makarore. ( in the Kāi Tahu dialect) means stream. However the meaning of in this context is unknown. Geography The headwa ...
* Makaroro River * Makatote River * Jacobs River * Makerikeri River *
Makikihi River The Makikihi River is a river of the South Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows east from its headwaters in the Hunters Hills southwest of Timaru, and passes through the small township of Makikihi before reaching the Pacific ...
* Makino River *
Makotuku River The Makotuku River is a river of the west of New Zealand's North Island. It flows southwest from Tūroa ski field, on the slopes of Mount Ruapehu, and passes through the town of Raetihi before its confluence with the Mangawhero River. It has been ...
* Makuri River *
Manaia River The Manaia River is a river of the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand's North Island. It flows north from its sources in the Coromandel Range, reaching the Hauraki Gulf at Manaia Harbour, southwest of Coromandel, New Zealand, Coromandel. Th ...
* Manakaiaua River * Manawapou River *
Manawatū River The Manawatū River is a major river of the lower North Island of New Zealand. The river flows from the Ruahine Ranges, through both the Manawatū Gorge and the city of Palmerston North, and across the Manawatū Plains to the Tasman Sea at Foxton ...
* Mandamus River *
Mangaaruhe River The Mangaaruhe River is a river of the Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows southeast from the Ngamoko Range southwest of Lake Waikaremoana, flowing into the Wairoa River eight kilometres north of Frasertown. See also *Li ...
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Mangahao River The Mangahao River is located in the North Island of New Zealand. The headwaters are in the Tararua Ranges. The river flows northeast feeds into the Manawatu River south of Woodville. There are two dams on the river which tunnel water, via ...
* Mangahauini River * Mangaheia River * Mangakahia River *
Mangakarengorengo River The Mangakarengorengo River is a river of the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand. It is a tributary of the Wairoa River. See also *List of rivers of New Zealand This is a list of all waterways named as rivers in New Zealand. A * Aan Riv ...
* Mangakuri River * Mangamaire River * Mangamuka River *
Manganui River (Northland) New Zealand's largest Manganui River is a river of the Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island. It follows a generally westward course from its sources west of Ruakaka before its outflow into the Wairoa River east of Dargaville. The ri ...
* Manganui River (Taranaki) * Manganui River (Waikato) * Manganuiohou River * Manganuioteao River * Mangaone River (Hawke's Bay) * Mangaone River (Manawatū-Whanganui) * Mangaoparo River * Mangaorino River * Mangaotaki River * Mangapa River *
Mangapai River The Mangapai River is a river of the Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is perhaps better described as a silty arm of Whangarei Harbour, located due south of Whangarei. Its average width is some , but the silty nature of its co ...
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Mangapapa River (Bay of Plenty) The Mangapapa River is a river of the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. It rises on the north slopes of the Mamaku Plateau at the southern end of the Kaimai Range and meets the Opuiaki River at the head of Lake McLaren, which di ...
* Mangapapa River (Manawatū-Whanganui) * Mangapehi River * Mangapoike River * Mangapu River *
Mangaroa River The Mangaroa River is a river of the Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows north from the western foothills of the Remutaka Range to the west of Lower Hutt, meeting with the Hutt River on the northern outskirts of Upper Hu ...
* Mangatainoka River * Mangatāwhiri River * Mangatera River * Mangatete River * Mangatewai River * Mangatewainui River * Mangatokerau River * Mangatoro River * Mangatu River * Mangaturuturu River * Mangawai River * Mangawharariki River *
Mangawhero River The Mangawhero River is in the North Island of New Zealand. It drains the south-western slopes of Mount Ruapehu, passes through Ohakune before discharging into the Whangaehu River to the south-west of Mangamahu. History The name Mangawhero ...
* Māngere River *
Mangles River The Mangles River is in the South Island of New Zealand. Its main tributary is the Tutaki River but it is also fed by water flowing off the Braeburn Range. It feeds into the Buller River near the town of Murchison. The river is popular dest ...
* Mangonuiowae River * Mangorewa River *
Manuherikia River The Manuherikia River is located in Otago in the South Island of New Zealand. It rises in the far north of the Maniototo, with the West Branch draining the eastern side of the St Bathans Range, and the East Branch draining the western flanks of t ...
* Maori River * Maraehara River * Maraekakaho River * Maraetaha River * Maraetotara River *
Mārahau River The Mārahau River is a river of the Tasman Region, New Zealand. See also *List of rivers of New Zealand This is a list of all waterways named as rivers in New Zealand. A * Aan River * Acheron River (Canterbury) * Acheron River (Marlborou ...
* Maramarua River * Maramataha River *
Mararoa River The Mararoa River is one of the braided rivers of the Southland Region of the South Island of New Zealand. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "long-lasting cultivations" for ''Māraroa''. Description T ...
* Marchburn River * Marokopa River * Maropea River * Martyr River *
Maruia River The Maruia River is located in the northwestern South Island of New Zealand. It is a major tributary of the Buller River, flowing for 80 km before joining the larger river eight kilometres to the west of Murchison. The Maruia River rise ...
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Mason River The Mason River is a river of the north Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows south from the Amuri Range, at the foot of the Mason Hills before turning southwest to reach the Waiau River just to the west of the township of W ...
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Mata River The Mata River is a river of the East Coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It flows northeast from the slopes of Mount Arowhana in the Raukumara Range to join with the Tapuaeroa River close to the settlement of Ruatoria, in doing so forming ...
* Matahaka River * Mataikona River * Matakana River * Matakitaki River * Matakohe River * Mataroa River *
Mataura River The Mataura River is in the Southland Region of the South Island of New Zealand. It is long. Description The river's headwaters are located in the Eyre Mountains to the south of Lake Wakatipu. From there it flows southeast towards Gore, whe ...
* Mathias River *
Matiri River The Matiri River is a river located in the northwest of New Zealand's South Island. The river is in the Tasman Region. It runs south for 30 kilometres from its headwaters west of Mount Owen in Kahurangi National Park to its confluence with the ...
* Mātukituki River * Maungakōtukutuku Stream * Little Grey River * McRae River *
Meola Creek Meola Creek is a waterway in Auckland, New Zealand. It is situated in Integrated Catchment Area #1 within Auckland City's drainage network. The catchment consists largely of a natural valley that runs down from the north-east slopes of Mt Albe ...
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Medina River The Medina River is located in south central Texas, United States, in the Medina Valley. It was also known as the Rio Mariano, Rio San Jose, or Rio de Bagres (Catfish river). Its source is in springs in the Edwards Plateau in northwest Bander ...
* Medway River * Mike River * Mikonui River * Mimi River * Miner River * Mingha River * Mistake River * Misty River * Moawhango River * Moawhango West River * Moeangiangi River * Moeraki River * Moerangi River *
Mohaka River The Mohaka river is on the North Island of New Zealand in the east central region of Hawke’s Bay. Mohaka is a Māori language, Maori word, roughly translated it means “place for dancing”. The iwi (Māori tribes) associated with the Mohaka Ri ...
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Mōhakatino River The Mōhakatino River is a river in the northern Taranaki region of New Zealand's North Island. It generally flows west from its origins west of Ōhura, roughly paralleling the course of its northerly neighbour, the larger Mokau River. The Mōha ...
* Mokau River *
Mōkihinui River The Mōkihinui River is a river located on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island, about 40 kilometres north of Westport. Meridian Energy had proposed the Mokihinui Hydro project on the river in 2007 but it was cancelled in May 2012. In ...
* Mokomokonui River * Mokoreta River * Monowai River * Montgomerie River * Morgan River * Morse River * Motatapu River * Mōtū River *
Motueka River The Motueka River is located in the north of the South Island of New Zealand and is a popular tourist destination for watersports and fishing. The Motueka flows from the mountains 40 km west of the city of Nelson in the southeast of the ca ...
* Motukaika River * Motunau River * Motupiko River * Motupipi River *
Motuti River The Motuti River is a short, wide river in the Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island. More a silty arm of the Hokianga Harbour than a true river, it flows south from the settlement of Motuti to the main channel of the Hokianga west of ...
* Moutere River *
Mowbray River The Mowbray River is a river of the south Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. A short upper tributary of the Orari River, it flows north from its sources in the Four Peaks Range northeast of Fairlie. See also *List of rivers of Ne ...
* Mueller River * Mungo River * Murchison River *
Murray River The Murray River (in South Australia: River Murray) (Ngarrindjeri: ''Millewa'', Yorta Yorta: ''Tongala'') is a river in Southeastern Australia. It is Australia's longest river at extent. Its tributaries include five of the next six longest r ...


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Nevis River The Nevis River is in Otago, New Zealand. It flows north for through rough country before meeting the Kawarau River, of which it is a tributary. A prominent rock outcrop close to this junction is known as the Nevis Bluff. The river was one ...
* Newton River (Buller River tributary) *
Newton River (Fiordland) The Newton River is a river in Fiordland, New Zealand. It drains Lake Fraser south-westward into the Tasman Sea just south of West Cape. Newton River is an official name, gazetted on 4 February 1960, after being in use by local fishermen for som ...
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Newtown River Newtown River is a large natural inland harbour located on the Isle of Wight's northwestern coast, named after the nearby village of Newtown. It is sometimes also referred to as Newtown Creek. Newtown Harbour is the name given by Natural ...
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New River / Kaimata The New River / Kaimata is a river in the West Coast region of the South Island of New Zealand. It rises in the hills to the west of Lake Brunner and flows down the north edge of the floodplain of the Taramakau River then turns north for about b ...
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Ngakawau River The Ngakawau River is a river of the West Coast Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows generally northwest, reaching the Tasman Sea at Hector. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "the shags" for ''Ng ...
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Ngamuwahine River The Ngamuwahine River is a river of the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows initially north from its source in the Kaimai Range before turning southeast to meet the Mangakarengorengo River southwest of Tauranga. Ngamuw ...
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Ngaruroro River The Ngaruroro River is located in the eastern North Island of New Zealand. It runs for a total of 164 kilometres southeast from the Kaweka Range, Kaimanawa Range and Ruahine Range and then east before emptying into Hawke Bay roughly halfway bet ...
* Ngatau River * Ngatiawa River * Ngunguru River *
Nina River The Nina River is a river of the north Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows predominantly east from its source within Lake Sumner Forest Park, veering southeast shortly before it flows into the Lewis River west of Hanmer Spr ...
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Nokomai River The Nokomai River is a river in New Zealand, a tributary of the Mataura River. See also *List of rivers of New Zealand This is a list of all waterways named as rivers in New Zealand. A * Aan River * Acheron River (Canterbury) * Acheron Ri ...
* North Barlow River * North Mathias River * North Ōhau River, Canterbury * North Ōhau River, Wellington * North Opuha River * North River * Nūhaka River * Nukuhou River


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Ōhau River (Canterbury) The Ōhau River is a short river, some long, that links Lake Ōhau with the artificial lake Ruataniwha in the Mackenzie Basin, New Zealand. Until the construction of the Waitaki River hydroelectric project, the Ōhau River was a tributary o ...
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Ōhau River (Manawatū-Whanganui) The Ōhau River is in the Horowhenua District of New Zealand's North Island. It flows from the confluence of two short rivers, the North Ōhau River and the South Ōhau River. The Ōhau initially flows north, turning west to the southeast of ...
* Ohikaiti River * Ohikanui River * Ōhinemahuta River * Ohinemaka River *
Ohinemuri River The Ohinemuri River is located in the northern half of New Zealand's North Island, at the base of the Coromandel Peninsula. The river's source is north-east of the town of Waihi, close to the shore of the Bay of Plenty, but flows west rather ...
* Ohinetamatea River * Ōhura River * Ohuri River *
Okana River The Okana River, formerly called the Ohiriri River, is a river on Banks Peninsula in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows southwest past the settlement of Little River where it meets the Okuti River, the two rivers formi ...
* Okaramio River * Okari River * Ōkārito River *
Okuku River The Okuku River is a river of the north Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows predominantly south from several sources in and close to the eastern edge of the Puketeraki Range west of Waikari, flowing through a steep gorge i ...
* Okura River * Okuru River *
Okuti River The Okuti River is a river of Banks Peninsula, in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows west to meet the Okana River. The combined waters form the Takiritawai River, a short stream which flows into the eastern end of Lak ...
* Old Bed Eyre River * Old Bed of Waipawa River * Olivine River * Omaha River * Omaka River *
Omanaia River The Omanaia River is a river of the Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows northwest from the Waima Forest, first as a stream and then as a silty arm of the Hokianga Harbour. The township of Rawene stands at the point where the ...
* Omanawa River * Omaru River * Omaumau River * Omoeroa River * Onaero River * Ōnahau River * Onekaka River * Oneone River * Ongarue River *
Onyx River The Onyx River is an Antarctic meltwater stream which flows westward through the Wright Valley from Wright Lower Glacier and Lake Brownworth at the foot of the glacier to Lake Vanda, during the few months of the Antarctic summer. At in length ...
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Ōpaoa River The Ōpaoa River, formerly called the Opawa River, is in the Marlborough region of the South Island of New Zealand. It begins in the Wairau valley where floodways are joined. It makes its way down the valley and flows through and looping aroun ...
* Ōpārara River * Oparau River *
Opatu River The Opatu River is a river of the Auckland Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows south from the Okahukura Peninsula, reaching the Tauhoa River in the eastern reaches of the Kaipara Harbour. See also *List of rivers of New Zealand ...
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Ōpāwaho / Heathcote River The Ōpāwaho / Heathcote River lies within the city boundaries of Christchurch, New Zealand, and is fed from springs near Templeton Road, with a catchment area in wet weather extending as far west as Yaldhurst and Pound Road. It meanders around t ...
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Ōpihi River The Ōpihi River flows through south Canterbury, in New Zealand's South Island. It has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because it supports breeding colonies of the endangered black-billed gull. Description ...
* Opitonui River *
Opotoru River The Opotoru River is a river of the Waikato Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows north, reaching the Raglan Harbour southwest of the town of Raglan. There is no regular monitoring of pollution, but (31.2%) of the river has been fenc ...
* Opouawe River * Opouri River * Opouteke River * Opuha River *
Opuiaki River The Opuiaki River is a river of the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows north from the Mamaku Plateau into Lake McLaren, to reach the Wairoa River southwest of Tauranga. The river contributes to the Kaimai hydro power ...
* Ōpūrehu River * Orangipuku River * Orari River *
Orauea River The Orauea River is a river in New Zealand, a tributary of the Waiau River in Southland. See also *List of rivers of New Zealand This is a list of all waterways named as rivers in New Zealand. A * Aan River * Acheron River (Canterbury) * ...
* Orere River *
Ōreti River The Ōreti River (formerly the Oreti River) is one of the main rivers of Southland, New Zealand, and is long. The river has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because, for much of its length, it supports bree ...
* Orewa River * Orikaka River *
Orira River The Orira River is a river of the Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows southwest, and for much of its length it is a northwestern arm of the Hokianga Harbour. See also *List of rivers of New Zealand This is a list of all ...
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Ōrongorongo River The Ōrongorongo River runs for southwest through the Ōrongorongo Valley in the southern Remutaka Ranges of the North Island of New Zealand. The river and its associated catchments lie within the bounds of the Remutaka Forest Park, which is a ...
* Oroua River * Orowaiti River * Oruaiti River *
Oruawharo River The Oruawharo River is a river on the North Auckland Peninsula of New Zealand. It flows westward into the Kaipara Harbour west of Wellsford. It forms part of the boundary between the Northland region and the Auckland Region. The New Zealand Min ...
* Oruru River * Orutua River * Otahu River * Otaio River *
Ōtaki River The Ōtaki River is in the southwestern North Island of New Zealand. It originates in the Tararua Range and flows for , heading southwest through a valley in the Tararua Ranges. It turns northwest in the area of Ōtaki Forks, where it is join ...
* Otama River * Otamatapaio River *
Otamatea River (Hawke's Bay) The Otamatea River is a river of the northwestern Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows generally north from its origins in the northern foothills of the Ahimanawa Range, reaching the Rangitaiki River 25 kilometres southwes ...
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Otamatea River (Northland) The Otamatea River is a river of the Northland Region. A short, wide river, It flows southwest and could be considered an arm of the northern Kaipara Harbour. The Otamatea is formed by the confluence of the Wairau and Kaiwaka rivers and the Nort ...
* Otara River * Otaua River * Otehake River * Otekaieke River * Otematata River * Ōtere River * Oterei River * Otiake River * Ōtira River *
Ōtoko River The Ōtoko River is a river of the West Coast Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows generally northwest from the northern slopes of Mount Hooker, reaching the Paringa River 20 kilometres south of Bruce Bay. The New Zealand Ministry ...
* Otorehinaiti River * Otto River * Otututu / Rough River * Otūwhero River * Ounuora River * Ourauwhare River *
Owahanga River The Owahanga River is a river in the Tararua District, in the Manawatū-Whanganui Region of New Zealand's North Island. Its tortuous course winds generally southeast through rough hill country, reaching the sea southwest of Cape Turnagain. Th ...
* Ōwaka River *
Owen River The Owen River is located in the northwest of New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over ...


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* Pahaoa River * Pahau River * Pahi River * Pairatahi River * Pakarae River * Pakiri River *
Pakoka River The Pakoka River is a river of the Waikato Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows southwest from its source southeast of Raglan to reach the northeastern end of the Aotea Harbour. The catchment is made up of just over of waterways. ...
* Pakowhai River * Pākuratahi River * Pandora River * Papakanui River * Paranui River * Parapara River *
Pareora River The Pareora River is a river of the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It has its origins in several small streams flowing from the Hunters Hills, and flows north before turning southeast to reach the Pacific ocean at the southern ...
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Paringa River The Paringa River is a river of the West Coast Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows generally northwest from its origins in the Southern Alps west of Mount McCullaugh, reaching the Tasman Sea southwest of Bruce Bay. Geologist Jeremy K ...
* Pariwhakaoho River * Park River *
Pataua River The Pataua River is a tidal river of the Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows northeast from its origins east of Whangārei, reaching the Pacific Ocean at the southern end of Ngunguru Bay. At its mouth, the river is flanked ...
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Pātea River The Pātea River is in Taranaki in the North Island of New Zealand. It runs for 105 kilometres from the eastern slopes of Mount Taranaki, passing east through Stratford before swinging south and reaching the South Taranaki Bight near the town ...
* Paturau River * Patutahi River * Pearse River *
Pearson River The Pearson River is a river of the West Coast, New Zealand, West Coast region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows north from Mount Aspiring's glacial lake, which is fed by the Volta Glacier, Volta and Bonar Glaciers, to reach the Waiatoto Ri ...
* Penk River *
Percival River The Percival River is a river of the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows southwest from its origins in the Hanmer Range to the northeast of Hanmer Springs, reaching the Waiau River south of the town. See also *List of riv ...
* Peria River * Perth River * Perunui River * Phantom River *
Piako River The Piako River is a lowland river system that drains into the Firth of Thames on the North Island of New Zealand. Together with the Waihou River, it is one of the two main rivers systems which drains the Hauraki Plains. It is the dominant ri ...
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Pitt River The Pitt River in British Columbia, Canada is a large tributary of the Fraser River, entering it a few miles upstream from New Westminster and about 25 km ESE of Downtown Vancouver. The river, which begins in the Garibaldi Ranges of the Co ...
* Pleasant River * Poerua River (Grey District) * Poerua River (Westland District) * Pohangina River * Pohuenui River * Pokororo River * Pomahaka River *
Pongaroa River The Pongaroa River is a river of the southern Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows southeast from the Puketoi Range west of Pahiatua, reaching the Owahanga River 15 kilometres from the latter's outflow into the ...
* Pōrangahau River * Poroporo River * Pororari River * Porter River * Postal River * Potts River * Pouawa River *
Poulter River The Poulter River is a river of the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. The Poulter rises on the southern slopes of Mount Koeti in Arthur's Pass National Park, flowing predominantly southwest to reach the Waimakariri River east o ...
* Pourakino River * Pourangaki River * Price River (New Zealand) * Pūerua River * Puhi Puhi River * Puhoi River * Pukaki River *
Pūkio Stream Pūkio Stream, formerly Nigger Stream until 2016, is a river in North Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand. It flows from The Candlesticks range of the Southern Alps to the Esk River. The underfit stream cuts through terraces of glacial outw ...
* Punakaiki River * Punakitere River * Pungapunga River *
Puniu River The Puniu River is a river of the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. As a tributary of the Waipā River (itself a tributary of the Waikato River), and at a length of , it is one of the longest secondary tributaries in New Zealand. T ...
* Pupuke River * Purakaunui River * Purangi River * Puremāhaia River * Puriri River * Pyke River


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* Racehorse River * Rahu River * Rai River *
Rainbow River The Rainbow River is located in Dunnellon, Florida, United States, in the southwest corner of Marion County, about southwest of Ocala, northwest of Orlando and north of the Tampa Bay area. It is formed by a first-magnitude spring ( Rainbow S ...
* Rainy River (Marlborough) * Rainy River (Tasman) *
Rakaia River The Rakaia River is in the Canterbury Plains in New Zealand's South Island. The Rakaia River is one of the largest braided rivers in New Zealand. The Rakaia River has a mean flow of and a mean annual seven-day low flow of . In the 1850s, Eu ...
* Rakeahua River * Rangiora River *
Rangitaiki River The Rangitaiki River is the longest river in the Bay of Plenty region in New Zealand's North Island. It is long, and rises inland from northern Hawkes Bay to the east of the Kaingaroa Forest. The Rangitaiki catchment covers an area of 3005&n ...
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Rangitane River The Rangitane River is a short river of the Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows east to reach the Tahoranui River north of Kerikeri. See also *List of rivers of New Zealand This is a list of all waterways named as riv ...
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Rangitata River The Rangitata River is one of the braided rivers that helped form the Canterbury Plains in southern New Zealand. It flows southeast for from the Southern Alps (New Zealand), Southern Alps, entering the Pacific Ocean northeast of Timaru. The riv ...
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Rangitīkei River The Rangitīkei River is one of New Zealand's longest rivers, long. Its headwaters are to the southeast of Lake Taupō in the Kaimanawa Ranges. It flows from the Central Plateau south past Taihape, Mangaweka, Hunterville, Marton, and Bu ...
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Rappahannock River The Rappahannock River is a river in eastern Virginia, in the United States, approximately in length.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 It traverses the entir ...
* Raukokore River * Rea River * Red Pyke River * Red River *
Rees River The Rees River (Māori language: ''Puahiri'' or ''Puahere'') is a headwater tributary of the Clutha River / Mata-Au that drains eastward of the main divide of the Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana in New Zealand. The river runs 41 km, ...
* Reikorangi Stream * Rerewhakaaitu River * Retaruke River * Ripia River *
Riuwaka River The Riuwaka River, formerly known as the Riwaka River, is located in the Nelson region in the northwest of New Zealand's South Island. It flows for 20 kilometres, entering Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere close to the town of Riwaka, 10 kilometres no ...
* Roaring Lion River * Robertson River * Robinson River (New Zealand), Robinson River * Rocky River (New Zealand), Rocky River * Roding River * Rogerson River * Rolleston River * Rolling River * Ronga River * Rooney River * Rotokakahi River * Rotokino River * Rotowhenua River * Ruakākā River * Ruakituri River * Ruakokoputuna River * Ruamahanga River * Rubicon River (New Zealand), Rubicon River * Ruera River * Rum River (New Zealand), Rum River * Ryton River


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* Sabine River (New Zealand), Sabine River * Saxon River * Saxton River * Seaforth River * Seaward River * Selwyn River / Waikirikiri * Serpentine River (New Zealand), Serpentine River * Severn River (New Zealand), Severn River * Shag River (Fiordland) * Shenandoah River (New Zealand), Shenandoah River * Sheriff River, Sheriff River/Station Creek * Sherry River * Shin River (New Zealand), Shin River * Shotover River * Sinclair River * Skeet River * Slate River (New Zealand), Slate River * Smite River * Smoothwater River * Smyth River * Snow River (New Zealand), Snow River * Snowy River (New Zealand), Snowy River * South Mathias River * South Ohau River, Canterbury * South Ohau River, Wellington * South Opuha River * Southern Waiotauru River * Spey River (Southland) * Spey River (Tasman) * Spoon River (New Zealand), Spoon River * Spray River (New Zealand), Spray River * Stafford River * Stanley River (Canterbury) * Stanley River (Tasman) * Stanton River * Stillwater River (New Zealand), Stillwater River * Stony River (Canterbury), Stony River * Stour River * Strauchon River * Styx Creek * Styx River (Canterbury) * Styx River (North Canterbury) * Styx River (West Coast) * Swift River (New Zealand), Swift River * Swin Burn * Swin River


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* Tadmor River * Tahaenui River * Tahakopa River * Taharua River * Taheke River * Tahekeroa River * Tahoranui River * Taieri River * Taiharuru River * Taihiki River * Taipa River * Taipō River (Buller District) * Taipo River (Westland District) * Taipoiti River * Tairua River * Takahue River * Tākaka River * Takaputahi River * Takiritawai River * Takou River * Talbot River (New Zealand), Talbot River * Tāmaki River * Tamaki River (Manawatū-Whanganui) * Tangahoe River * Tāngarākau River * Tapu River * Tapuaeroa River * Tapuwae River * Taramakau River * Tarawera River * Taringamotu River * Taruarau River * Taruheru River * Tasman River * Tass River * Tauanui River * Tauherenikau River * Tauhoa River * Taumona River * Tauranga River * Tauranga Taupō River * Taurangakautuku River * Tauraroa River * Tautuku River * Tauweru River * Tawapuku River * Tawarau River * Tawatahi River * Taylor River (New Zealand), Taylor River * Te Arai River * Te Awa Kairangi / Hutt River * Te Haumi River * Te Hoe River * Te Hoiere / Pelorus River * Te Kapa River * Gowan River, Te Kauparenui / Gowan River * Te Mata River * Te Naihi River * Te Putaaraukai River * Te Rahotaiepa River * Te Wai-o-Pareira / Henderson Creek * Te Wharau River * Teal River * Tekapo River * Teme River * Temuka River * Tengawai River * Teviot River * Thomas River (Canterbury) * Thomas River (West Coast) * Thurso River * Tīmaru River * Tinline River * Tinui River * Tiraumea River (Manawatū-Whanganui) * Tiraumea River (Tasman) * Toaroha River * Tohoratea River * Toitoi River * Tokanui River * Tokomairaro River * Tokomaru River * Tolson River * Tone River (New Zealand), Tone River * Tongapōrutu River * Tongariro River * Topuni River * Tōrere River * Torrent River * Tōtara River (Buller District) * Tōtara River (Westland District) * Totarakaitorea River * Townshend River * Towy River * Transit River * Travers River * Trent River (New Zealand), Trent River * Troyte River * Tuamarina River * Tuapeka River * Tuke River * Tukipo River * Tukituki River * Tummil River * Tunakino River * Turakina River * Turanganui River (Gisborne) * Turanganui River (Wellington) * Turimawiwi River * Turnbull River * Tūtaekurī River * Tutaki River * Tūtoko River * Tweed River (New Zealand), Tweed River * Twizel River


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* Uawa River * Ugly River * Upper Grey River * Upukerora River * Urenui River * Utakura River


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* Victoria River (New Zealand), Victoria River * Von River


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* Wahianoa River * Wai-iti River * Waianakarua River * Waianiwaniwa River * Waiapu River * Waiariki River * Waiaruhe River * Waiatoto River * Waiau River (Gisborne) * Waiau River (Hawke's Bay) * Waiau River (Southland) * Waiau Toa / Clarence River * Waiaua River (Bay of Plenty) * Waiaua River (Taranaki) * Waiau Uwha River * Waihāhā River * Waihao River * Waiheke River * Waihemo / Shag River * Waihi River * Waiho River * Waihoihoi River * Waihopai River (Marlborough) * Waihopai River (Southland) * Waihora River * Waihou River * Waihua River * Waihuka River * Waikaia River * Waikākaho River * Waikakariki River * Waikamaka River * Waikanae River * Waikare River (Bay of Plenty) * Waikare River (Northland) * Waikaretāheke River * Waikari River (Canterbury) * Waikari River (Hawke's Bay) * Waikato River * Waikawa River * Waikawau River (Thames-Coromandel District) * Waikawau River (Waitomo District) * Waikiti River * Waikoau River * Waikohu River * Waikoropupu River * Waikorure River * Waikouaiti River * Waikukupa River * Waikura River (Raukokore River tributary) * Waikura River (Hangaroa River tributary) * Waima River * Waimakariri River * Waimamakau River * Waimamaku River * Waimana River * Waimangarara River * Waimangaroa River * Waimarino River * Waimata River * Waimea River (Southland) * Waimea River (Tasman) * Waimeamea River * Waingaro River (Tasman) * Waingaro River (Waikato) * Waingaromia River * Waingawa River * Waingongoro River * Wainui River (Bay of Plenty) * Wainui River (Manawatū-Whanganui) * Wainui River (Northland) * Wainui River (Tasman) * Wainuiomata River * Wainuiora River * Wainuioru River * Waioeka River * Waiohine River * Waiomoko River * Waionepu River * Waiorongomai River (Gisborne) * Waiorongomai River (Wellington) * Waiotahe River * Waiotaka River * Waiotama River * Waiotauru River * Waiotu River * Waipā River * Waipahi River * Waipakihi River * Waipaoa River * Waipapa River (Bay of Plenty) * Waipapa River (Northland) * Waipapa River (Waikato) * Waipati (Chaslands) River * Waipara River (Canterbury) * Waipara River (West Coast) * Waipekakoura River * Waipori River * Waipoua River (Northland) * Waipoua River (Wellington) * Waipu River * Waipunga River * Wairahi River * Wairakei River * Wairaki River * Wairau River * Wairaurāhiri River * Waireia River * Wairere River * Wairoa River (Auckland) * Wairoa River (Bay of Plenty) * Wairoa River (Hawke's Bay) * Wairoa River (Northland) * Wairoa River (Tasman) * Wairongomai River * Wairua River * Waita River * Waitaha River * Waitahaia River * Waitahanui River * Waitahu River * Waitāhuna River * Waitakaruru River * Waitakere (Nile) River * Waitākere River * Waitaki River * Waitangi River (Far North District) * Waitangi River (Whangarei District) * Waitangiroto River * Waitangitāhuna River * Waitara River * Waitatapia Stream * Waitati River * Waitawheta River * Waitekauri River * Waitekuri River * Waitepeka River * Waitetuna River * Waitewaewae River * Waitoa River * Waitoetoe River * Waitohi River * Waitōtara River * Waitutu River * Waiuku River * Waiwawa River * Waiwera River * Waiwhakaiho River * Waiwhango River * Wakamarina River * Wakapuaka River * Walker River (New Zealand), Walker River * Wandle River * Wanganui River * Wangapeka River * Wapiti River (New Zealand), Wapiti River * Warwick River (New Zealand), Warwick River * Water of Leith (New Zealand), Water of Leith * Weiti River * Wentworth River * West Mathias River * Western Hutt River * Whakaikai River * Whakaki River * Whakanekeneke River * Whakapapa River * Whakapara River * Whakapohai River * Whakarapa River * Whakatahine River * Whakataki River * Whakatāne River * Whakatikei River * Whakaurekou River * Whanaki River * Whangae River * Whangaehu River * Whangamarino River * Whangamaroro River * Whangamoa River * Whangamōmona River * Whanganui River * Whangaparāoa River * Whareama River * Whareatea River * Wharehine River * Wharekahika River * Wharekawa River * Wharekōpae River * Wharemauku Stream * Wharepapa River * Whataroa River * Whau River * Whawanui River * Wheao River * Whenuakite River * Whenuakura River * Whirinaki River (Hawke's Bay) * Whirinaki River (Northland) * Whistler River * Whitbourn River * Whitcombe River * White River (New Zealand), White River * White Rock River * Whitestone River * Whitewater River (New Zealand), Whitewater River * Wilberforce River * Wild Natives River * Wilkin River * Wilkinson River * Willberg River * Williamson River (New Zealand), Williamson River * Wills River * Wilmot River * Wilson River (New Zealand), Wilson River * Windley River * Windward River * Winterton River * Wolff River * Woolley River * Worsley Stream * Wye River (New Zealand), Wye River


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* Yankee River * Yarra River, New Zealand, Yarra River * Young River, New Zealand, Young River


See also

* List of rivers of New Zealand by length * List of rivers * List of rivers of Oceania * List of islands of New Zealand#In rivers and lakes * List of lakes in New Zealand * List of rivers of Wellington Region


External links


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