Waiau River is a river in the
Gisborne Region
Gisborne District or the Gisborne Region (Māori: ''Te Tairāwhiti'' or ''Te Tai Rāwhiti'') is a local government area of northeastern New Zealand. It is governed by Gisborne District Council, a unitary authority (with the combined powers of ...
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 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
. It has its headwaters in the same area of hill country to the east of the
Raukumara Range as the
Mata River, flowing firstly north, then east to become a tributary of the
Hikuwai River.
References
Rivers of the Gisborne District
Rivers of New Zealand
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