Waiau River
Hawke's Bay's Waiau River is one of at least four rivers of this name in New Zealand. It rises in the Kaingaroa Forest to the west of Lake Waikaremoana, and flows southeast for 60 kilometres before joining the Wairoa River.- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand
- Also known as: “reka Waiau”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Frasertown and Wairoa.
Waiau River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-38.96667° or 38° 58′ south
Longitude
177.4° or 177° 24′ east
Elevation
20 metres (66 feet)
Open location code
4VHV29MX+8X
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Waiau River” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Waiau River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر واياو”
- French: “Waiau”
- German: “Waiau River”
- Japanese: “ワイアウ川”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Waiauelva i Hawke’s Bay”
- Slovenian: “Waiau”
- Welsh: “Afon Waiau”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Turiroa and Takitimu Marae.
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