Waiaua River
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ōpunake and Oaonui.
Ōpunake
Town
Oaonui
Locality
Oaonui is a community in the west of Taranaki, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 45, 8 kilometres north of Ōpunake. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of many clouds" for Ōaonui. Oaonui is situated 9 km west of Waiaua River.
Waiaua River
- Type: River
- Description: river in Taranaki, New Zealand
- Category: body of water
- Location: Taranaki, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-39.41266° or 39° 24′ 46″ southLongitude
173.91892° or 173° 55′ 8″ eastElevation
87 metres (285 feet)Open location code
4VGMHWP9+WHOpenStreetMap ID
way 203315842OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=riverGeoNames ID
6222946Wikidata ID
Q7959917
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Waiaua River” goes by many names.
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