Wainui River (Manawatū-Whanganui)

Wainui River
Etymology	Maori meaning "large waters"
Native name	Tautāne (Māori)
Location
Country	New Zealand
Region	Manawatū-Whanganui
District	Tararua
Settlements	Wimbledon
Physical characteristics
Source	Mount McCartie
• coordinates	40°25′44″S 176°25′16″E
Mouth	Pacific Ocean
• location	Herbertville
• coordinates	40°29′50″S 176°33′37″E
• elevation	Sea level
Length	28 km (17 mi)

The Wainui River is a river of the Tararua District in the Manawatū-Whanganui Region of New Zealand's North Island. It rises on Mt McCartie and flows approximately 28 km (17 mi) southeast through isolated hill country to reach the Pacific coast at Herbertville, five kilometres west of Cape Turnagain.[1] The name Wainui means large waters. It is derived from the Maori words wai meaning water and nui meaning large.[2]

Tributaries

The Wainui River has a number of small tributary streams. Tributaries include (west to east): Angora Stream, Wimbledon Stream, Waikopiro Stream, Mangaone Stream, Mangaohau Stream, Tapui Stream, and Wairauka Stream.[3][4]

See also

• List of rivers of New Zealand

References

1. "Place name detail: Wainui River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
2. "1000 Māori place names".
3. New Zealand Topographic Map. Retrieved 8 January 2020, from https://www.topomap.co.nz
4. Map of Porangahau / Cape Turnagain. c1859. No author.