Waihua River

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Waihua River
Location
Country New Zealand
Physical characteristics
Mouth  
  location
Hawke Bay
Length25 km (16 mi)

The Waihua River is a river of the northern Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand's North Island. Its course roughly parallels that of its northern neighbour, the Waiau River. The Waihua rises in rough hill country north of Raupunga, flowing initially east before turning southeast to reach Hawke Bay 15 kilometres west of Wairoa.

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "fish roe waters" for Waihua. [1]

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References

"Place name detail: Waihua River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board . Retrieved 12 July 2009.

  1. "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.

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