List of rivers of New Zealand by length
This is a list of the longest rivers in New Zealand, and some other prominent rivers, ordered by length.
South Island rivers are marked "SI", and North Island rivers "NI".
Main article: Rivers of New Zealand
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The 10 longest rivers
- Waikato River (NI) - 425 km (264 mi)
- Clutha River or Matau River (SI) - 322 km (200 mi)
- Whanganui River (NI) - 290 km (180 mi)
- Taieri River (SI) - 288 km (179 mi)
- Rangitikei River (NI) - 241 km (150 mi)
- Mataura River (SI) - 240 km (149 mi)
- Waiau River, Southland (SI) - 217 km (135 mi)
- Clarence River (SI) - 209 km (130 mi)
- Waitaki River (SI) - 209 km (130 mi)
- Oreti River (SI) - 203 km (126 mi)
Other prominent rivers
Over 100 kilometres
- Rangitaiki River (NI) - 193 km (121 mi)
- Manawatu River (NI) - 182 km (113 mi)
- Buller River or Kawatiri River (SI) - 177 km (110 mi)
- Waihou River (NI) - 175 km (109 mi)
- Mohaka River (NI) - 172 km (107 mi)
- Wairau River (SI) - 169 km (105 mi)
- Whangaehu River (NI) - 161 km (100 mi)
- Waimakariri River (SI) - 161 km (100 mi)
- Mokau River (NI) - 158 km (98 mi)
- Ngaruroro River (NI) - 154 km (96 mi)
- Waiau River, Marlborough (SI) - 147 km (92 mi)
- Rakaia River (SI) - 145 km (90 mi)
- Patea River (NI) - 143 km (89 mi)
- Hurunui River (SI) - 138 km (86 mi)
- Turakina River (NI) - 137 km (85 mi)
- Wairoa River, Bay of Plenty (NI) - 137 km (85 mi)
- Wairoa River, Northland (NI) - 132 km (82 mi)
- Awatere River (SI) - 126 km (78 mi)
- Ruamahanga River (NI) - 124 km (77 mi)
- Grey River or Mawhera River (SI) - 121 km (75 mi)
- Rangitata River (SI) - 120 km (74 mi)
- Tuki Tuki River (NI) - 119 km (74 mi)
- Motueka River (SI) - 116 km (72 mi)
- Waitaki River (SI) - 111 km (69 mi)
- Patea River (NI) - 105 km (65 mi)
- Aparima River (SI) - 102 km (63 mi)
50 to 100 kilometres
- Tutaekuri River (NI) - 100 km (62 mi)
- Whakatane River (NI) - 95 km (59 mi)
- Pomahaka River (SI) - 81 km (50 mi)
- Opihi River (SI) - 75 km (46 mi)
- Orari River (SI) - 74 km (46 mi)
- Karamea River (SI) - 73 km (45 mi)
- Ongarue River (NI) - 73 km (45 mi)
- Ahuriri River (SI) - 70 km (43 mi)
- Inangahua River (SI) - 65 km (40 mi)
- Moawhango River (NI) - 62 km (38 mi)
- Waitoa River (NI) - 62 km (38 mi)
- Shotover River (SI) - 60 km (37 mi)
- Hutt River (NI) - 56 km (35 mi)
- Ruakituri River (NI) - 55 km (34 mi)
- Manganui River, Northland (NI) - 53 km (33 mi)
- Whenuakura River (NI) -53 km (33 mi)
- Eglinton River (SI) - 51 km (32 mi)
- Kaituna River (NI) - 50 km (31 mi) (approx)
Under 50 kilometres
- Freshwater River (Stewart Island) - 25 km (15 mi) (longest New Zealand river not in the North or South Island)
- Waiwawa River - 21 km (13 mi) (longest river on the Coromandel Peninsula)
- Makara River (Chatham Island) - 16 km (10 mi) (longest New Zealand river not in New Zealand's main island chain)
- Avon River (SI) - 15 km (9.5 mi)
- Water of Leith (SI) - 14 km (9 mi)
See also
- List of rivers of New Zealand
- List of rivers
- List of rivers of Oceania
- List of islands of New Zealand#In rivers and lakes
- List of lakes in New Zealand
References
- The Air New Zealand Almanac 1989. Wellington: New Zealand Press Association.
- This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.