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{{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
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| mouth_location    = [[Bay of Plenty]]
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| subdivision_name1 = [[New Zealand]]
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The '''Waiaua River''' is a river of the [[Bay of Plenty Region]] of [[New Zealand]]'s [[North Island]]. It flows generally northwest to reach the eastern end of the [[Bay of Plenty]] {{convert|10|km|mi|0}} east of [[Ōpōtiki]].
The New Zealand [[Ministry for Culture and Heritage]] gives a translation of "waters containing herring" for {{lang|mi|Waiaua}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nzhistory.govt.nz/culture/maori-language-week/1000-maori-place-names|title=1000 Māori place names|publisher=New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage|date=6 August 2019}}</ref> {{lang|mi|Aua}} is usually translated as [[yellow-eye mullet]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|dictionary=Māori Dictionary|url=https://maoridictionary.co.nz/search?keywords=aua|title=aua|publisher=Te Whanake|accessdate=31 December 2019}}</ref>
==See also==
*[[List of rivers of New Zealand]]
==References==
{{LINZ|id=|name=Waiaua River|accessdate=12 July 2009}}
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[[Category:Rivers of the Bay of Plenty Region]]
[[Category:Rivers of New Zealand]]
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