The Waingawa River is a river of the Greater Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island and a major tributary of the Ruamahanga River.
The name Waingawa used to be Waiāwangawanga, wai meaning water and wangawanga meaning uncertain or troubled. By legend the river was named by Haunui-a-nanaia who also named many other parts of the Wairarapa. The river's name is eventually supposed to be corrected as part of a treaty settlement process with Rangitane and Kahungunu but as of 2021 the river's official name remains Waingawa.[1]
Its origins are close to Pukeamoamo / Mitre, the highest peak of the Tararua Range. Once out of the ranges it flows in a straight line southeast across the Wairarapa Valley to join the Ruamahanga River at Te Whiti by Wardell's Bridge.
The Waingawa River is the southwestern boundary of the town of Masterton.
Masterton's water is piped from the Waingawa through a Masterton District Council treatment plant on the river about 10 kilometres west of the town.
Waingawa railway bridge and the foothills of the Tararuas in November 2017. The bridge entered service in November 1880
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The WaingawaRiver is a river of the Greater Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island and a major tributary of the Ruamahanga River. The name Waingawa...
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ranges. It stands on the Waipoua stream between the Ruamāhunga and WaingawaRivers – 100 kilometres north-east of Wellington and 39.4 kilometres south...
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North Island. It is located about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) south of the WaingawaRiver and is situated in a heavy industrial area. It served passenger trains...
two underground bores. Masterton's drinking water is sourced from the WaingawaRiver, about 10 km west of Masterton. The reticulated water supply to the...
two underground bores. Masterton's drinking water is sourced from the WaingawaRiver, about 10 km west of Masterton. During a prolonged dry spell in November...
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The Ruamahanga River runs through the southeastern North Island of New Zealand. The river's headwaters are in the Tararua Range northwest of Masterton...
progressed towards Masterton. The first train was able to cross the WaingawaRiver in late July and due to a donation of 2 acres of land by Donald and...
line. Log and other wood-related traffic is moved between Wellington and Waingawa, just south of Masterton, with one overnight and one daylight return service...
statistical area covers the district east of Carterton to the Ruamahanga and Waingawarivers. There was a bridge over the Ruamahanga at Kokotau in 1885. A new bridge...
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been detected for some time, a young male duck was reported in the nearby Waingawa catchment in 2020 . Eleven species of native freshwater fish and one native...
forests and wood products from the Juken New Zealand Ltd timber mill at Waingawa, just south of Masterton. Remutaka Rail Trail, which follows the old Rimutaka...
freight trains operate through the Hutt Valley between Wellington and Waingawa, south of Masterton. Non-revenue services are also operated regularly to...
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