Wainui River | |
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Location | |
Country | New Zealand |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• coordinates | 40°56′00″S 172°55′29″E / 40.9333°S 172.9246°E |
Mouth | |
• location | Wainui Inlet |
• coordinates | 40°49′26″S 172°56′23″E / 40.82376°S 172.93960°E |
• elevation | 0 metres (0 ft) |
Length | 20 km (12 mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Wainui River → Wainui Inlet → Wainui Bay → Tasman Sea |
Waterfalls | Wainui Falls |
The Wainui River is a river of the Tasman Region of New Zealand's South Island. Wainui is a Māori language term (wai meaning water, and nui meaning large, expansive) and the umbrella entity for the three local iwi gives a meaning of "where the tidal flow leaves a big expanse of bay empty".[1]