Tūranganui River (Wellington)

For the river in Gisborne, see Tūranganui River (Gisborne).

Tūranganui River
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationAorangi Range
Mouth 
 • location
Ruamāhanga River
Length24 km (15 mi)

The Tūranganui River is a river of the Wellington Region, the southernmost region of the North Island of New Zealand. It flows through the south Wairarapa from its source in the Aorangi Range to reach the Ruamāhanga River shortly before the latter's outflow into Palliser Bay.

In December 2019, the approved official geographic name of the river was gazetted as "Tūranganui River".

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "great standing place" for Tūranganui.

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