Waiau River (Canterbury)

River system of the Waiau River

Waiau River upriver of the Waiau Ferry Bridge at Hanmer Springs

The Waiau River is a river in the north of the Canterbury region on the South Island of New Zealand. He springs from the Spenser Mountains and flows eastwards to the Pacific. The Waiau River has 3310 km catchment area of the rivers in North Canterbury ² the second largest.