Other prominent rivers List of rivers of New Zealand by length

1 other prominent rivers

1.1 on 100 kilometres
1.2 50 100 kilometres
1.3 under 50 kilometres

other prominent rivers
over 100 kilometres

waiau river, marlborough (si) - 147 km (92 mi)
rakaia river (si) - 145 km (90 mi)
patea river (ni) - 143 km (89 mi)
hurunui river (si) - 138 km (86 mi)
turakina river (ni) - 137 km (85 mi)
wairoa river, bay of plenty (ni) - 137 km (85 mi)
wairoa river, northland (ni) - 132 km (82 mi)
awatere river (si) - 126 km (78 mi)
ruamahanga river (ni) - 124 km (77 mi)
grey river or mawhera river (si) - 121 km (75 mi)
rangitata river (si) - 120 km (74 mi)
tuki tuki river (ni) - 119 km (74 mi)
motueka river (si) - 116 km (72 mi)
waitaki river (si) - 111 km (69 mi)
patea river (ni) - 105 km (65 mi)
aparima river (si) - 102 km (63 mi)

50 100 kilometres

tutaekuri river (ni) - 100 km (62 mi)
whakatane river (ni) - 95 km (59 mi)
pomahaka river (si) - 81 km (50 mi)
opihi river (si) - 75 km (46 mi)
orari river (si) - 74 km (46 mi)
karamea river (si) - 73 km (45 mi)
ongarue river (ni) - 73 km (45 mi)
ahuriri river (si) - 70 km (43 mi)
inangahua river (si) - 65 km (40 mi)
moawhango river (ni) - 62 km (38 mi)
waitoa river (ni) - 62 km (38 mi)
shotover river (si) - 60 km (37 mi)
hutt river (ni) - 56 km (35 mi)
ruakituri river (ni) - 55 km (34 mi)
manganui river, northland (ni) - 53 km (33 mi)
whenuakura river (ni) -53 km (33 mi)
eglinton river (si) - 51 km (32 mi)
kaituna river (ni) - 50 km (31 mi) (approx)

under 50 kilometres

waingawa river, (wairarapa), tributary of ruamahanga river - 48 km (13 mi)
tauherenikau river, (wairarapa), draining lake wairarapa - 41 km (13 mi)
waiohine river, (wairarapa), tributary of ruamahanga river - 35 km (13 mi)
freshwater river (stewart island) - 25 km (15 mi) (longest new zealand river not in north or south island)
waiwawa river - 21 km (13 mi) (longest river on coromandel peninsula)
makara river (chatham island) - 16 km (10 mi) (longest new zealand river not in new zealand s main island chain)
avon river (si) - 15 km (9.5 mi)
water of leith (si) - 14 km (9 mi)