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"NZ River Maps: An interactive online tool for mapping predicted freshwater variables across New Zealand". niwa.co.nz. Christchurch: National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA). Young, David. "Rivers – Types of river. New Zealand's longest rivers". Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
The longest river in New Zealand is the Waikato River with a length of 425 kilometres (264 miles). The largest river by rate of flow is the Clutha River / Mata-Au with a mean discharge of 613 cubic metres per second (21,600 cu ft/s). [1]
The following table lists the largest islands of New Zealand proper by area. [Note 2] River delta islands such as Rakaia Island (25.7 km 2 (9.9 sq mi)), [8] Fereday Island, Rangitata Island, and Inch Clutha (approximately 15 km 2 (5.8 sq mi), 30 square kilometres (12 square miles), and 35 km 2 (14 sq mi) respectively) are omitted, as are temporary islands in braided river channels and tidal ...
Pages in category "Rivers of New Zealand" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 982 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Freshwater River (Stewart Island) - 25 km (15 mi) (longest New Zealand river not in the North or South Island) Waiwawa River - 21 km (13 mi) (longest river on the Coromandel Peninsula) Waimata River (NI) - 20 km (16 mi) Makara River (Chatham Island) - 16 km (10 mi) (longest New Zealand river not in New Zealand's main island chain) Avon River ...
Pages in category "Lists of rivers of New Zealand" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Lists of rivers of New Zealand (5 P) Pages in category "Lists of landforms of New Zealand" ... List of inlets of the Auckland Islands; List of islands of New Zealand; L.
The islands of New Zealand were the last large habitable land to be settled by humans. Between about 1280 and 1350, Polynesians began to settle in the islands and subsequently developed a distinctive Māori culture. In 1642, the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman became the first European to sight and record New Zealand.