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Owahanga River
Etymology	Maori meaning "place of burden"
Native name	Ōwahanga (Māori)
Location
Country	New Zealand
Region	Manawatū-Whanganui
District	Tararua
Physical characteristics
Source	Near Waihoki
• coordinates	40°38′13″S 176°8′13″E / 40.63694°S 176.13694°E / -40.63694; 176.13694
Mouth	Pacific Ocean
• coordinates	40°40′43″S 176°21′04″E / 40.678707°S 176.350988°E / -40.678707; 176.350988
Length	58 km (36 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Pongaroa River

The Owahanga River is a river in the Tararua District, in the Manawatū-Whanganui Region of New Zealand's North Island. Its tortuous course winds generally southeast through rough hill country, reaching the sea 30 km (19 mi) southwest of Cape Turnagain.

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of burden" for Ōwahanga.

See also

• List of rivers of New Zealand

References

1. "Place name detail: Owahanga River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
2. "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.

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• Rivers of Manawatū-Whanganui
• Rivers of New Zealand
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