Maerewhenua River

The Maerewhenua River, also known as the Marewhenua River, is a small river in the Otago region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located in North Otago and acts as a tributary of the Waitaki River, which forms the border between Otago and Canterbury.

The river flows to the east of the small town of Duntroon. When the Kurow Branch, a branch line railway, was under construction in the 1870s, the river posed construction difficulties and the line terminated on the east bank for over five years until a bridge was successfully completed in mid-1881.

Waitaki River

Source: Southern Alps—Flows into: Pacific Ocean (below listings are upstream → downstream)

Administrative areas	Canterbury Region Otago Region Waitaki District

Towns and settlements	Twizel Otematata Kurow Duntroon Glenavy

Major tributaries (by confluence)	Godley River Tekapo River Tasman River Pukaki River Dobson River Hopkins River Ahuriri River Hakataramea River Maerewhenua River

Lakes in catchment (by location or tributary)	Lake Tekapo Lake Pukaki Lake Ohau Lake Ruataniwha Lake Benmore Lake Aviemore Lake Waitaki

Other features	Tasman Glacier Mackenzie Country Benmore Dam Aviemore Dam

Longest New Zealand rivers	1: Waikato 2: Clutha 3: Whanganui 4: Taieri 5: Rangitikei 6: Mataura 7: Waiau (Southland) 8: Clarence 9: Waitaki 10: Oreti

Coordinates: 44°51′S 170°42′E / 44.850°S 170.700°E / -44.850; 170.700

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