Talk:List of rivers of New Zealand by length

This article is written in New Zealand English, which has its own spelling conventions (colour, realise, analyse, centre, fiord) and some terms that are used in it may be different or absent from other varieties of English. According to the relevant style guide, this should not be changed without broad consensus.

Lists

	This article is within the scope of WikiProject Lists, an attempt to structure and organize all list pages on Wikipedia. If you wish to help, please visit the project page, where you can join the project and/or contribute to the discussion.ListsWikipedia:WikiProject ListsTemplate:WikiProject ListsList articles
???	This article has not yet received a rating on the project's importance scale.

New Zealand High‑importance

	New Zealand portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject New Zealand, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of New Zealand and New Zealand-related topics on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.New ZealandWikipedia:WikiProject New ZealandTemplate:WikiProject New ZealandNew Zealand articles
High	This article has been rated as High-importance on the project's importance scale.

Rivers High‑importance

	Geography portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Rivers, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Rivers on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.RiversWikipedia:WikiProject RiversTemplate:WikiProject RiversRiver articles
High	This article has been rated as High-importance on the project's importance scale.

Comments[edit]

Should there also be a list of shortest rivers? It seems an arbitrary distinction that a 2km stream such as Tawatahi River has such a name and gets a listing and an article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Johnragla (talk • contribs) 20:34, 12 January 2013 (UTC) I've now started a shortest list. Johnragla (talk) 21:43, 4 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Why is the Tongariro River listed as the longest?[edit]

The article for the Tongariro River says that the name refers only to the section of the river that flows into Lake Taupo. So why is it, rather than the Waikato River, listed as the longest? Ross Finlayson (talk) 01:17, 6 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

This is the edit from the IP who added it: [1]. Ajf773 (talk) 08:53, 6 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I've reverted it. Ross Finlayson (talk) 09:23, 6 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Waiau (Southland) River length[edit]

I can't see how Waiau (Southland) River has a length of 217km. I can see that it is listed as such in the source (Te Ara article), but it doesn't add up with the description in the river's main article (Waiau River (Southland)) or with my rough measurements on a map. Another site describe it as 112km: https://www.onnaturesedge.co.nz/tuatapere/whats-here/waiau-river/. Presumably it's a case of different definitions of the river source. RadishSlice _talk 23:10, 12 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The ultimate source is likely on the Eglinton River at The Divide. The length would be the longest distance a drop of water flows in the river basin. Not sure if that helps but that is generally how they're measured. ShakyIsles (talk) 06:37, 14 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]