List of rivers of Wellington Region

The following is a list of rivers in the Wellington Region. The list is arranged in arranged by the location of the river mouth clockwise around the bottom of the North Island. Tributaries are indented under their downstream parent's name and arranged by nearest to the source.


 * Mataikona River
 * Pakowhai River
 * Whareama River
 * Tinui River
 * Kaiwhata River
 * Pahaoa River
 * Wainuioru River
 * Whakatahine River
 * Rerewhakaaitu River
 * Oterei River
 * Awhea River
 * Opouawe River
 * Cape River
 * Castle River
 * Whawanui River
 * Ruamahanga River
 * Kopuaranga River
 * Waipoua River
 * Whangaehu River
 * Waingawa River
 * Tauweru River
 * Waiohine River
 * Park River
 * Hector River
 * Mangatarere Stream
 * Huangarua River
 * Mākara River
 * Ruakokoputuna River
 * Dry River (New Zealand)
 * Tauherenikau River
 * Waiorongomai River (Wellington)
 * Turanganui River (Wellington)
 * Wharepapa River
 * Ōrongorongo River
 * Wainuiomata River
 * Waiwhetū Stream
 * Te Awa Kairangi / Hutt River
 * Eastern Hutt River
 * Western Hutt River
 * Pākuratahi River
 * Mangaroa River
 * Akatarawa River
 * Little Akatarawa River
 * Whakatīkei River
 * Kaiwharawhara Stream
 * Korimako Stream
 * Wharemauku Stream
 * Waikanae River
 * Ngatiawa River
 * Rangiora River
 * Reikorangi Stream
 * Maungakotukutuku Stream,
 * Ōtaki River
 * Waitewaewae River
 * Waiotauru River
 * Eastern Waiotauru River
 * Southern Waiotauru River