Awa

Ko te awa he wai tahe nuku ki o te whenua. Ka haeretia tona wai mai tētahi ahu o tētahi mātāpuna kei runga te puke, te maunga, te ahatanga wāhi teitei. Ka takea te wai awa mai te hukarere rewa o te ua.

Ka mutu te tahe o ngā awa ki ngā roto ētahi, ka mutu te tahe ki ngā wahapū honoa i te moana ētahi. Ka pūtahingia ētahi awa ki ngā awa nui ake ētahi.

He maha rawa ngā awa. Hei tauira ēnei:
Arahura
Hakipere
Kawarau
Mohaka
Rakaia
Rangitaiki
Rangitikei
Taieri
Waiapu
Waikato
Waimakariri
Waipa
Wairau
Waitaki
Whanganui