Waihora River

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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

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| name = Waihora River

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| mouth_location = Waipaoa River

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| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = New Zealand

| length = {{convert|24|km|mi|abbr=on}}

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The Waihora River is a river of the Gisborne Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows generally west from its sources in rough hill country southwest of Tolaga Bay to reach the Waipaoa River at Te Karaka.

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "spread-out waters" for {{lang|mi|Waihora}}.{{Cite web|url=https://nzhistory.govt.nz/culture/maori-language-week/1000-maori-place-names|title=1000 Māori place names|publisher=New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage|date=6 August 2019}}