Wairunga

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Wairunga is a locality in Otago, New Zealand. It is located on SH1 to the south of Palmerston. The Pleasant River flows immediately to the west of Wairunga.Dowling, P. (ed.) (2004). ’’Reed New Zealand atlas’’. Auckland: Reed Publishing. Map 102. {{ISBN|0 7900 0952 8}}

The locality's name is a Māori term literally meaning "water above" and translating as "stream flowing down from the mountains".Reed, A.W. (1975). Place names of New Zealand. Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed. p. 455.