Ngaruroro River
General data
- Name: Ngaruroro River
- Water system: Pacific Ocean
- Water type: River
- Progression: Hawke Bay -> Pacific Ocean -> Planet Earth
- Climates: Temperate
- Continents: Australia & Oceania
- Countries: New Zealand
The Ngaruroro River is located in the eastern North Island of New Zealand. It runs for a total of 164 km southeast from the Kaweka Range, Kaimanawa Range and Ruahine Range and then east before emptying into Hawke Bay roughly halfway between the cities of Napier and Hastings, near the town of Clive. About 40% of the catchment is pasture, and 55% native forest.
The upper Ngaruroro drains the Kaweka Forest Park and it is used for trout fishing (mostly rainbow), rafting, tramping and deer hunting.