The Tūranganui River is a river of the Wellington Region, the southernmost region of the North Island of New Zealand. It flows through the south Wairarapa from its source in the Aorangi Range to reach both the Ruamāhanga River and Lake Ōnoke, shortly before the latter's outflow into Palliser Bay.
In December 2019, the approved official geographic name of the river was gazetted as "Tūranganui River".
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "great standing place" for .
See also List of rivers of Wellington Region List of rivers of New Zealand
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