Waikari River
Location
Country	New Zealand
Physical characteristics
Mouth
• location	Hurunui River
• elevation	80 m (260 ft)
Length	41 km (25 mi)

The Waikari River is a river of the northern Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows generally east through a broad strath from its sources south of Hawarden, gradually veering northeast to reach the Hurunui 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Cheviot. The name Waikari comes from the Maori word wai meaning "water" and kari meaning "dig".^[1]

• List of rivers of New Zealand

• "Place name detail: Waikari River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 12 July 2009.

42°52′41″S 173°2′33″E / 42.87806°S 173.04250°E / -42.87806; 173.04250