The Mōtū River is a major waterway in the eastern part of the North Island of New Zealand. It rises south-west of Mātāwai in the Gisborne District, on the south-western side of the Raukūmara Range, and heads roughly northwards to the Pacific Ocean.
In the eastern region of New Zealand's North Island lies the Mōtū River, which begins at Mātāwai in the Gisborne District. The river then moves roughly northward toward the Pacific Ocean.