Rivers in Oceania - photos

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Oceania has a variety of rivers and waterfalls that span many different climatic zones. New Zealand is a land of raging rivers and placid lakes with some lakes and rivers being thermally heated in places. Australia has rivers residing in the tropic, temperate, and sub-alpine climatic zones and a surprising number of scenic waterfalls. In the island state of Tasmania and eastern highlands of the mainland, rivers and waterfalls flow down scenic rainforested slopes.
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Mount Field National Park - Australia

Fiordland - New Zealand

Purlingbrook Falls - Australia

Hutt River - New Zealand

Liffey Falls - Australia

Waikato River - New Zealand

Daintree River - Australia

Wainuiomata River - New Zealand

Davies Creek - Australia

Pelorous River - New Zealand

Natural Bridge Falls - Australia

Pororari River - New Zealand

Mackenzie Falls - Australia

Whanganu River - New Zealand

Silverband Falls - Australia

Mangawhero River - New Zealand

Cedar Creek Falls - Australia

Wharekopae River - New Zealand

Taramakau River - New Zealand

There are also numerous gorge systems in Northern Australia such as Katherine Gorge that provide some of the best scenery in this part of the country. Outside of Australia and New Zealand, many South Pacific Islands are too small to have inland bodies of water and rivers. They rely on rainfall for drinking water and use generators, wind, and solar, for their energy requirements in the place of hydroelectricity.