Waiapu River

Ruatoria (Māori: Ruatōria) is a town in the Waiapu Valley of the Gisborne Region in the northeastern corner of New Zealand's North Island. The town was originally known as Cross Roads, and was named Ruatorea in 1913, from the Māori Rua-a-Tōrea (the storage pit of Tōrea). In 1925 the name was changed to "Ruatoria", although some texts retain the original spelling.