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Wairunga

Wairunga is a locality in Otago, New Zealand. It is located on SH1 to the south of Palmerston. The Pleasant River flows immediately to the west of Wairunga.

The locality's name is a Māori term literally meaning "water above" and translating as "stream flowing down from the mountains".

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