The following is a list of rivers in the Wellington Region. The list is arranged in arranged by the location of the river mouth clockwise around the bottom of the North Island. Tributaries are indented under their downstream parent's name and arranged by nearest to the source.
- Mataikona River
- Whareama River
- Kaiwhata River
- Pahaoa River
- Rerewhakaaitu River
- Oterei River
- Awhea River
- Opouawe River
- Whawanui River
- Ruamahanga River
- Wharepapa River
- Ōrongorongo River
- Wainuiomata River
- Waiwhetū Stream
- Te Awa Kairangi / Hutt River
- Kaiwharawhara Stream
- Wharemauku Stream
- Waikanae River
- Ōtaki River