Wairoa River
The Wairoa River is located in the north of the South Island of New Zealand. It flows north for 45 kilometres before combining with the Wai-iti River to form the Waimea River. This flows into the southern end of Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere near Richmond.- Type: River
- Description: river in the south-eastern Tasman district, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Waitoa River”
Places of Interest
Highlights: St Michael’s Church and St Paul’s Church.
St Michael’s Church
Church
St Michael's Church is an historic Anglican church, located in Waimea West in New Zealand.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hope and Brightwater.
Hope
Town
Hope, previously known as Ranzau, is a small settlement in the Tasman District of New Zealand.
Wairoa River
- Category: body of water
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-41.35198° or 41° 21′ 7″ south
Longitude
173.12581° or 173° 7′ 33″ east
Elevation
18 metres (59 feet)
Open location code
4VCMJ4XG+68
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=river
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Wairoa River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Wairoa”
- Cebuano: “Wairoa River (suba, lat -41,35, long 173,12)”
- Cebuano: “Wairoa River”
- Dutch: “Wairoa River”
- French: “Wairoa”
- German: “Wairoa River”
- Welsh: “Afon Wairoa”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Richmond and Spring Grove.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Wagner’s Field and Wai-iti River.
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