Waipoua River
The Waipoua River is a river of the Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows south from the eastern flanks of the Tararua Range, passing through the town of Masterton before reaching the Ruamahanga River on the town's southeastern outskirts.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Queen Elizabeth Park and Colin Pugh Sports Bowl.
Queen Elizabeth Park
Park
Queen Elizabeth Park is a park in Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand, located beside the Waipoua River. It was named Masterton Park until 1954, when it was renamed in honour of Queen Elizabeth II after her visit to Masterton.
Colin Pugh Sports Bowl
Recreation area
The Colin Pugh Sports Bowl is a multi-purpose stadium located in Queen Elizabeth Park in Masterton, New Zealand. It is currently used mostly for athletics and football.
Masterton railway station
Railway station
Photo: Matthew25187, CC BY 2.5.
Masterton railway station is a single-platform, urban railway station serving the town of Masterton in New Zealand's Wairarapa district. Located at the end of Perry Street, it is one of three stations in Masterton, the others being Renall Street and Solway. Masterton railway station is situated 2½ km northwest of Waipoua River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lansdowne and Masterton East.
Lansdowne
Suburb
Lansdowne, one of Masterton's largest suburbs, is on the left bank of the Waipoua stream at the north-western end of Masterton, New Zealand. On the town's highest ground it provides broad vistas of much of the Wairarapa Valley.
Masterton East
Quarter
Masterton East is a suburb of Masterton, a town on New Zealand's North Island. It is a low socio-economic area with social housing, with about 15% of Masterton's population.
Masterton
Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.
Masterton is a large town in the Greater Wellington Region of New Zealand that operates as the seat of the Masterton District. It is the largest town in the Wairarapa, a region separated from Wellington by the Remutaka ranges.
Waipoua River
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the Wellington Region, New Zealand
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Waipoua River” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Waipoua River (suba, lat -40,95, long 175,68)”
- Cebuano: “Waipoua River”
- French: “Waipoua”
- Welsh: “Afon Waipoua”
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