Waimea River
The Waimea River is located in the north of the South Island of New Zealand. It is formed from the confluence of the Wairoa River and the Wai-iti River, which meet near Brightwater.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mapua and Bronte.
Mapua
Photo: Hollahollaholla03, Public domain.
Māpua is a small town in the South Island of New Zealand. It is to the west of Nelson on State Highway 60 and on the coastline of Tasman Bay. With a thriving wharf and commercial area, Māpua has grown in popularity for visitors, with numbers swelling the region over the summer months.
Bronte
Hamlet
Bronte, a locality in the Tasman District of New Zealand, lies between Richmond and Māpua. Admiral Horatio Nelson, the eponym of the Nelson Region, became Duke of Bronte in 1799. Bronte is situated 5 km west of Waimea River.
Appleby
Quarter
Photo: Enigma28, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Appleby is a locality in the Tasman district in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located around the Waimea River near the Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere. Appleby is situated 6 km southeast of Waimea River.
Waimea River
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Tasman District, New Zealand
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Waimea River” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر وايميا”
- Asturian: “Ríu Waimea”
- Cebuano: “Waimea River”
- Dutch: “Waimea River”
- French: “Waimea”
- German: “Waimea River”
- Welsh: “Afon Waimea”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Waimea River”. Photo: Inkey, Public domain.