Waimatuku

Waimatuku is a small Southland, New Zealand farming community on the Southern Scenic Route, on State Highway 99 between and Riverton. The community's name is Māori for "water of the bittern" or "bittern stream".
  • Hamlet
  • …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (60 feet)
  • Description: locality in Southland District, Southland Region, New Zealand

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Latitude
-46.301° or 46° 18′ 4″ south
Longitude
168.16316° or 168° 9′ 47″ east
Open location code
4V5CM5X7+H7
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place = hamlet
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“Waimatuku” goes by many names.
WaimatukuDutch
ワイマツクJapanese
WaimatukuMaori
WaimatukuTurkish

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“The world is so empty if we think of it only as mountains, rivers, and cities; but to know someone here and there who is in harmony with us… makes this earth an inhabited garden.”

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