Waiau
Waiau is a small town in north Canterbury, in the South Island of New Zealand. It lies 30 kilometres east of Hanmer Springs on the northern bank of the Waiau Uwha River, some 30 kilometres from the river's mouth.
- Type: Village with 255 residents
- Description: small town in the Canterbury region of New Zealand
- Also known as: “Waiau, Canterbury”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Waiau School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rotherham.
Rotherham
Village
Rotherham is a small village in the Hurunui District of the Canterbury region in New Zealand's South Island. It is between Culverden and Waiau on the Inland Kaikōura Road, on the northernmost part of the Amuri Plain. Rotherham is situated 9 km southwest of Waiau.
Waiau
- Category: locality
- Location: Hurunui District, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-42.65608° or 42° 39′ 22″ south
Longitude
173.04093° or 173° 2′ 27″ east
Population
255
Elevation
146 metres (479 feet)
Open location code
4V9M82VR+H9
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Waiau” goes by many names.
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Notable Places Nearby
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