Punakaiki River
The Punakaiki River is a river of the West Coast Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows predominantly northwest from its sources in the Paparoa Range, reaching the Tasman Sea two kilometres south of the town of Punakaiki.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Punaikaki”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Paparoa National Park Visitor Centre and Punakaiki Cavern.
Paparoa National Park Visitor Centre
Tourism office
Photo: Wildman NZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Paparoa National Park Visitor Centre is a tourism office.
Pancake Rocks, West Coast, South Island
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Pancake Rocks and Blowholes are a coastal rock formation at Punakaiki on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. They are a popular visitor attraction.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Punakaiki and Te Miko.
Punakaiki
Photo: Tiimta, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Punakaiki is on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island and has the Department of Conservation Centre for the surrounding Paparoa National Park. It has great coastal scenery and is best known for the Pancake Rocks and Blow Holes.
Te Miko
Locality
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
Te Miko is a locality, which is situated 3 km north of Punakaiki River.
Pororari
Locality
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
Pororari is a locality, which is situated 3½ km north of Punakaiki River.
Punakaiki River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Punakaiki River” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Punakaiki River”
- French: “Punakaiki”
- German: “Punakaiki River”
- Welsh: “Afon Punakaiki”
- “Punakaiki River”
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Localities in the Area
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