Oaro River
The Oaro River is a river of the north Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows south from its sources in the Hundalee Hills, turning east shortly before reaching the coast at Oaro, 15 kilometres southwest of Kaikōura.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Owaru River”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oaro and Goose Bay.
Oaro
Hamlet
Oaro is a settlement close to the Pacific Ocean Coast of north Canterbury, in the South Island of New Zealand. Oaro is within Kaikōura District on State Highway 1 and on the South Island Main Trunk railway, 20 kilometres south of Kaikōura.
Goose Bay
Hamlet
Goose Bay is a small locality in New Zealand, located 15 kilometres southwest of Kaikōura. It is beside a bay that is also named Goose Bay. It was named in the mid-nineteenth century, either after geese that got away from a nearby whaling station or from a Kāinga that was ruined by Te Rauparaha. Goose Bay is situated 5 km northeast of Oaro River.
Oaro River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Oaro River” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Oaro River”
- French: “Oaro”
- Welsh: “Afon Oaro”
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