Ōreti River
The Ōreti River is one of the main rivers of Southland, New Zealand, and is 170 kilometres long. The river has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because, for much of its length, it supports breeding colonies of black-billed gulls.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in New Zealand
- Also known as: “New River”, “Orete”, and “Oreti River”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Otatara and Kew.
Otatara
Suburb
Otatara is an outer suburb of New Zealand's southernmost city, Invercargill. It is surrounded by the Ōreti River to the west and south, and its estuary and Invercargill Airport to the east, and West Plains to the north. Otatara is situated 2½ km north of Ōreti River.
Kew
Suburb
Kew is a suburb in the New Zealand city of Invercargill. The suburb has a high rate of deprivation, dating back to the closure of the Ocean Beach freezing works in Bluff in 1991. Southland Hospital is located in Kew. Kew is situated 6 km northeast of Ōreti River.
Clifton
Suburb
Clifton is the southernmost suburb of New Zealand's southernmost city, Invercargill. It is located close to the shore of the New River estuary on State Highway 1, 5 kilometres southeast of the city centre and 4 kilometres northwest of Woodend. Clifton is situated 6 km east of Ōreti River.
Ōreti River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Ōreti River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Ōreti”
- Catalan: “Riu Oreti”
- Cebuano: “Oreti River”
- Dutch: “Oreti River”
- French: “Oreti”
- German: “Oreti River”
- German: “Ōreti River”
- Irish: “Ōreti”
- Maori: “Ōreti”
- Russian: “Орети”
- Spanish: “Rio Oreti”
- Spanish: “Río Oreti”
- Welsh: “Afon Oreti”
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Localities in the Area
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