Motupipi is a settlement in the Tasman District of New Zealand's upper South Island, located at the mouth of the Motupipi River east of Tākaka. The name Motupipi translates as the island or bush with pipi shellfish, referring to the pipi which are found on the beach.

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Pōhara is a rural locality in the Tasman District of New Zealand's South Island. The locality is northeast of Tākaka and southwest of Tata Beach. To the north is Limestone Bay, part of Golden Bay / Mohua The official spelling was changed from "Pohara" to "Pōhara" by the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa on 5 November 2018. Pōhara is situated 3½ km northeast of Motupipi.

Motupipi

Type: Locality
Location: Tasman District, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-40.85° or 40° 51′ south

Longitude

172.85° or 172° 51′ east

Elevation

13 metres (43 feet)

Open location code

4VFJ4VX2+X2

GeoNames ID

2186503

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