Motueka River
The Motueka River is located in the north of the South Island of New Zealand and is a popular tourist destination for watersports and fishing. The Motueka flows 116 kilometres from the mountains 40 km west of the city of Nelson in the southeast of the catchment and flows north to the Tasman Bay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Memorial Park and St Thomas’s Church (Anglican).
Memorial Park
Park
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Memorial Park is a cricket ground in Motueka, Tasman, New Zealand. Memorial Park is jointly owned by Tasman District Council and Wakatū Incorporation, a company representing 4,000 shareholders who are descendants of the original Te Tau Ihu Māori of the area. Memorial Park is situated 3 km south of Motueka River.
St Thomas’s Church (Anglican)
Church
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St Thomas’s Church (Anglican) is situated 3 km south of Motueka River.
Riwaka Cemetery
Cemetery
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Riwaka Cemetery is situated 3½ km northwest of Motueka River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Riwaka and Motueka.
Riwaka
Village
Riwaka is a small settlement in the Tasman District of New Zealand's South Island. It lies beside Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere, five kilometres north of Motueka, and close to the mouth of the Riuwaka River.
Motueka
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Motueka is a town in the Nelson Bays region of New Zealand's South Island that lies close to the Motueka River. Nearby beaches are very popular with holidaymakers, and the area around Motueka has one of the country's highest annual sunshine-hour indices.
Brooklyn
Hamlet
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Brooklyn is a settlement and rural valley in the Tasman District of New Zealand's upper South Island. It is located on the outskirts of Motueka, and is dominated by orchards. Brooklyn is situated 4½ km west of Motueka River.
Motueka River
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in New Zealand
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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Satellite Map
Discover Motueka River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Motueka River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Motueka”
- Catalan: “Motueka”
- Cebuano: “Motueka River”
- Dutch: “Motueka River”
- French: “Motueka”
- German: “Motueka River”
- Welsh: “Afon Motueka”
Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Outer Island and Riuwaka River.
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