Motueka

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.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Memorial Park and Motueka Aerodrome.

Memorial Park

Park

Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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.

Motueka Aerodrome

Aerodrome

Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.

Motueka Aerodrome is the airport serving Motueka, New Zealand, and is owned and managed by Tasman District Council. The current runway is 729 metres long and 11 metres wide with an asphalt surface.

Motueka Museum

Museum

Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Riwaka and Lower Moutere.

Riwaka

Village

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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. Riwaka is situated 4 km north of Motueka.

Lower Moutere

Hamlet

Lower Moutere is a settlement in the Tasman District of New Zealand's upper South Island. It is a farming community it the Lower Moutere valley, 6 km from Motueka close to the Moutere Inlet.

Motueka

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Motueka Borough”
Location: Tasman District, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-41.1167° or 41° 7′ south

Longitude

173° east

Elevation

9 metres (30 feet)

Open location code

4VCMV2M2+82

GeoNames ID

2186560

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