Hector and Ngakawau
Hector and Ngakawau are two lightly populated settlements located at the mouth of the Ngākawau River in the West Coast region of New Zealand. Both settlements are situated on State Highway 67 between Westport and Karamea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Locality with 201 residents
- Description: conurbation of two localities in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Hector”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mangatini Falls.
Mangatini Falls
Waterfall
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Mangatini Falls is a waterfall, which is situated 3 km east of Hector and Ngakawau.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stockton and Millerton.
Stockton
Locality
Stockton is a former settlement in the northwestern South Island of New Zealand in the West Coast region. It is located in the Papahaua Ranges about 30 kilometres linear distance north east from Westport. Stockton is situated 3 km south of Hector and Ngakawau.
Millerton
Hamlet
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Millerton is a small settlement in the northwestern South Island of New Zealand in the West Coast region. It is in the Papahaua Ranges, around 33 kilometres by road north of Westport, via SH67 from Westport to Karamea. Millerton is situated 3½ km south of Hector and Ngakawau.
Granity
Granity is the first small town north of Westport on State Highway 67, in the northern part of the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand.
Hector and Ngakawau
- Categories: conurbation and census district
- Location: Buller District, West Coast, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Hector and Ngakawau” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Hector and Ngakawau”
- French: “Hector et Ngakawau”
- Turkish: “Hector and Ngakawau”
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