Ōpāwaho/Heathcote River
The Ōpāwaho / Heathcote River is located within the city boundaries of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is primarily fed by springs near Templeton Road, with its catchment area extending westward to Yaldhurst and Pound Road during wet weather.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Schwede66, Public domain.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Christchurch, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Heathcote River”, “Heathcote River / Ōpāwaho”, “O-pawaho”, “Te heru-o-kahukura”, and “Waimokihi”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Southshore Spit Reserve and Ferrymead Heritage Park.
Southshore Spit Reserve
Nature reserve
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Southshore Spit Reserve is a nature reserve.
Ferrymead Heritage Park
Theme park
Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.
Ferrymead Heritage Park is an outdoor museum in Christchurch, New Zealand. First known as the Museum of Science and Technology and later Ferrymead Historic Park, it was founded in 1964 by a collection of local heritage enthusiast groups who had a common need for space to store and display their assets. Ferrymead Heritage Park is situated 2½ km west of Ōpāwaho/Heathcote River.
Tauhinukorokio/Mount Pleasant
Peak
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
Tauhinukorokio / Mount Pleasant, also known just as either Mount Pleasant or Tauhinukorokio individually, is the highest elevation in the eastern Port Hills in Christchurch, New Zealand. Tauhinukorokio/Mount Pleasant is situated 2½ km south of Ōpāwaho/Heathcote River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Redcliffs and Mount Pleasant.
Mount Pleasant
Suburb
Mount Pleasant is a coastal suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. The suburb is located on the northern flank of the mountain Tauhinukorokio/Mount Pleasant in the Port Hills.
Clifton
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Clifton is a hillside suburb above Sumner in Christchurch, New Zealand. Clifton is a volcanic spur extending from Tauhinukorokio / Mount Pleasant. Most of Clifton was originally purchased by Dr Alfred Barker, who had applied for a 50 acres land grant from the Christchurch land office.
Ōpāwaho/Heathcote River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Ōpāwaho/Heathcote River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Heathcote / Ōpāwaho”
- Cebuano: “Heathcote River”
- Dutch: “Heathcote River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر هيثكوت”
- French: “Heathcote”
- German: “Heathcote River”
- Irish: “Ōpāwaho”
- Latvian: “Hītkota”
- Maori: “Ōpāwaho”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Heathcote River”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Heathcote-elva”
- Venetian: “Fiume Heathcote / Ōpāwaho”
- Welsh: “Afon Heathcote”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Moncks Bay and Shag Rock.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ōpāwaho/Heathcote River”. Photo: Schwede66, Public domain.