Waimea River
The Waimea River is a tributary of the Mataura River in Southland, New Zealand. The Waimea Plains around this river form part of the Southland Plains.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: stream in Southland Region, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Waimea Stream” and “Waimeha”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balfour and Riversdale.
Balfour
Village
Balfour is a small town located in the Southland region of New Zealand. Accounts of Balfour's naming differ: according to one report, it was named after an employee of the Waimea Company who lived there; alternatively it may have been named after James Melville Balfour, Marine Engineer to the New Zealand Government and uncle of Robert Louis Stevenson. Balfour is situated 9 km north of Waimea River.
Riversdale
Village
Riversdale is a small town in the Southland region of New Zealand. Riversdale is situated 10 km east of Waimea River.
Waimea River
- Category: body of water
- Location: Southland, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Waimea River” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر وايميا”
- Cebuano: “Waimea Stream (suba, lat -45,98, long 168,82)”
- Cebuano: “Waimea Stream”
- Dutch: “Waimea Stream”
- French: “Waimea Stream”
- German: “Waimea Stream”
- Hausa: “Kogin Waimea (Southland)”
- Hausa: “Kogin Waimea”
- Welsh: “Afon Waimea”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include North Peak and Balfour Racecourse.
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