Purakauiti Stream
Purakauiti Stream is a stream in Otago, South Island. Purakauiti Stream is situated nearby to the locality Purakaunui, as well as near Caberfeidh.Places of Interest
Highlights include Purakaunui Falls and Matai Falls.
Purakaunui Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Purakaunui Falls are a cascading three-tiered waterfall on the Purakaunui River, in The Catlins of the southern South Island of New Zealand. As one of very few South Island waterfalls away from the alpine region, it has long been a popular destination and photographic subject. Purakaunui Falls is situated 3 km east of Purakauiti Stream.
Matai Falls
Waterfall
Photo: MikeB0815, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Matai Falls is a waterfall, which is situated 3 km northwest of Purakauiti Stream.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Caberfeidh and Maclennan.
Caberfeidh
Locality
The small settlement of Caberfeidh is located in The Catlins, in the Otago region of New Zealand's South Island. The site of a former railway station on the Catlins Branch Line, it is sited close to a tributary of the Maclennan River, 5 kilometres north of the coast at Tahakopa Bay and 12 kilometres southwest of Owaka. Caberfeidh is situated 3½ km west of Purakauiti Stream.
Maclennan
Hamlet
Maclennan is a small settlement in The Catlins, an area of the southern South Island of New Zealand. It is located 20 kilometres southwest of Owaka. From 1915 until its closure on 27 February 1971, the Catlins River Branch railway passed through the village, and the station building and goods shed still stand today. Maclennan is situated 4 km southwest of Purakauiti Stream.
Papatowai
Hamlet
Papatowai is a small settlement in the Catlins ward of the Clutha District of the southeastern South Island of New Zealand. The settlement is situated half-way between the cities of Dunedin and Invercargill, on the Pacific coast close to the mouth of the Tahakopa River. Papatowai is situated 6 km southwest of Purakauiti Stream.
Purakauiti Stream
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-46.51841° or 46° 31′ 6″ southLongitude
169.5201° or 169° 31′ 12″ eastElevation
193 metres (633 feet)Open location code
4V5FFGJC+J2GeoNames ID
6208703
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