Purakaunui
Purakaunui is a locality in Clutha District, Otago. Purakaunui is situated nearby to the locality Purakauiti, as well as near Tarara.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Purakaunui 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.
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 6 km west of Purakaunui.
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 6 km west of Purakaunui.
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 7 km southwest of Purakaunui.
Purakaunui
- Type: Locality
- Description: locality in Clutha District, Otago Region, New Zealand
- Location: Clutha District, Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-46.52247° or 46° 31′ 21″ southLongitude
169.54971° or 169° 32′ 59″ eastElevation
174 metres (571 feet)Open location code
4V5FFGHX+2VOpenStreetMap ID
node 6611227409OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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