Tarara

Tarara is a locality in Clutha District, Otago. Tarara is situated nearby to the locality Houipapa, as well as near Purakaunui.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Purakaunui Falls.

Purakaunui Falls

Waterfall

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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 Owaka.

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 8 km west of Tarara.

Owaka

Village

Photo: Anagoria, CC BY 3.0.

Owaka is a small town in the Clutha District of South Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand. It is the largest community in the rugged, forested Catlins area, close to the border with Southland, some 35 km south of Balclutha on the Southern Scenic Route. Owaka is situated 8 km northeast of Tarara.

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 9 km southwest of Tarara.

Tarara

Type: Locality
Location: Clutha District, Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-46.50653° or 46° 30′ 24″ south

Longitude

169.5843° or 169° 35′ 4″ east

Elevation

81 metres (266 feet)

Open location code

4V5FFHVM+9P

GeoNames ID

6208782

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