Dons Creek
Dons Creek is a stream in Otago, South Island. Dons Creek is situated nearby to the locality Orokonui, as well as near the village Waitati.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Blueskin Bay and Waitati Cemetery.
Blueskin Bay
Photo: Alistair Paterson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blueskin Bay is in Otago, New Zealand, 25 km north of Dunedin, 25 km south of Palmerston, and 350 km south of Christchurch. The area's small towns and villages of Waitati, Warrington, Seacliff, Evansdale and Doctors Point attract lifestyle-commuter types who work in the city and alternative dudes who want to do their own thing.
Orokonui Ecosanctuary
Tourism office
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Orokonui Ecosanctuary, called Te Korowai o Mihiwaka in Māori, is an ecological island wildlife reserve developed by the Otago Natural History Trust in the Orokonui Valley between Waitati and Pūrākaunui, New Zealand, 20 kilometres to the north of central Dunedin. Orokonui Ecosanctuary is situated 2½ km southeast of Dons Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waitati and Evansdale.
Waitati
Village
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Waitati, from the Māori Waitete, is a small seaside settlement in Otago, New Zealand, within the city limits of Dunedin. It is located close to the tidal mudflats of Blueskin Bay, 19 kilometres north of the Dunedin city centre.
Evansdale
Hamlet
Evansdale is a locality on State Highway 1, 25 km north of Dunedin, at the north west of Blueskin Bay. It also has lent its name to a cheese producer, and a census-gathering district, which has a population of 1,482 in the 2013 New Zealand census, an increase of 198 people since the 2006 census. Evansdale is situated 4½ km north of Dons Creek.
Pūrākaunui
Village
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Pūrākaunui is a small settlement in Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located within the bounds of the city of Dunedin, in a rural coastal area some 25 km to the north of the city centre. Pūrākaunui is situated 4½ km east of Dons Creek.
Dons Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-45.75838° or 45° 45′ 30″ southLongitude
170.5801° or 170° 34′ 48″ eastElevation
75 metres (246 feet)Open location code
4V6G6HRJ+J2GeoNames ID
6212159
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