Mabel Creek

Mabel Creek is a stream in Otago, South Island. Mabel Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Long Beach, as well as near the village Pūrākaunui.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Orokonui Ecosanctuary and Whareakeake.

Orokonui Ecosanctuary

Tourism office

Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.

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 3 km west of Mabel Creek.

Whareakeake

Beach

Whareakeake is a beach 25 kilometres northeast of Dunedin in the South Island of New Zealand, as well as the valley above and behind the beach. Located to the west of Aramoana and included as a section of the Otago Heads, Whareakeake was a place of habitation for Māori people from early times until the Sealers' War skirmish of 1817 from which it derived its colonial name.

Mōpānui

Peak

Photo: Giantflightlessbirds, CC BY 4.0.

Mōpānui is a peak, which is situated 2½ km west of Mabel Creek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Long Beach and Pūrākaunui.

Long Beach

Hamlet

Long Beach, known in Māori as Wharauwerawera or Wharewerawera is a small coastal settlement in Otago, New Zealand comprising approximately 100 homes. Many of the sections were initially auctioned in October 1922 for a pound deposit.

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.

Aramoana

Village

Photo: Benchill, Public domain.

Aramoana is a small coastal settlement 27 kilometres north of Dunedin on the South Island of New Zealand. The settlement's permanent population in the 2001 Census was 261. Aramoana is situated 5 km east of Mabel Creek.

Mabel Creek

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-45.76838° or 45° 46′ 6″ south

Longitude

170.6401° or 170° 38′ 24″ east

Elevation

59 metres (194 feet)

Open location code

4V6G6JJR+J2

GeoNames ID

6212163

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