Percival River

The Percival River is a river of the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows southwest from its origins in the Hanmer Range to the northeast of Hanmer Springs, reaching the Waiau River 7 kilometres south of the town.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of the Epiphany, Hanmer Springs and St Roch’s Church.

Church of the Epiphany, Hanmer Springs

Church

Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.

Church of the Epiphany, Hanmer Springs is situated 3 km west of Percival River.

St Roch’s Church

Church

Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St Roch’s Church is situated 3½ km west of Percival River.

Queen Mary Hospital

Nature reserve

Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Queen Mary Hospital, in Hanmer Springs, New Zealand is a former residential alcohol and drug treatment hospital. It opened in 1916 to treat returned servicemen from World War I, on the site of a sanatorium built in 1879. Queen Mary Hospital is situated 3½ km west of Percival River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hanmer Springs.

Hanmer Springs

Photo: Kiwi05, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hanmer Springs is a small town in the Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand, known for its hot pools. The Māori name for Hanmer Springs is Te Whakatakanga o te ngārahu o te ahi a Tamatea, which means "where the ashes of Tamatea's fire lay", referring to Tamatea, the captain of the canoe Tākitimu.

Percival River

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

-42.5283° or 42° 31′ 42″ south

Longitude

172.87015° or 172° 52′ 13″ east

Elevation

384 metres (1,260 feet)

Open location code

4V9JFVCC+M3

GeoNames ID

6221418

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