Motunau River

The Motunau River is a river of the north Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows south-east from coastal hills south-west of Cheviot, reaching the Pacific Ocean at Motunau Beach at the northern tip of Pegasus Bay.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Greta Valley and Spye.

Greta Valley

Hamlet

Photo: Mattinbgn, CC BY 3.0.

Greta Valley is a town in North Canterbury, 83 km north of Christchurch, New Zealand. It was named after the River Greta in Yorkshire by local runholders Sir Charles Clifford and Sir Frederick Weld in the 1850s, but it is to the east of the Greta River and on the south bank of the Waikari River. Greta Valley is situated 7 km northwest of Motunau River.

Spye

Locality

Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Spye is a locality, which is situated 10 km west of Motunau River.

Motunau River

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

-43.01831° or 43° 1′ 6″ south

Longitude

173.01014° or 173° 0′ 37″ east

Elevation

179 metres (587 feet)

Open location code

4V8MX2J6+M3

GeoNames ID

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