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 Spye and Omihi.
Spye
Locality
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Spye is a locality, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Motunau River.
Omihi
Hamlet
Omihi or Ōmihi is a rural community in the Hurunui District of the Canterbury Region, on New Zealand's South Island. It is located 21km north-east of Amberley. Omihi is situated 5 km west of Motunau River.
Greta Valley
Hamlet
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 northeast of Motunau River.
Motunau River
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in New Zealand
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Motunau River” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Motunau River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر موتوناو”
- French: “Motunau”
- Welsh: “Afon Motunau”
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