Winter Creek

Winter Creek is a stream in Nelson, Nelson Bays. Winter Creek is situated nearby to the locality Tarakohe, as well as near the village Ligar Bay.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Abel Tasman Monument and Wainui Falls.

Abel Tasman Monument

Memorial

Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Abel Tasman Monument is a memorial to the first recorded contact between Europeans—led by the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman—and Māori in New Zealand's Golden Bay on 18 and 19 December 1642.

Wainui Falls

Cliff

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Wainui Falls is a 20-metre waterfall in Wainui Bay, in the Tasman region of New Zealand. The waterfall is part of the Wainui River and cascades over granite bedrock into a deep pool at its base. Wainui Falls is situated 3½ km southeast of Winter Creek.

Pōhara Beach

Beach

Photo: Jenny Hudson, CC BY 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tarakohe and Ligar Bay.

Tarakohe

Locality

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Tarakohe, in older sources referred to as Terekohe, is a locality in the Tasman District of New Zealand's upper South Island, located east of Pōhara in Golden Bay.

Ligar Bay

Village

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Ligar Bay is a bay and small coastal settlement in Golden Bay / Mohua. It is located between Port Tarakohe and Tata Beach. It is approximately 12 kilometres north-east of Tākaka.

Pōhara

Village

Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Pōhara is a rural locality in the Tasman District of New Zealand's South Island. The locality is northeast of Tākaka and southwest of Tata Beach. To the north is Limestone Bay, part of Golden Bay / Mohua The official spelling was changed from "Pohara" to "Pōhara" by the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa on 5 November 2018.

Winter Creek

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

-40.82825° or 40° 49′ 42″ south

Longitude

172.90017° or 172° 54′ 1″ east

Elevation

68 metres (223 feet)

Open location code

4VFJ5WC2+P3

GeoNames ID

6242390

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