Peter Creek

Peter Creek is a stream in Nelson, Nelson Bays. Peter Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Motupipi, as well as near Clifton.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rawhiti Cave and Motupipi School.

Rawhiti Cave

Cave

Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.

Rawhiti Cave, also known as Manson Cave, is a single large limestone cave in the hillside of the Dry Creek Valley 7 kilometres southeast of Tākaka on the South Island of New Zealand.

Motupipi School

School

Photo: Angulidayaaluta, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Motupipi School is situated 3 km northwest of Peter Creek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Motupipi and Clifton.

Motupipi is a settlement in the Tasman District of New Zealand's upper South Island, located at the mouth of the Motupipi River east of Tākaka. It was the first place in Golden Bay / Mohua where Europeans settled. Motupipi is situated 3 km northwest of Peter Creek.

Clifton

Hamlet

Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Clifton is a hamlet, which is situated 4 km north of Peter Creek.

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. Pōhara is situated 5 km north of Peter Creek.

Peter Creek

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

-40.87825° or 40° 52′ 42″ south

Longitude

172.87017° or 172° 52′ 13″ east

Elevation

518 metres (1,699 feet)

Open location code

4VFJ4VCC+M3

GeoNames ID

6242448

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