Wainui River

The Wainui River is a river of the Tasman Region of New Zealand's South Island. Wainui is a Māori language term and the umbrella entity for the three local iwi gives a meaning of "where the tidal flow leaves a big expanse of bay empty".

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wainui Falls and Rawhiti Cave.

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 northeast of Wainui River.

Rawhiti Cave

Cave

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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. Rawhiti Cave is situated 4 km west of Wainui River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Clifton and Pōhara.

Clifton

Hamlet

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Clifton is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km northwest of Wainui River.

Pōhara

Village

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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 northwest of Wainui River.

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. Tarakohe is situated 5 km north of Wainui River.

Wainui River

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

172.91017° or 172° 54′ 37″ east

Elevation

773 metres (2,536 feet)

Open location code

4VFJ4WC6+M3

GeoNames ID

6242449

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