Wainui River
Wainui River is a stream in Nelson, Nelson Bays. Wainui River is situated nearby to the hamlet Clifton, as well as near the village Pōhara.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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″ southLongitude
172.91017° or 172° 54′ 37″ eastElevation
773 metres (2,536 feet)Open location code
4VFJ4WC6+M3GeoNames ID
6242449
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