Maori Channel
Maori Channel is a canal in Marlborough, South Island. Maori Channel is situated nearby to the hamlet Riverlands.Places of Interest
Highlights include Wairau Bar.
Wairau Bar
Archaeological site
The Wairau Bar, or Te Pokohiwi, is a 19-hectare gravel bar formed where the Wairau River meets the sea in Cloudy Bay, Marlborough, north-eastern South Island, New Zealand. Wairau Bar is situated 3½ km north of Maori Channel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Riverlands and Witherlea.
Riverlands
Hamlet
Riverlands is a locality in Marlborough, New Zealand. State Highway 1 runs through the settlement, and the Ōpaoa River flows past to the northeast. Blenheim is about 2.5 km to the northwest. Riverlands is situated 6 km west of Maori Channel.
Witherlea
Suburb
Witherlea is a suburb to the south of Blenheim's central district. The Blenheim hospital campus, which includes Wairau Hospital, is in Witherlea. Omaka Cemetery has graves from early Pākehā settlement in the Wairau area. Witherlea is situated 8 km west of Maori Channel.
Riversdale
Suburb
Riversdale is a suburb of Blenheim, in the Marlborough region of the South Island of New Zealand. Riversdale is separated from the rest of Blenheim by the Ōpaoa River on the north, east and western sides, and by the Main North Line and State Highway 1 on the western side. Riversdale is situated 8 km northwest of Maori Channel.
Maori Channel
- Type: Canal
- Category: body of water
- Location: Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-41.53828° or 41° 32′ 18″ southLongitude
174.05018° or 174° 3′ 1″ eastElevation
3 metres (10 feet)Open location code
4VCPF362+M3GeoNames ID
6243861
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