Wairau Diversion
Wairau Diversion is a canal in Marlborough, South Island. Wairau Diversion is situated nearby to the village Tuamarina, as well as near Spring Creek.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tuamarina Cemetery and Wairau memorial.
Tuamarina Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
Tuamarina Cemetery is one of the largest cemeteries in the Marlborough Region of New Zealand. The cemetery predates Omaka Cemetery and has been open to the public for burials since 1866, notwithstanding the burials of twenty two men there in 1843.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tuamarina and Spring Creek.
Tuamarina
Village
Photo: DB Thats-Me, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tuamarina is a small town just north of the Wairau River and a few kilometres from the Cloudy Bay coast in Marlborough, New Zealand. The Tuamarina River flows south through the settlement and joins the Wairau River.
Spring Creek
Village
Spring Creek is a small town in Marlborough, New Zealand. State Highway 1 runs past the settlement to the west, and the Wairau River flows past to the east. Picton is 22 km to the north, and Blenheim is 6 km to the south.
Grovetown
Village
Grovetown is a small town in Marlborough, New Zealand. State Highway 1 runs past the settlement to the west, and the Wairau River flows past to the northeast. Spring Creek is about 2.5 km to the north, and Blenheim is about 3.5 km to the south. Grovetown is situated 5 km south of Wairau Diversion.
Wairau Diversion
- Type: Canal
- Category: body of water
- Location: Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-41.43827° or 41° 26′ 18″ southLongitude
173.98018° or 173° 58′ 49″ eastElevation
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
4VCMHX6J+M3GeoNames ID
6243873
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