Wairau Bar
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: gravel bar formed where the Wairau River meets the sea in Cloudy Bay, Marlborough, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Wairau Bar / Te Pokohiwi o Kupe”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Riverlands and Riversdale.
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 7 km west of Wairau Bar.
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 west of Wairau Bar.
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 9 km west of Wairau Bar.
Wairau Bar
- Categories: gravel bar, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-41.50935° or 41° 30′ 34″ southLongitude
174.06383° or 174° 3′ 50″ eastElevation
3 metres (10 feet)Open location code
4VCPF3R7+7GOpenStreetMap ID
node 7135968517OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Polish—“Wairau Bar” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Wairau Bar”
- Hungarian: “Wairau Bar”
- Polish: “Wairau Bar”
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