The Mackenzie River is a river in the South Island of New Zealand.
Waitaki District is a territorial authority that is located in the Canterbury and Otago regions of the South Island of New Zealand, and it straddles the traditional border between the two regions, the Waitaki River.
Ōkārito Lagoon or Okarito Lagoon is a coastal lagoon on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. It is located 130 kilometres (81 mi) south of Hokitika, and covers an area of about 12 square kilometres (4.6 sq mi), making it the largest unmodified wetland in New Zealand.
The Hakataramea River flows generally south through the Hakataramea Valley, which is separated from the more inland Mackenzie Basin by the Kirkliston Range in Canterbury, New Zealand.
The Grays River is a tributary of the Tekapo River in the Mackenzie Basin of New Zealand. It flows southwest for 25 kilometres (16 mi), joining the larger river southeast of Lake Pukaki.
Otematata is a village in the Waitaki District of Canterbury in New Zealand's South Island. It is defined as a "populated area less than a town" and the 2001 New Zealand census gave the "usually resident population count" as 243. By the 2006 census it had declined to 189 inhabitants. This was considerably higher in the 1960s during the construction of the Benmore and Aviemore dams.
Waitohi, Waitohi Flat and Upper Waitohi are small farming centres from 5 to 16 km west of Temuka and north of the Opihi river, South Canterbury in New Zealand. They are about 20 km north of Timaru.
Hakataramea, spelt Hakateramea in some older sources, is a rural village located in the southern Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is in the Waimate District and sits on the north bank of the Waitaki River at its confluence with the Hakataramea River.
The Kurow River is a river of North Otago, New Zealand. A tributary of the Waitaki River, it rises in Saint Marys Range and flows into that river downstream of Kurow.
The Little Awakino River is a river of North Otago, New Zealand. A tributary of the Waitaki River, it flows into that river a short distance downstream of Lake Waitaki.
The Little Opawa River is a river of the south Canterbury Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows generally east from a ridge 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Fairlie, joining with its southern neighbour, the Ōpaoa River very close to their joint outflow into the Tengawai River, close to the settlement of Albury.
The Opouri River is a river of the Marlborough Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows generally west from its sources in the Bull Range, a coastal ridge overlooking the Marlborough Sounds, joining with the Rai River 15 kilometres (9 mi) west of Havelock.
The Otekaieke River is a river in New Zealand, a tributary of the Waitaki River.
The Otiake River is a river in New Zealand, a tributary of the Waitaki River.
The Pareora River is a river of the Canterbury Region of New Zealand's South Island. It has its origins in several small streams flowing from the Hunters Hills, and flows north before turning southeast to reach the Pacific ocean at the southern end of the township of Pareora, 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of Timaru. The river ends in a hapua-type river mouth, this means the flow to the ocean is impeded by a gravel bank.
The Ronga River is a river of the Marlborough Region of New Zealand's South Island. Although its source is on a ridge only 3 kilometres (2 mi) from the island's north coast, the river flows south, reaching the Rai River close to the township of Rai Valley.
The Smyth River is a river of the West Coast Region of New Zealand's South Island. It is an upper tributary of the Wanganui River, which it meets to the west of Mount Whitcombe.
State Highway 83 is a South Island state highway in New Zealand running up the Waitaki Valley between the settlements of Pukeuri and Omarama. It forms part of the southernmost of the east-west roads crossing the South Island.
The White Rock River is a river in the South Canterbury area of New Zealand. It rises south of the 1,525 metres (5,003 ft) Mount Nimrod / Kaumira in the Hunter Hills and flows northeast then north to joint the Pareora River.
