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The name Waimakariri comes from the Māori words wai, meaning water, and makariri, meaning cold. [2] The river was briefly renamed as the Courtenay River in 1849 by the chief surveyor of the Canterbury Association, Joseph Thomas, in honour of Lord Courtenay. However, this name quickly fell into disuse in favour of the traditional Māori name.
Te Rauakaaka is an area including the Waimakariri River saltmarsh and Styx rivermouth, suitable for walking and bird-watching. [11] Baynons Brake is a recreation area suitable for horse riding, walking, picnicking and fishing. [12] It covers about five kilometres of riverside land between the Eyre Diversion River and Kaiapoi Island.
Lake Hawdon is a small high country lake in Canterbury, New Zealand.. The lake lies approximately 130 kilometres to the northwest of Christchurch, and is one of a series of lakes which make up part of the Waimakariri River system, along with the nearby Lake Marymere, which lies immediately to the south.
The Waimakariri Gorge is located on the Waimakariri River in inland Canterbury in the South Island of New Zealand.. The height of the Waimakariri gorge bridge is 30m. Like its neighbour, the Rakaia River, the Waimakariri runs through wide shingle beds for much of its length, but is forced through a narrow canyon as it approaches the Canterbury Plains.
Canterbury's Esk River is a tributary of the Waimakariri River. It rises in the Dampier Range near Esk Head, and flows southwest on the western side of the Puketeraki Range to reach the upper Waimakariri some 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Springfield. [1] [2] Brown and rainbow trout are available in the river, but fishing is restricted. [3]
The area of its jurisdiction consists of all the river catchments on the east coast of the South Island from the Clarence River, north of Kaikōura, to the Waitaki River, in South Canterbury. [2] The region includes the Canterbury Plains , north and south Canterbury , the major braided rivers of the South Island , (the Waimakariri River , the ...
Broken River is a river in the South Island of New Zealand. It drains into the Waimakariri River due north of the town of Springfield. The Broken River Ski Area is in the catchment area of the river. The Broken River Cave is on Cave Stream, a tributary of Broken River.
'The applicants propose to irrigate 60,000 hectares of land between the Rakaia and Waimakariri Rivers from the Malvern foothills to State Highway One. Water will be abstracted at a rate of up to 40 m 3 /s from two points on the Waimakariri River and one point on the Rakaia River. The water will be irrigated directly from the river and via a ...