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Te Wairepo / York Stream

Coordinates: 41°16′03″S 173°16′48″E / 41.2675°S 173.2799°E / -41.2675; 173.2799
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Te Wairepo / York Stream
Te Wairepo / York Stream is located in New Zealand
Te Wairepo / York Stream
Location of Te Wairepo / York Stream
EtymologyFrom Māori: Water running through a swamp
Native nameTe Wairepo (Māori)
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Unitary authorityNelson
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationEnner Glynn
 • coordinates41°18′21″S 173°16′05″E / 41.3059°S 173.268°E / -41.3059; 173.268
 • elevation178 metres (584 ft)
MouthMaitai River
 • location
Nelson
 • coordinates
41°16′03″S 173°16′48″E / 41.2675°S 173.2799°E / -41.2675; 173.2799
 • elevation
0 metres (0 ft)

Te Wairepo / York Stream[1] is a major tributary of the Maitai / Mahitahi River in Nelson, New Zealand.

The Maori name Te Wairepo means "water running through a swamp". Before the valley was drained and houses built by early European settlers, stands of flax covered the low-lying areas through which Te Wairepo flowed.

Restoration of this, now largely urban, waterway has been a major focus of Project Maitai / Mahitahi, a Nelson City Council initiative to improve the health of the Maitai River and all its tributaries.

References

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  1. ^ LINZ file reference GES-N15-01-07/1670
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