Te Wairepo / York Stream

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

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

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