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	Waikouaiti - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Waikouaiti is a small town in East Otago, New Zealand, within the city limits of Dunedin.
		Waikouaiti is the site of the first major European settlement in Otago, and dates from the late 1830s when whaler Johnny Jones established a station in the area, The first school that was build by many Whalers, including Jonny Jones was built to educate the people of Waikouaiti and Karitane.
		The town lies close to the coast and the mouth of the Waikouaiti River.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Waikouaiti (295 words)

	Encyclopedia: Waikouaiti
		Waikouaiti is a small town in East Otago (additional info and facts about East Otago), New Zealand (An independent country within the British Commonwealth; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1907; known for sheep and spectacular scenery), within the city limits of Dunedin (additional info and facts about Dunedin).
		Waikouaiti is the site of the first major European settlement in Otago (additional info and facts about Otago), and dates from the late 1830s (The decade from 1830 to 1839) when whaler (A ship engaged in whale fishing) Johnny Jones established a station in the area.
		The name Waikouaiti is Maori (The Oceanic language spoken by the Maori people in New Zealand), and may come from phrases meaning "small bitter waters" (wai-kawa-iti) or "braided streamlets" (wai-koua-iti).
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Waikouaiti (769 words)

	Encyclopedia: Waikouaiti River
		The Waikouaiti River is found to the north of Dunedin in Otago, New Zealand.
		It flows to the Pacific Ocean at Karitane, close to the town of Waikouaiti.
		The Dunedin City Council boundaries since 1989 have extended to Middlemarch in the west, Waikouaiti in the north, the Pacific Ocean in the east and south-east, and Henley and Taieri Mouth in the south-west.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Waikouaiti-River (420 words)

	Campervans RV Rentals Camping Vacations - New Zealand Motorhome Rentals
		Two main river systems dominate the Waimea Plains, lying between the Kahurangi National Park to the west, the Richmond Range to the east and the Nelson Lakes National Park to the south: these are the Motueka and Waimea rivers which flow gently across alluvial farm and orchard land.
		This district stretches from the Heaphy River in the north to the Cascade River in the south.
		This large and varied district stretches from the Waiau River in the north-east to the Rakaia River in the south-east; from Lewis Pass in the north-west to Arthurs Pass and the Rakaia headwaters in the south-west.
	www.tuicampers.co.nz /holiday-guides/south-island.html (1004 words)

	Waikouaiti Library Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Waikouaiti Library was first established in 1862 with 100 books and now provides a full range of library services to the northern coastal areas of Dunedin city along with Blueskin Bay library at Waitati.
		Waikouaiti, the main township, is on State Highway One 43km north of Dunedin.
		It is 7 kms away beside the Waikouaiti river estuary and on the Huriawa peninsula.
	www.dunedinlibraries.com /waikouaiti?page=1 (169 words)

	Waikouaiti - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The school was built on Matanaka (A Hill that goes out to the sea, simular to a Penisula).
		The name Waikouaiti is Maori, and may come from phrases meaning "small bitter waters" (wai-kawa-iti) or "braided streamlets" (wai-koua-iti).(Image of Matanaka and Waikouaiti historical beach)
		Waikouaiti, Otago and Cities and towns in New Zealand.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Waikouaiti (285 words)

	WAIKOUAITI - 1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand
		Waikouaiti is situated on flat land near the northern end of a small bay and about 2½ miles north of the mouth of the Waikouaiti River.
		Watkin from the outset took a firm stand against the vices of the whaling community and the savage customs of the Maoris, and was in a measure responsible for the subsequent orderly progress of the settlement.
		Waikouaiti is said to mean “the water that decreased”, or “receding water”, perhaps referring to a change in the river's course in olden times.
	www.teara.govt.nz /1966/W/Waikouaiti/Waikouaiti/en (680 words)

	Journal of the Bishop's Visitation Tour
		No kind of boat could be better suited to the river, which is a deep and rapid torrent, rushing through a labyrinth of gravel banks and small islands, and in summer much swollen by the melting of the snow on the mountains in the interior.
		The Waitangi River runs from west to east, through a vast plain of forty or fifty miles in length, and about twelve in width, stretching east and west, without a tree or shrub.
		Happily we were sufficiently advanced to reach Waikouaiti, otherwise we must have run all the way back (twenty miles), to Moerangi, as is often the case.
	justus.anglican.org /resources/pc/nz/spg8.html (8476 words)

	Fish and Game New Zealand
		The Shag and Waikouaiti Rivers, north of Dunedin, are smaller streams characterised by high water clarity making them suitable for fish spotting.
		Many of these high country rivers contain some of the clearest water in the world where rainbow and brown trout are easy to spot but are not always easy to catch.
		Public access to rivers and lakes may exist in the form of riparian reserves adjoining river and lake margins but public access does not exist in all cases.
	www.fishandgame.org.nz /SITE_Default/SITE_your_region/SITE_Otago/Fishing/access.asp (1447 words)

	Township and Rural Water Schemes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Waikouaiti water supply scheme was inherited from the Silverpeaks County Council when amalgamation took place in 1989.
		The catchment area extends up both the north and south branches of the river and is by far the largest of all the Dunedin catchments.
		Water is pumped from an intake in the river to the treatment station.
	www.cityofdunedin.com /city?page=water_supply_scheme (902 words)

	Pony Express in New Zealand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Under this Act the Canterbury Province (head post office at Lyttelton) arranged a fortnightly packhorse mail to be carried by William Baines south to the Waitaki river, the southern boundary.
		At the same time a packhorse mail would be carried north, by David Hutchison, via Waikouaiti, Moeraki to Papakaio, very close to the Waitaki river, where north bound mails would be exchanged with the south mails from Christchurch.
		According to standard histories of the area, the first regular road mail services across the area began in February 1857, at a time when roads were few and bridges mostly nonexistent.
	www.xphomestation.com /xp-nz.html (595 words)

	Fly Fishing Guide New Zealand Fishing Southern Lakes Trout Fishing Southland Flyfishing New Zealand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Rainbow trout can be fished for in the rivers and lakes of the Southern Lakes area but it is the quality of brown trout fishing which gives the South its deserved world wide reputation as one of New Zealand's premier fishing destinations.
		From the Waitaki river north of Omaru, where some of the best salmon fishing can be found, to the Taieri near Dunedin, the mighty Clutha in South Otago, or around to Lakes Te Anau and Manapouri, brown and rainbow trout can be found.
		There are many small streams and rivers in the Catlins and fly fishing and spin fishing are recommended for the upper and lower reaches of most of these waterways.
	www.atoz-nz.com /fishing.asp (2640 words)

	DNZB / BIOGRAPHY
		In 1844 Te Huruhuru was chief of the settlement at Te Puna-a-Maru (Georgetown) on the lower Waitaki River, near its junction with the Awamoko Stream.
		He had an eeling camp near the mouth of the Waihao River, to the north.
		The lower Waitaki settlements of Te Puna-a-Maru, Tauhinu, Tama-haere-whenua and Te Aka-taramea were occupied on a seasonal basis, and Te Huruhuru seems to have had his closest connections in the village at Waikouaiti.
	www.dnzb.govt.nz /dnzb/Essay_Body.asp?PersonEssay=1T37&QuickSearch=true (644 words)

	Dunedin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Dunedin City is the largest city in land area in New Zealand.
		With the Dunedin City Council boundaries extending to Middlemarch in the west, the Pacific Ocean in the east and south-east, Waikouaiti in the north and Henley and Taieri Mouth in the south-west.
		Dunedin is also home to Baldwin street, the steepest street in the world according to the Guinness Book of Records, with a slope of 1:2.9.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/dunedin (627 words)

	ANGLING - SOUTH ISLAND - 1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand
		The Mataura River, boundary of the Southland and Otago Acclimatisation Societies' districts, is the greatest brown trout water in New Zealand.
		The Clutha River, in the Otago Acclimatisation Society district, is New Zealand's largest river, carrying the waters of three magnificent lakes–Wakatipu, Wanaka, and Hawea.
		Excellent lake and river fishing, both for brown and for rainbow trout, is offered in the Marlborough and Nelson Acclimatisation Societies' districts.
	www.teara.govt.nz /1966/A/Angling/SouthIsland/en (839 words)

	Places to Visit : Otago & Southland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The mill was powered by water and produced flour from 1867 until 1976 The original machinery is still standing in the mill.
		Built in 1899 over the Waiau River, the Clifden suspension bridge is a very elegant construction.
		When the Otago Central rail line, which once ran from Dunedin to Cromwell, closed in 1990, most folk predicted a quiet shifting of the fences as time and nature obliterated what was once the mighty heartbeat of Central Otago.
	www.historic.org.nz /places2visit/places2visit_otago.html (919 words)

	North From Dunedin
		Blueskin bay receives the waters of the Waitati River and various streamlets.
		When the tide is in, and little breeze, the green hills can be reflected off the water, but at low tide, it is home to many wading birds and interesting aquatic life.
		Situated on the Pleasant River, Goodwood was the cross-over point for the Invercargill-Christchurch Southerner express train.
	www.angelfire.com /ab6/madigan/North_From_Dunedin.htm (658 words)

	Karitane Charters :: Kayak Karitane :: East Otago's Best Kept Charter / Sea Kayaking Experience :: Edgewater Cottage ...
		Freedom hire is your opportunity to explore the confines of the Karitane estuary and Waikouaiti River at your leisure.
		Or catch the tide and paddle up river - with perhaps a picnic lunch for a secluded sandy shore - taking in as you go, the amazing sight of the many wading birds that fish the rivers edge.
		We start in the calm waters of Karitane estuary, paddle down the channel past the white sands of Waikouaiti beach and out into the bay where we are greeted by the gentle swells of the Pacific Ocean.
	www.karitanecharters.co.nz /html/kyaking_packages.htm (734 words)

	River Ports
		Waihou was a much bigger river than the Piako.
		By 1883 a punt operating just above the present rail bridge was carrying vehicles across the river.
		was the topmost river port on the Waihou River and was navigatable to 60 miles.
	www.koekejunction.hnpl.net /Pages/River%20Ports.htm (377 words)

	Silverpeaks Tramp - The Gap (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The track then continued down to a nice flat area very near to the South Waikouaiti River.
		We crossed the river and then had a slog up through the bush for about 3/4 of an hour to Yellow Hut.
		There is NO water once you have left the Waikouaiti River - so be prepared it is steep and very dry on a hot day.
	www.cityofdunedin.com /city?page=daylife_gap_tramp (563 words)

	Day Out New Zealand
		Windsurfing: Well developed site by the local windsurfing club, with barbecue sites and grassy areas for the non sailing members of your family.
		Windsurfing: This river mouth can be found 3 km south of Gisborne; depending on conditions it can be used for slalom or wavesailing.
		As with all river mouths, look out for debris, especially following heavy rains.
	www.dayout.co.nz /attraction-subject-results.asp?subject=surfing&x=14&y=5 (1180 words)

	Planning Notified Consents - Waitaki District Council (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		To establish and operate visitor accommodation on the property at the corner of Waianakarua and River Roads Kakanui.
		The proposed stack will cover an area of 125 hectares over the upper reaches and catchment of the north branch of the Waikouaiti River.
		It will be constructed with 5m lifts, with each lift flattened by bulldozer and compacted by repeated truck movements prior to deposition of the next lift.
	www.waitaki.govt.nz /Services/Planning+Notified+Consents.htm (632 words)

	Student Research, Marine Science, Otago University , New Zealand
		Macrobenthic Community Patterns and Taxonomic Resolution in the Waikouaiti River Estuary.
		A macrobenthic survey was conducted in the Waikouaiti Estuary, southeastern, New Zealand, during winter (1998) and summer (1999) in order to describe community patterns along the estuarine gradient and their temporal patterns, relate the observed community patterns to environmental parameters and to assess the degree of taxonomic resolution necessary to distinguish these patterns.
		Three replicate cores (10 cm in diameter and 10 cm deep) were taken from 26 sites along the estuarine gradient.
	www.otago.ac.nz /marinescience/research/Abstracts/pagli_abs.htm (406 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Waikouaiti-Karitane Rivercare Group was established in 1999 to participate in planning with the Community Board and the Otago Regional Council (OCR) around the protection and enhancement of the Waikouaiti River Catchment area.
		Currently they are collating all research undertaken and have created networks through attending conferences and workshops as well as having a representative on the Integrated Catchment Working Party.
		The project that has attracted funding of $1,400, through the Transpower Landcare Trust Grants Programme is the mapping of the wetland, signposting from roadway, and the dissemination of information to the community about the river and estuary.
	www.landcare.co.nz /helpdesk/tip_view.cfm?MenuID=11&ID=51&CategoryID=4 (136 words)

	Killpack, Foote, Whiting, Perry, Brown (Scotland) - pafn07 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		One source says Nathan settled Lanesboro, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, 15 miles down river from Windsor, New York, however Lanesboro was actually established by Martin Lane and his son Jesse about the time Nathan died.
		It was used by the Iriquois tribe, who considered the whole region as their land, on the banks of the Grand River.
		Heather Grimwood, Waikouaiti, Otago, New Zealand [1999, 2001] April 8, 2001:"The Thomas Brown / Jean Galt marriage is recorded in Stewarton OPR as 14th April 1787, but as she was from Kilmaurs parish the marriage might have taken place there, and 14th could have been a calling-of-the-banns date, but near enough whatever..."
	home.comcast.net /~lkillpack/pafn07.htm (3646 words)

	Arrow 24 Hour Adventure Race - Race Report
		Last years winners Team Neil and Ray (Neil Burrows and Ray Hope) were in third place, just 5 minutes back on Icebreaker, with Sierra International just one minute behind in fourth place.
		The second leg consisted of mountain biking 60km from Hindon over Lamb Hill Station before descending to the Waikouaiti River behind Dunedin's old psychiatric hospital, "Cherry Farm", located 20km north of where the event started.
		While navigation during this leg was introductory, the hill climbs were not.
	www.24houradventurerace.com /rpt03dn.htm (1044 words)

	Trojan Riding Horse Treks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Cross Highway 1 and ride up to Mountain Line Road to the South branch of Waikouaiti River.
		Cross country riding to the Hummocks and down to the Taieri River
		For those people who are too busy, living in town, mothers or any who want the joy of having your own horse, but not the responsibility
	www.trojanriding.co.nz /treks.htm (457 words)

	hb1878d
		On account of the excessive rise of the Clutha river at Clyde, it was on Sunday last, the 6th instant, found necessary to remove the hospital building to a safer position.
		COWPER of Waipawa was bathing in the Waipawa River when she was seized with cramps.
		As the children were unable to carry her they dragged her along the bed of the river.
	nzgenealogy.rootschat.net /hb1878d.html (11773 words)

	Piddington Reading Room Site Reports - Arts Information Services - LEARN - The University of Auckland
		Report on the 1991 and 1992 investigations on the Puriri River.
		Croad, P. S., and Huffadine, M. A site survey from the Waikouaiti River estuary to the south side of the Pleasant River estuary.
		Croad, P. An archaeological survey of the areas to be affected by power development on the Teviot River.
	www.library.auckland.ac.nz /subjects/anthro/pidsitereps.htm (6058 words)

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