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	Wairau River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Wairau's main tributaries are the Branch, the Waihopai and Rainbow rivers.
		The Wairau rises in the Spencer mountains and runs from the south to the north before turning to follow a part of the alpine fault line filled by glacial outwash.
		The Wairau today, is a major source of water for the many crops grown on the plains and is famous for its fishing, particularly in the lower reaches, but it has also been responsible for threatening the very existence of many people in some of its floods which have reached over 55000cumecs.
	www.marlboroughonline.co.nz /index.mvc?ArticleID=22 (255 words)

	Paterno Wines International > Wines > New Zealand > Wairau River
		Wairau River's graceful, low-slung headquarters lies in the heart of Marlborough's finest grape-growing area.
		Phil and Chris Rose, the proprietors of Wairau River, pioneered the planting of vines on the warm north side of the Wairau Valley, in 1977.
		Wairau River wines are awash with the fresh, penetrating flavours of Marlborough grapes.
	www.paternowines.com /wines/new_zealand/wairau_river (278 words)

	Wairau River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Wairau River is one of the longer rivers in New Zealand's South Island.
		The river's lower reaches are noted for the fertile plain which surrounds them, now one of New Zealand's finest wine producing regions.
		In pre-European and early colonial New Zealand, one of the South Island's largest Māori settlements was close to the mouth of the Wairau.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wairau_River (150 words)

	WAIRAU RIVER - 1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand
		The Wairau River, 105 miles long, drains an area of 1,630 square miles and rises in the Spenser Mountains; its main headward tributary, the Rainbow River, rises in the St. Arnaud Range.
		The lower reaches of the Wairau River have a low gradient and are consequently prone to flooding; 165,000 cusecs have been measured.
		The main tributaries are the Branch and Waihopia Rivers, which drain from the ranges to the south-east of the Wairau River.
	www.teara.govt.nz /1966/W/WairauRiver/WairauRiver/en (320 words)

	Marlborough Sounds, Havelock, Picton, Blenheim and Seddon, Works
		The Taylor River Flood Detention Dam, built in 1965, is the largest of its kind in New Zealand.
		It is capable of carrying 3,000m³/sec - 55 percent of the Wairau River's flow - on a direct, shorter path to the sea.
		The Conders stopbank/groyne at Conders Bend near the Wairau (Renwick) bridge on State Highway 6 is vital in keeping the Wairau River out of the old Upper Opawa River channel that leads to Blenheim.
	www.marlborough.govt.nz /rivers/works.cfm (146 words)

	TiZwine.com
		Wairau River takes its name from the beautiful braided river on whose banks Phil and Chris Rose planted their first vines in 1978.
		Family owned and run, Wairau River is one of the largest independant wine estates in Marlborough, and the rande of elegant wines is characteristically expressive of its Marlborough roots.
		The Wairau River cellar door and restaurant with its mud-brick construction, wide verandahs and stunning views is the perfect place to stop and taste the selection of wines.
	www.tizwine.com /index.php/ps_pagename/winerydetail?pi_wineryid=407 (328 words)

	The Wine News Magazine - Marlborough Sauvignon - Kiwis Redefine the Racy Varietal
		Motuwaka Vineyard, a Cloudy Bay fruit source, borders the 65-square-mile Wairau Valley (with 13,000 acres under vine) on the east, and is shaded by the Richmond Ranges in the north.
		We finished with machine harvesting the remainder of the Huia Vineyard on April 19th." She notes that the hand-picked portions were fermented in a large Seguin Moreau vat for added richness and flavor, while the machine-harvested portion underwent a long, cool fermentation in stainless steel for vibrancy and crisp acidity.
		Wairau River, 2001 Sauvignon Blanc Reserve, Marlborough - $24: Nose of wet-pebble minerality, shy green herbs, melon-pear fruit and a hint of lightly toasted oak from partial barrel fermentation.
	www.thewinenews.com /octnov03/feat.asp (4165 words)

	12. Nelson-Marlborough Region \| Identification of Potential Hydroelectric Resources \| Water Bodies of National ...
		Under the project, part of the Wairau River flow would be diverted into the existing Branch scheme and the water conveyed through interconnecting canals and penstocks to new power stations, with the tailrace of the last station at the end of the Wairau Valley, about 25km south west of Blenheim.
		Desk studies indicated a possible scheme on the lower Waihopai River with an intake upstream of the bridge adjacent to the 150m contour for 9km along the base of the left bank foothills.
		As the river is entrenched in rock for 3-4m, a large concrete weir structure would be required to abstract water at the terrace level.
	www.med.govt.nz /templates/MultipageDocumentPage____12584.aspx (669 words)

	Marlborough Sounds, Havelock, Picton, Blenheim and Seddon, Flood Information
		For the Wairau River upstream of the Waihopai River, the Branch River recorder is a good indicator of flood conditions.
		The Wairau at Tuamarina recorder is indicative of flood conditions for the main Wairau floodplain.
		These occur when minor river breakout occurs, perhaps from smaller rivers such as the Pukaka or Waitohi, or from Gibsons Creek, or minor overflows from the bigger rivers of Wairau, Opawa, or Taylor.
	www.marlborough.govt.nz /emergencies/flooding.cfm (804 words)

	Scoop: Defects in TrustPower's Wairau proposals
		The Wairau River is home to two endangered bird species the fl-fronted tern and the fl-billed gull.
		Forest and Bird is in the process of seeking formal recognition of the importance of the Wairau River as a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention.
		The report is disappointing in the way that it understates the significance of the bird populations of the Wairau River...
	www.scoop.co.nz /stories/PO0601/S00021.htm (1352 words)

	Scoop: Don't let TrustPower steal the Wairau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The 170km-long Wairau is one of the world's last and finest intact braided river systems, and is internationally biologically significant.
		The Wairau provides habitat for endangered fl-fronted tern, fl billed gull and wrybill, and is a breeding ground of the banded dotterel, Caspian tern, and a diverse native braided river fish population.
		The river itself is intrinsically part of the area's heritage - destruction of the river is in itself destruction of heritage.
	www.scoop.co.nz /stories/PO0606/S00111.htm (2046 words)

	Study of Very Large Floods
		In the first example, on the River Avon in England, an analysis was completed using the historic data back to the early 1800's and was compared to an analysis that just used records from the twentieth century.
		A geological reference (Mortimer and Woperies, 1997) indicates that a tributary of the Pelorus River, the Kaituna River reversed its course due to tectonic northerly tilt of structural block between the Wairau and Queen Charlotte Faults.
		However it is likely that the present main river course and distributary have been on their present courses for the last millennium and that the flood plain shape was quite similar to that at present.
	www.hydrologynz.org.nz /connell.html (4480 words)

	Sue's Vinous Passion - wineloverspage.com
		With the purchase of Corbans in late 2000, Montana was able to incorporate grapes grown on the stony river gravels from the 2001 vintage.
		Here the vineyards are close to the Wairau River and the soils are mostly composed of glacial derived river gravels.
		The vineyard currently comprises 200 acres of grapes on a shingle fan and as the vineyard is traversed from east to west the soil profile changes from the river deposited shingles, to shingles and silt, to a clay-based soil.
	www.wineloverspage.com /nz/pinot.phtml (2699 words)

	NZRCA: Wairau Wanderings
		Anyway, its always a bit of a mission the Wairau, you have to collect the gate key and fork out $20 per carload these days and it's the kind of trip where the ubiquitous 'shuttle bunny' really comes into her own.
		My friend Sharon was keen on this idea when I floated it some weeks back, not familiar with the concept in its true guise, she had already rustled through her collection of fancy dress and found the rabbit ears she had been looking for just for the occasion.
		The weather was not the best with cloud covering most of the mountains but thankfully not the one covered completely with snow that exposed itself at the put-in along with a scattering of snow on the ground.
	www.rivers.org.nz /article/WairauWanderings (1223 words)

	About Us - Geography - Huia Vineyards & Wines - New Zealand Winery in Marlborough, NZ
		The Wairau Valley where most Marlborough grapes are grown has arisen because of the zone of crushed rocks formed by the Alpine fault.
		The Wairau plains are formed from post-glacial and last glaciation deposits derived from greywacke laid down by the Wairau River and it tributaries.
		The soils near the Wairau River may have deposits from flood in the last 35 years.
	www.huia.net.nz /about/geography.asp (333 words)

	The Wine News Magazine - New Zealand Refines Its Winemaking Niche
		Marlborough's vineyards are located in the scenic Wairau Valley, a green, tidy mix of vineyards and orchards, framed by snowcapped mountains, and the Awatere Valley, a shallow valley bordered by low, rounded hills and the meandering Wairau River.
		Sauvignon blanc, chardonnay and pinot noir, the main varieties of Marlborough, are rooted in a range of soils, which vary from the deep silt and gravel of the Wairau Valley to the more uniform river stone, sand and mud stone of the lightly populated Awatere Valley.
		Wairau River Wines turns out two styles of Sauvignon Blanc that depart from the region's grassier template.
	www.thewinenews.com /febmar00/cover.html (4426 words)

	NZRCA: Conservation
		Reducing the mainstream riffle depth is possibly of greater concern to activities that require longer lengths of river, such as the jet boaters and canoeists/kayakers, who require a minimum water depth of 0.2 and 0.1 metres respectively.
		The NZRCA is seeking mitigation for the adverse effects of Mighty River Power's dams on the Upper Waikato.
		Glenn Murdoch is coordinating kayaker's responses in Hydro scheme on the Arnold River (2000).
	www.rivers.org.nz /conservation (1081 words)

	Seresin Estate, Marlborough, New Zealand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Hand - the image of the hand is a symbol of strength, gateway to the heart, tiller of the soil, the mark of the artisan, and embodies the philosophy of Seresin Estate.
		Our grapes, estate grown on the Wairau River's warm alluvial terraces, are picked at the close of the long Marlborough summer.
		In the winery, minimal intervention allows the layers of flavour to evolve, so the wines are a natural expression of the soil from which they come.
	winesoftheworld.com /news/static/article_235.asp (1886 words)

	Welcome to Team Singapore Power earlier news releases (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		There a surprise awaited them, they had to load themselves onto a river fart and paddle over the fast flowing Wairau River to reach the support crew who were awaiting the arrival with a hot meal and their kayaks.
		This time they were again racing against the clock for the final river dark zone block, if they passed the Picton bridge, 40 kms away, before 9pm then they could finish otherwise they would be stuck on the river until 6am the following morning.
		A very fast flowing river helped them this time and when Alvin passed under the bridge he knew he had a chance now at finishing tonight.
	www.angelfire.com /film/tsp2002/newsarchive1.html (2118 words)

	Living Rivers Homepage
		Most of New Zealand’s lowland waterways are polluted to a point where they are unsafe to swim in, or drink water from.
		The number of threats that have emerged against their survival is unprecedented.
		The four organisations are campaigning for the protection and enhancement of our rivers - ranging from the small streams flowing through backyards of inner city houses to the great braided rivers of the
	www.livingrivers.org.nz /SITE_Default/SITE_livingrivers/default.asp (207 words)

	Fonterra applies to dump waste in Wairau River - New Zealand rural news on Stuff.co.nz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Dave Barker, from Save the Wairau, said the group had examined Fonterra's proposal and concluded it did not pose any great risk to the Wairau River.
		He said waste would only be discharged to the river in extreme cases.
		Fonterra is currently facing opposition to plans to discharge its Kaikoura factory wash to land, with the owners of a freshwater crayfish farm saying this will threaten their livelihood.
	stuff.co.nz /stuff/0,2106,3782424a3600,00.html (439 words)

	Dealing with diversity dwarf galaxias style - NIWA Science (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Therefore, populations of the same species are restricted to separate river systems and are isolated from their neighbours in adjacent rivers.
		On one occasion the author identified a number of rather heavily built alpine galaxias, only to discover later that the white spots used to identify the fish were in fact parasite cysts and the fish were not alpine galaxias after all.
		In fact, on recent return visits to “alpine galaxias” locations in the Wairau catchment it was found that the fish present were usually dwarf galaxias with a white spot, and not alpine galaxias at all.
	www.niwascience.co.nz /pubs/wa/10-1/diversity (1313 words)

	OBMVL: Oyster Bay Marlborough Vineyards Limited (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The three vineyard properties are all in Marlborough's central Wairau Valley and are close to each other, which allows for efficient vineyard operations.
		At 258 hectares planted, this vineyard on the central Wairau Plains, about 15 minutes drive from Blenheim, is the largest Oyster Bay vineyard and is also one of the largest individual vineyards in New Zealand.
		This picturesque site is only 400m from the Wairau River and it's also very close to the Oyster Bay State Highway 63 vineyard - Oyster Bay's largest.
	www.obmvl.co.nz /our_properties.html (203 words)

	Marlborough Rivers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		A major tributary of the Wairau and supply for Marlborough's power scheme.
		One of Marlborough's major rivers to the south of the Wairau.
		The site of environmental damage as a result of human activities, and yet also is one of the first places in New Zealand to benefit from the recognition of the need to protect the environment.
	www.marlboroughonline.co.nz /index.mvc?ArticleID=139 (77 words)

	Waihopai River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Waihopai River is the name of two rivers in the South Island of New Zealand.
		The Waihopai River in Marlborough drains the Waihopai Valley and runs northeast for 70 kilometres before flowing into the Wairau River.
		The Waihopai River runs west for 30 kilometres across the northern Awarua Plain, entering Foveaux Strait near Invercargill.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Waihopai_River (105 words)

	St. Arnaud Range, New Zealand QTVR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Initial view is to the northeast, down the Wairau Fault and the Wairau River Valley.
		Raglan Range is beyond the Wairau River, extending off to the right to the south.
		South of the fault here are mainly Mesozoic marine rocks (Torlesse sediments); to the north are a collection of terranes representing the old edge of Australia ranging from an ophiolitic complex in the Red Hills area to early Paleozoic continental crust off to the west.
	cires.colorado.edu /people/jones.craig/Panoramas/StArnaudRangQTVR.html (225 words)

	Welcome to River Terrace Farm - Natural cheeses produced in Marlborough, New Zealand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Our farm is in the Wairau Valley, Marlborough, New Zealand, nestled between pine forested hills and the Wairau River plains.
		River Terrace Farm Dairy is now producing a quality sheep milk cheese from the 200 approx ewes which we both milk.
		You are welcome to sample our pure, natural sheep's milk cheese and buy from the cheese factory door.
	www.riverterracefarm.co.nz (380 words)

	Wine regions of the world - vineyards, wineries
		South Australia’s ability to protect its prized wetlands and rejuvenate the River Murray attracts the international spotlight.
		One of the oldest wine growing regions in Europe, yet the last to be recognised world-wide - Austria is a small wine country,with 4 wine growing regions and 19 wine growing areas.
		After a warm winter the 2002 growing season followed the rest of Australia and was characterised by low temperatures.
	www.winesoftheworld.com /news/wineregions.asp (853 words)

	New Zealand Flyfishing
		A crucial bit of unpleasantness is the possibility of a new hydro-power project on the Wairau...
		One of nine fish landed that day on the Wairau.
		Don't Even Think of Asking Where this Pool Is Simon perusing the fish at the bottom of this pool- yes, those are fish not logs.
	www.stanford.edu /~yesavage/NZDec95.html (220 words)

	Brancott Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2003
		Located on the south eastern side of the Wairau Valley of Marlborough, Brancott Estate is in a small side valley facing north, which receives maximum sunshine.
		The soils of the vineyard are derived from glacial outwash material and can generally be described as silt loam overlying gravels and rocks.
		These vineyards located on the other side of the valley, close to the Wairau River and are protected by mountain ranges to the north and west, and by Kaikoura Mountains to the south.
	www.grapeswine.com /vsku1091977.html (529 words)

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