Hapuku River
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The Hapuku River is a river of New Zealand
. It begins in the Seaward Kaikoura Range
and flows south-east to enter the South Pacific at Hapuka, between Clarence
and Kaikoura
. The name comes from the Māori word Hapuku
or Hapuka, a deep-water marine fish.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. It begins in the Seaward Kaikoura Range
Kaikoura Ranges
The Kaikoura Ranges are two parallel ranges of mountains in the northeast of the South Island of New Zealand.Formed along New Zealand's Marlborough Fault System, they can be seen as the northernmost extension of the Southern Alps in the South Island....
and flows south-east to enter the South Pacific at Hapuka, between Clarence
Clarence, New Zealand
Clarence is a small town in Marlborough, in the South Island of New Zealand. It was named after King William IV of the United Kingdom, who prior to his accession was Duke of Clarence....
and Kaikoura
Kaikoura
Kaikoura is a town on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 1 180 km north of Christchurch.Kaikoura became the first local authority to reach the Green Globe tourism certification standard....
. The name comes from the Māori word Hapuku
Hapuku
The hāpuku, hapuka or whapuku, Polyprion oxygeneios, is a wreckfish of the family Polyprionidae, found around southern Australia, Chile, Tristan da Cunha, and New Zealand at depths of between 30 and 800 m...
or Hapuka, a deep-water marine fish.