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Weheka
Weheka may refer to: *Cook River / Weheka, a river in West Coast Region, New Zealand *Weheka, ( mi, Weheka, links=no), the original name for the town of Fox Glacier Fox Glacier (; officially Fox Glacier / Te Moeka o Tuawe) is a temperate maritime glacier located in Westland Tai Poutini National Park on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. Like nearby Franz Josef Glacier, Fox Glacier is one of th ..., New Zealand *'' Sabatinca weheka'', a species of moth native to New Zealand {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cook River / Weheka
The Cook River / Weheka is in the South Island of New Zealand. The headwaters are from the La Perouse Glacier on the western flanks of the Southern Alps (New Zealand), Southern Alps, and it flows west, then northeast, then northwest and into the Tasman Sea. Its tributaries include the Balfour River, fed by Balfour Glacier, and the Fox River, Westland, Fox River, fed by Fox Glacier. Much of the river lies within the Westland Tai Poutini National Park. The river was renamed from Cook River to Cook River / Weheka as a result of the Ngai Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998. Brown trout can be fished for in the river. Access along the river by foot is difficult beyond the junction with the Balfour River. There are no approved helicopter landing sites in the river valley, but there are chamois, tahr and small numbers of red deer available to hunters. References Westland District Rivers of the West Coast, New Zealand Westland Tai Poutini National Park Rivers of New Zealand {{We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fox Glacier (town)
Fox Glacier ( mi, Weheka), called Weheka until the 1940s, is a village on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. The village is close to the eponymous Fox Glacier / Te Moeka o Tuawe. Location Bruce Bay is to the south-west of the village, and Franz Josef / Waiau is north-east. runs through the village. The village is from the eponymous Fox Glacier, and a similar distance from Lake Matheson. Fox Glacier is primarily a service centre for tourists, although it also services the local farming community. The village is served by the Fox Glacier Aerodrome. Name The village was known as Weheka until the 1940s, when the name of the post office was changed to Fox Glacier, after the nearby glacier of the same name. The glacier was given the name of Fox Glacier in 1872 after a visit by then New Zealand premier, William Fox. History The origins of the settlement lie away, on the coast at Gillespies Beach, which underwent a gold rush in the 1860s. At that time, Gilles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
