The Glentui River is a river in the
Canterbury
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region of
New Zealand
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. It arises on the slopes of
Mount Richardson and flows south-east through the locality of
Glentui and into
Ashley River / Rakahuri
The Ashley River (; officially Ashley River / Rakahuri) is in Canterbury region of New Zealand. It flows generally southeastwards for before entering the Pacific Ocean at Waikuku Beach, Pegasus Bay north of Christchurch. The town of Rangiora is ...
, which exits in the Pacific Ocean. The river was earlier called Tui Creek, and the locality named from the station Glentui established by H.C.H. Knowles in 1854.
There are nature and waterfall walking tracks along the river.
See also
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List of rivers of New Zealand
This is a list of all waterways named as rivers in New Zealand.
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* Aan River
* Acheron River (Canterbury)
* Acheron River (Marlborough)
* Ada River
* Adams River
* Ahaura River
* Ahuriri River
* Ahuroa River
* Akatarawa River
* Ākiti ...
References
Land Information New Zealand- Search for Place Names
Rivers of Canterbury, New Zealand
Waimakariri District
Rivers of New Zealand
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