Manuka Creek is a locality in
Otago
Otago (, ; ) is a regions of New Zealand, region of New Zealand located in the southern half of the South Island and administered by the Otago Regional Council. It has an area of approximately , making it the country's second largest local go ...
, New Zealand, on the banks of the Manuka Stream (also often called Manuka Creek), a tributary of the
Tokomairiro River. It is located a short distance to the east of
State Highway 8. The Manuka Railway Station on the
Roxburgh Branch line was located by it.
Herbert Deveril and
Albert Percy Godber photographed the railway station. The creek was once a busy site for gold mining.
Immediately to the north of the settlement, the state highway passes through the Manuka Gorge, a narrow stretch along the upper course of the Manuka Stream. Immediately above the gorge, the highway crosses a small saddle before descending along the valley of a tributary of the
Waitāhuna River.
References
Populated places in Otago
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