The Motukaika River is a river in the south
Canterbury region of New Zealand's
South Island
The South Island, also officially named , is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand in surface area, the other being the smaller but more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman ...
. It flows generally east, reaching the
Pareora River
The Pareora River is a river of the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It has its origins in several small streams flowing from the Hunters Hills, and flows north before turning southeast to reach the Pacific ocean at the southern ...
at the small settlement of Motukaika, west of
Timaru.
See also
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List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of the Canterbury Region
Rivers of New Zealand
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