The Waihopai River — the more southerly of two
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
rivers of that name — runs through the
South Island's
Southland Region. A narrow stream for much of its length, it has its source in several streams arising in low hill country between
Edendale and
Dacre, all of which run generally west-southwest, passing through or close to the township of
Woodlands Woodlands may back refer to:
* Woodland, a low-density forest
Geography
Australia
* Woodlands, New South Wales
* Woodlands, Ashgrove, Queensland, a heritage-listed house associated with John Henry Pepper
* Woodlands, Marburg, Queensland, a her ...
. These streams gradually merge, becoming one river some east of
Invercargill
Invercargill ( , mi, Waihōpai is the southernmost and westernmost city in New Zealand, and one of the southernmost cities in the world. It is the commercial centre of the Southland region. The city lies in the heart of the wide expanse of t ...
. The Waihopai runs west from this point, passing through the northern suburbs of Invercargill City and then turns south, running between Invercargill's built-up area and Invercargill Airport, before flowing into the northern end of the
New River Estuary at Stead Street Bridge.
The river lends its name to the Maori name for Invercargill, ''Waihōpai''.
Rivers of Southland, New Zealand
Rivers of New Zealand
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