The Conway River is part of the traditional boundary between the

Canterbury Canterbury (, ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, in the county of Kent, England; it was a county borough until 1974. It lies on the River Stour, Kent, River Stour. The city has a mild oceanic climat ...

and

Marlborough Marlborough or the Marlborough may refer to: Places Australia * Marlborough, Queensland * Principality of Marlborough, a short-lived micronation in 1993 * Marlborough Highway, Tasmania; Malborough was an historic name for the place at the sou ...

regions in the

South Island The South Island ( , 'the waters of Pounamu, Greenstone') is the largest of the three major islands of New Zealand by surface area, the others being the smaller but more populous North Island and Stewart Island. It is bordered to the north by ...

of New Zealand. It arises in the

Amuri Range Amuri may refer to: *Amuri, Cook Islands * Amuri, New Zealand * Amuri, Pakistan *Amuri, Tampere Amuri is a district in the city of Tampere, Finland. Starting from the 19th century, Amuri was originally mainly a residence area for the working c ...

near Palmer Saddle and runs for south-east through the

Hundalee Hills The Hundalee Hills are located close to the borders of Hurunui District and Kaikōura District in Canterbury in the South Island of New Zealand. Located 40 kilometres (24.85 mi) to the south of Kaikōura, Hundalee Hills are known largely fo ...

at the south end of the Seaward Kaikōura Mountains before turning north-east and reaching the

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south of

Kaikōura Kaikōura (; ) is a town on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand, located on New Zealand State Highway 1, State Highway 1, north of Christchurch. The town has an estimated permanent resident population of as of . Kaikōura is th ...

. The

Charwell River The Charwell River is a river in the northeast of New Zealand's South Island. Its headwaters are in the Seaward Kaikōura Ranges and it feeds into the Conway River, the traditional boundary between Marlborough and Canterbury. Sheep farming ...

is a tributary. It was probably named after the

River Conwy The River Conwy (; ) is a river in north Wales. From its source to its discharge in Conwy Bay it is long and drains an area of 678 square km. "Conwy" was formerly anglicised as "Conway." The name 'Conwy' derives from the old Welsh words ''c ...

in North Wales, as this was the origin of Thomas Hanmer, an owner of Hawkeswood Station near this river during the 1850s.

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Rivers of the Canterbury Region Hurunui District Kaikōura District Rivers of New Zealand {{CanterburyNZ-river-stub