| Little River | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Mount Hutt |
| Mouth | |
• location | Rakaia River |
• elevation | 314 m (1,030 ft) |
| Length | 7 km (4.3 mi) |
The Little River is a tributary of Rakaia River, about 7 km (4.3 mi) long, in the Canterbury Plains of New Zealand's South Island. It rises on the 2,185 m (7,169 ft) Mount Hutt and enters the Rakaia 314 m (1,030 ft) above sea level.[1]
Little River is also the name of a short river, roughly 2 km (1.2 mi), on Stewart Island,[2] about a 2-hour walk from Oban.[3]
Wairewa marae, a marae (tribal meeting ground) of Ngāi Tahu and its Wairewa Rūnanga branch, is located at Little River.[4] It includes Te Mako wharenui (meeting house).[5]
- ^ "Little River, Canterbury". NZ Topo Map. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ "Little River, Southland". NZ Topo Map. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ "Rakiura day walks". www.doc.govt.nz. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
- ^ "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.