Te Wairepo / York Stream | |
Name Etymology: | From Māori: Water running through a swamp |
Pushpin Map: | New Zealand |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Te Wairepo / York Stream |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | New Zealand |
Subdivision Type2: | Unitary authority |
Subdivision Name2: | Nelson |
Source1 Location: | Enner Glynn |
Source1 Coordinates: | -41.3059°N 173.268°W |
Mouth: | Maitai River |
Mouth Location: | Nelson |
Te Wairepo / York Stream[1] is a major tributary of the Maitai / Mahitahi River in Nelson, New Zealand.
The Maori name "Te Wairepo" means "water running through a swamp". Before the valley was drained and houses built by early European settlers, stands of flax covered the low-lying areas through which Te Wairepo flowed.
Restoration of this, now largely urban, waterway has been a major focus of Project Maitai / Mahitahi, a Nelson City Council initiative to improve the health of the Maitai River and all its tributaries.