Manuka Creek is a locality in
Otago
Otago (, ; mi, Ōtākou ) is a region of New Zealand located in the southern half of the South Island administered by the Otago Regional Council. It has an area of approximately , making it the country's second largest local government reg ...
, New Zealand, on the banks of the Manuka Stream (also often called Manuka Creek), a tributary of the
Tokomairiro River. It is located a short distance to the east of
State Highway 8. The Manuka Railway Station on the
Roxburgh Branch
The Roxburgh Branch was a branch line railway built in the Otago
Otago (, ; mi, Ōtākou ) is a region of New Zealand located in the southern half of the South Island administered by the Otago Regional Council. It has an area of app ...
line was located by it.
Herbert Deveril and
Albert Percy Godber photographed the railway station. The creek was once a busy site for gold mining.
Immediately to the north of the settlement, the state highway passes through the
Manuka Gorge, a narrow stretch along the upper course of the Manuka Stream. Immediately above the gorge, the highway crosses a small saddle before descending along the valley of a tributary of the
Waitahuna River
Waitahuna is a small rural hamlet in the Otago region of New Zealand's South Island. It is from Lawrence.
In the 19th century, the town thrived after the discovery of gold. The Waitahuna Gully Miner's Monument commemorates this discovery and t ...
.
References
Populated places in Otago
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