Place:Riwaka, Nelson, New Zealand

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NameRiwaka
TypeCity or town
Coordinates41.083°S 173.0°E
Located inNelson, New Zealand
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Riwaka is a small settlement in the Tasman District of New Zealand's South Island. It lies beside Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere, five kilometres north of Motueka, and close to the mouth of the Riuwaka River.

Riwaka means the hull of the waka.[1]

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