Ashley River / Rakahuri

Description

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available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Ashley River
(M¿ori: Rakahuri) is located in Canterbury, New Zealand. It flows
generally southeastwards for 65 kilometres before entering the Pacific
Ocean at Waikuku Beach, Pegasus Bay north of Christchurch. The town of
Rangiora is close to the south bank of the Ashley River. The river’s
official name was changed from Ashley River to the dual name Ashley
River / Rakahuri by the Ngai Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998. Though the
lower reaches of the river are braided, part of the upper river flows
through a canyon known as the Ashley Gorge.