Manuka Railway Station at Manuka Creek in the Clutha District, circa 1920

Manuka Creek is a locality in Otago, 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 line was located by it. Herbert Deveril[1][2] and Albert Percy Godber photographed the railway station. The creek was once a busy site for gold mining.[3]

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.

References

  1. ↑ "Early New Zealand Photographers: DEVERIL, Herbert". Early Canterbury Photography.
  2. ↑ "Collections Online". Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
  3. ↑ "Manuka Creek, Waitahuna, Clutha District, Otago Region, New Zealand". www.mindat.org.

46°03′30″S 169°48′30″E / 46.05833°S 169.80833°E / -46.05833; 169.80833


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