Timaru District

town in New Zealand

thumb|Temuka and the Ōpihi River. The photo was taken from an [[Air New Zealand ATR-72 flight from Christchurch to Invercargill]] Temuka is a town on New Zealand's Canterbury Plains, 15 kilometres north of Timaru and 142 km south of Christchurch. It is located at the centre of a rich sheep and dairy farming region, for which it is a service town. It lies on the north bank of the Temuka River, just above its confluence with the Ōpihi River.

locality in Timaru District, Canterbury Region, New Zealand

locality in Timaru District, Canterbury Region, New Zealand

locality in Timaru District, Canterbury Region, New Zealand

Pareora is a small town in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located close to State Highway 1, which bypasses the western edge of the town, and close to the Pacific Ocean coast, five kilometres north of Saint Andrews and 10 kilometres south of Timaru. The Pareora River reaches the ocean just to the south of the township.