Ahaura
Sign in to saveAhaura is a town in the West Coast region of New Zealand's South Island, sited where the Ahaura River flows into the Grey River. State Highway 7 and the Stillwater–Ngākawau railway line pass through the town. Greymouth is to the south-west, and Reefton is to the north-east.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Ahaura
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Ahaura River Bridge.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Ahaura River Bridge
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 0.39
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- New Zealand
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- West Coast
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Grey District
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Ward
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Eastern
- Settlement.seat_type
- Electorates
- Settlement.leader_title
- Territorial Authority
- Settlement.leader_name
- Grey District Council
- Settlement.leader_title1
- Regional council
- Settlement.leader_name1
- West Coast Regional Council
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Ahaura is a town in the West Coast region of New Zealand's South Island, sited where the Ahaura River flows into the Grey River. State Highway 7 and the Stillwater–Ngākawau railway line pass through the town. Greymouth is to the south-west, and Reefton is to the north-east.
European settlement of the area began with the establishment of a pastoral run near the junction of the Ahaura and Grey Rivers in 1858.