Riwaka
Sign in to saveRiwaka () 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. The land where the town is based was a swamp known as Tureauraki. Europeans first settled in Riwaka in May 1842. The Riwaka economy has been based around growing tobacco and hops.
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- Riwaka
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- Riuwaka (Māori)
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- The Riwaka Hotel
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- Country
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- New Zealand
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- Territorial authority
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- Tasman
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- Ward
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- Motueka Ward
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- Motueka Community
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- Territorial Authority
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- Tasman District Council
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- Kaiteriteri-Riwaka statistical area
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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. The land where the town is based was a swamp known as Tureauraki. Europeans first settled in Riwaka in May 1842. The Riwaka economy has been based around growing tobacco and hops.
==Etymology== The settlement's name, Riwaka, is a corruption of the Māori name Riuwaka, which derives from riu meaning bilge or interior, and waka meaning canoe. The name can be interpreted as the hull of the canoe.