The Opihi River flows through south Canterbury, in New Zealand's South Island. The New Zealand region of Canterbury (Waitaha is mainly composed of the Canterbury Plains and the surrounding mountains New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The South Island is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the more populous North Island.
It flows southeast for 75 kilometres, reaching the Pacific Ocean 10 kilometres north of Timaru. The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions The town of Fairlie lies on the river's banks.
Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) were introduced from California in the 1900s and persist today. [1]
The banks of the river around the settlement of Waitohi were possibly the site of the first powered heavier-than-air flight on March 31, 1903 when pioneer aviator Richard Pearse is reputed to have got his home-made machine airborne several months before the Wright Brothers. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Aviation refers to activities involving man-made flying devices ( Aircraft) including the people organizations and regulatory bodies involved with them WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
In 2000 Environment Canterbury approved the Opihi River Regional Plan for sustainable management of the resources of the river. The New Zealand region of Canterbury (Waitaha is mainly composed of the Canterbury Plains and the surrounding mountains The Resource Management Act (RMA is a significant and at times controversial Act of Parliament passed in 1991 in New Zealand. [2]
References
- ^ McDowall, R. M. (1990) New Zealand freshwater fishes: a natural history and guide. Heinemann-Reed, Auckland, 553 p.
- ^ Environment Canterbury (2000). Opihi River Regional Plan Report R00/16. Environment Canterbury. The New Zealand region of Canterbury (Waitaha is mainly composed of the Canterbury Plains and the surrounding mountains ISBN 1-86937-392-8.
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