Kumara Junction
| Kumara Junction | ||
| Geographical location | ||
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| Coordinates | 42 ° 35 ′ S , 171 ° 8 ′ E | |
| Region ISO | NZ-WTC | |
| Country |
 New Zealand
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| region | West coast | |
| District | Westland District | |
| Ward | Northern Ward | |
| Residents | few | |
| height | 30 m | |
| Post Code | 7832 | |
| Telephone code | +64 (0) 3 | |
| Photography of the place | ||
 State Highway 6 at Kumara Junction |
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Kumara Junction is a small settlement in the Westland District of the West Coast regionon the South Island of New Zealand .
Origin of name
The name of the place may have originated from the local name of the plant Noxious weed (convolvulus arvensis) and has nothing to do with the sweet potato of the same name. In the language of the Māori Kohimara called, was probably over time Kumara . Another assumption is that the name is borrowed from kohe mara , the flower of Bush Lawyer ( Tataramoa ) , a New Zealand blackberry plant.
geography
The settlement is located around 16 km southwest of Greymouth and around 20 km northeast of Hokitika not far from the confluence of the Taramakau River in the Tasman Sea .
traffic
Road traffic
The New Zealand State Highway 6 , which connects the settlement with Greymouth and Hokitika , runs through Kumara Junction . The New Zealand State Highway 73 branches off from State Highway 6 in the settlement
Rail transport
The railway connection between Greymouth and Hokitika , called Hokitika Branch , runs through Kumara Junction . However, only goods are transported on the route.
Attractions
North of Kumara Junction is the Shantytown Heritage Park , an open-air museum where the Infants Creek Tram line can be viewed.
literature
- Helga Neubauer: Kumara Junction . In: The New Zealand Book . 1st edition. NZ Visitor Publications , Nelson 2003, ISBN 1-877339-00-8 , pp. 978 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Neubauer: Kumara . In: The New Zealand Book . 2003, p. 697 .
- ↑ Edward Stewart Dollimore : Kumara . In: Alexander Hare McLintock (Ed.): An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand . Wellington 1966 ( online [accessed June 29, 2017]).
- ↑ Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed June 29, 2017 .