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The '''Mangles River''' is in the [[South Island]] of [[New Zealand]]. Its main tributary is the [[Tūtaki River]] but it is also fed by water flowing off the [[Braeburn Range]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021|title=Mangles at 5km u-s Buller River Quality|url=https://www.lawa.org.nz/explore-data/tasman-region/river-quality/upper-buller/mangles-at-5km-u-s-buller/|access-date=2021-05-19|website=Land, Air, Water Aotearoa (LAWA)}}</ref> It feeds into the [[Buller River]] near the [[town]] of [[Murchison, New Zealand|Murchison]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=27 March 2010|title=Buller River dreaming, and Murchison on my mind|work=The Nelson Mail|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/opinion/columnists/zane-mirfin/3515524/Buller-River-dreaming-and-Murchison-on-my-mind|access-date=20 May 2021}}</ref> The river is popular destination for [[kayaking]] and [[trout fishing]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Walrond|first=Carl|date=22 April 2015|title=Nelson places – Upper Buller River valley|url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/nelson-places/page-6|access-date=2021-05-19|website=teara.govt.nz|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Robertson|first=Martin|date=June 9, 2020|title=Buller River Overview|url=https://www.packraftingtrips.nz/buller-river-overview/|access-date=2021-05-19|website=www.packraftingtrips.nz|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021|title=Buller River Access|url=https://fishandgame.org.nz/dmsdocument/119|access-date=20 May 2021|website=fishandgame.org.nz}}</ref> | The '''Mangles River''' is in the [[South Island]] of [[New Zealand]]. Its main tributary is the [[Tūtaki River]] but it is also fed by water flowing off the [[Braeburn Range]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021|title=Mangles at 5km u-s Buller River Quality|url=https://www.lawa.org.nz/explore-data/tasman-region/river-quality/upper-buller/mangles-at-5km-u-s-buller/|access-date=2021-05-19|website=Land, Air, Water Aotearoa (LAWA)}}</ref> It feeds into the [[Buller River]] near the [[town]] of [[Murchison, New Zealand|Murchison]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=27 March 2010|title=Buller River dreaming, and Murchison on my mind|work=The Nelson Mail|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/opinion/columnists/zane-mirfin/3515524/Buller-River-dreaming-and-Murchison-on-my-mind|access-date=20 May 2021}}</ref> The river is popular destination for [[kayaking]] and [[trout fishing]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Walrond|first=Carl|date=22 April 2015|title=Nelson places – Upper Buller River valley|url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/nelson-places/page-6|access-date=2021-05-19|website=teara.govt.nz|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Robertson|first=Martin|date=June 9, 2020|title=Buller River Overview|url=https://www.packraftingtrips.nz/buller-river-overview/|access-date=2021-05-19|website=www.packraftingtrips.nz|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021|title=Buller River Access|url=https://fishandgame.org.nz/dmsdocument/119|access-date=20 May 2021|website=fishandgame.org.nz}}</ref> | ||
[[William Fox (politician) | [[William Fox (New Zealand politician)|William Fox]] was the [[New Zealand Company]] agent in [[Nelson, New Zealand|Nelson]] when he explored the Buller as far south as Murchison in February 1846, with [[Thomas Brunner]] and [[Charles Heaphy]]. They renamed the lower section of the [[Tiraumea River (Tasman)|Tiraumea River]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 March 1846 |title=Account of an Exploring Expedition to the S.W. of Nelson. Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NENZC18460314.2.3 |access-date=2023-01-01 |website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz}}</ref> after the English MP, [[Ross Donnelly Mangles]], one of the company's directors.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 Jul 1923 |title=THE BULLER RIVER. EVENING POST |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19230710.2.25 |access-date=2022-12-18 |website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz}}</ref> The [[Legal name|official name]] was [[New Zealand Gazette|gazetted]] as Mangles River on 27 May 2021.<ref>{{LINZ|id=28623|name=Mangles River|access-date=2022-12-18}}</ref> | ||
River pollution has been monitored since 2016. About 75% of the catchment is in native forest, so that water quality is generally good, the only exception being [[Fertilizer#Nitrate pollution|nitrates]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mangles at 5km u-s Buller River Quality |url=https://www.lawa.org.nz/explore-data/tasman-region/river-quality/upper-buller/mangles-at-5km-u-s-buller/ |access-date=2022-12-18 |website=Land, Air, Water Aotearoa (LAWA)}}</ref> | River pollution has been monitored since 2016. About 75% of the catchment is in native forest, so that water quality is generally good, the only exception being [[Fertilizer#Nitrate pollution|nitrates]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mangles at 5km u-s Buller River Quality |url=https://www.lawa.org.nz/explore-data/tasman-region/river-quality/upper-buller/mangles-at-5km-u-s-buller/ |access-date=2022-12-18 |website=Land, Air, Water Aotearoa (LAWA)}}</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 19:20, 27 November 2025
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The Mangles River is in the South Island of New Zealand. Its main tributary is the Tūtaki River but it is also fed by water flowing off the Braeburn Range.[1] It feeds into the Buller River near the town of Murchison.[2] The river is popular destination for kayaking and trout fishing.[3][4][5]
William Fox was the New Zealand Company agent in Nelson when he explored the Buller as far south as Murchison in February 1846, with Thomas Brunner and Charles Heaphy. They renamed the lower section of the Tiraumea River,[6] after the English MP, Ross Donnelly Mangles, one of the company's directors.[7] The official name was gazetted as Mangles River on 27 May 2021.[8]
River pollution has been monitored since 2016. About 75% of the catchment is in native forest, so that water quality is generally good, the only exception being nitrates.[9]
The river is bridged by SH6 near its confluence with the Buller.[10]
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