 Murchison through town | ||
| Murchison | ||
| region | Tasman | |
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| Residents | 650 | |
other value for residents on Wikidata: 471,500   | ||
| no tourist info on Wikidata: | ||
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Murchison is a small place in the region Tasman.
background
The small town of Murchison is in the Level of the four rivers. The place sees itself as Whitewater Capitalwho have favourited four rivers Buller, Matakitaki, Matiri and Mangles River are classified between 2 and 4 on the white water difficulty scale. From the near Kahurangi National Park and the Nelson Lakes National Park A few more rivers flow into the Buller River. The town was founded by gold prospectors in the 19th century, of which almost nothing has survived, since Murchison in 1929 Buller Earthquake was totally destroyed.
getting there
By plane
By bus
In the street
Murchison is on SH 6 about halfway between between Westport and Nelson. At the near one Buller Gorge Swing Bridge comes the SH 65 from Springs Junction and Hanmer Springs
mobility
Dynamic cardsMurchison is manageably small.
Tourist Attractions
activities
- All kinds of whitewater activities such as Buller / Earthquake, Category III
- Buller Gorge swing bridge, 14 km downstream from Murchison. There are hiking trails here, you can take a jet boat on the river, pan for gold or cross the river on a rope (Comet Line).
