The Arahura River, for a time called the Brunner River after the explorer Thomas Brunner, is a river located on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. In 1846, Brunner and Heaphy sketched
Arahura River seen from Three Passes Track.
The historic Arahura road/rail bridge. It was replaced in 2009.
Charles Heaphy VC was an English-born New Zealand explorer and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest military award for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that could be awarded to British and
Arahura River
…the Brunner River after the explorer Thomas Brunner, is a river located on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. In 1846, Brunner and Heaphy sketched and described a Māori settlement they called Araura [sic] (Arahura). It is approximately 56 kilometres (35 mi) in length and flows into the…
A sketch by Heaphy of the Māori rangatira, Te Rauparaha
Birdseye view of Port Nicholson, the original name for Wellington; a lithograph by Thomas Allom based on information provided by Heaphy
A colour lithograph of the area on which the town of Nelson was founded, based on a painting by Heaphy