The Nokomai River is a river in New Zealand, officially named on 1 January 1931. It rises on Mount Tennyson and flows south-westerly into the Mataura River. The valley was known for its gold rushes. In 1901 113 people lived in the valley. By 1956 the population was down to 17.
Nokomai about 1873, with a group of men outside the United States Hotel
Store at Nokomai River in 1903
Nokomai railway station in 1964
Choie Sew Hoy also known as Charles Sew Hoy was a New Zealand merchant, Chinese leader, gold-dredger and a New Zealand Business Hall of Fame laureate. He was born in the village of Sha Kong in the Poon Yu District of Guangdong Province, China in about 1838.
Choie Sew Hoy, 1880s