Berwick, New Zealand
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Berwick is a small farming community on the banks of the Waipori River
in New Zealand
. To the south of Berwick is the Berwick Forest
, a large pine plantation.
Berwick is also the location of one of the Otago Youth Adventure Trust's campsites.
It is unclear which Berwick the community is named after, but the leading candidate is Berwick-upon-Tweed
in Northumberland
.
Waipori River
The Waipori River is located in Otago in the South Island of New Zealand. Rising in the Lammerlaw Range, it flows southeast for 50 kilometres before joining the Taieri River near Henley, 30 km southwest of Dunedin of which it is officially the southernmost border.The upper reaches of the Waipori...
in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. To the south of Berwick is the Berwick Forest
Berwick Forest, New Zealand
Berwick Forest is a large Pinus radiata plantation at Berwick in New Zealand, around 40 km west of Dunedin. The forest lies close to the banks of the Waipori River immediately below and around the western end of Lake Mahinerangi, and consists of three blocks - the main block, Maungatua, and...
, a large pine plantation.
Berwick is also the location of one of the Otago Youth Adventure Trust's campsites.
It is unclear which Berwick the community is named after, but the leading candidate is Berwick-upon-Tweed
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Berwick-upon-Tweed or simply Berwick is a town in the county of Northumberland and is the northernmost town in England, on the east coast at the mouth of the River Tweed. It is situated 2.5 miles south of the Scottish border....
in Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...
.