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Gunner River

River in Kahurangi National Park, New Zealand

41°00′13″S 172°15′02″E / 41.0035°S 172.2505°E / -41.0035; 172.2505 Mouth

• location

Heaphy River

• coordinates

40°57′28″S 172°08′12″E / 40.9578°S 172.1366°E / -40.9578; 172.1366Basin featuresProgressionGunner River → Heaphy River → Karamea Bight → Tasman SeaTributaries • rightRyan Creek

The Gunner River is a river on the West Coast of New Zealand. It rises in the Domett Range in the Kahurangi National Park and flows north-west into the Heaphy River, which flows into the Tasman Sea.^[1]

A swingbridge crosses the river near its junction with the Heaphy. This bridge is part of the Heaphy Track.^[2] Heavy rain in the Buller District in February 2022 caused significant damage. The suspension bridge over the Gunner River was damaged but was deemed repairable, while the Pitt Creek bridge was swept away, and the suspension bridge over the Heaphy River was destroyed. The track re-opened in October 2023, after the replacement of bridges and restoration of tracks damaged in the 2022 floods.^[3]

References

^ Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 69. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
^ "Route Guide: Heaphy Track". Retrieved 13 July 2009.
^ "Heaphy Track reopens, thousands already booked in". RNZ. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.

Land Information New Zealand – Search for Place Names

Kahurangi National Park

Mountains

Mount Arthur
Mount Burnett
Mount Owen

Mountain ranges

Glasgow Range
Wharepapa / Arthur Range

Mountain passes

Granity Pass

Caves

Bulmer Cavern
Ellis Basin cave system
Honeycomb Hill Cave
Ōpārara Basin Arches
Nettlebed Cave

Coastal features

Lakes and reservoirs

Boulder Lake
Lake Sparrow

Walking tracks

Rivers

Tasman District	Anatoki River Aorere River Baton River Big River Boulder River Brown River Clark River Clarke River Cobb River Dart River Devil River Ellis River Fyfe River Hope River Kaituna River Little Boulder River Little Devil River Little Ōnahau River Little Pokororo River Little Slate River Little Waingaro River Matiri River Ōnahau River Onekaka River Ōtere River Owen River Parapara River Pariwhakaoho River Paturau River Pearse River Pokororo River Puremāhaia River Riuwaka River Rocky River Rolling River Saxon River Sherry River Skeet River Slate River Snow River Spey River Stanley River Tadmor River Tākaka River Te Waikoropupū River Turimawiwi River Waingaro River Wangapeka River
Buller District	Allen River Beautiful River Crow River Gunner River Heaphy River Hemphill River Huia River Johnson River Kahurangi River Kākāpō River Karamea River Kōhaihai River Leslie River Lewis River Little Crow River Little Wanganui River Mōkihinui River Ōpārara River Basin Postal River Roaring Lion River Taipō River Ugly River
both districts	Buller River