Pearse River

River in the Tasman District, New Zealand

41°12′40″S 172°44′26″E / 41.21102°S 172.74063°E / -41.21102; 172.74063 Mouth

• location

Motueka River

• coordinates

41°13′54″S 172°48′48″E / 41.23173°S 172.81325°E / -41.23173; 172.81325Length13 kilometres (8.1 mi)Basin featuresProgressionPearse River → Motueka River → Tasman Bay → Tasman SeaTributaries • leftSugar Loaf Creek • rightField Creek, Goat Creek, Granity Creek

The Pearse River is a river of the Tasman Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows east from sources in the Wharepapa / Arthur Range, reaching the Motueka River 20 kilometres southwest of Motueka.^[1]

The source is a resurgence near the Nettlebed Cave. The resurgence has been dived to a depth of 245 metres^[2] and a diver had died in one attempt. At least three undescribed species have been found by divers in the resurgence.^[3]

References

^ "Place name detail: Pearse River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
^ Harris, Richard (2020). "The Pearse Resurgence". Retrieved 1 April 2022.
^ Kirk, Stacey (27 June 2012). "Deep Cave Dive Reveals NZ Native". Fairfax NZ. Retrieved 27 June 2012.

Kahurangi National Park

Mountains

Mount Arthur
Mount Burnett
Mount Owen

Mountain ranges

Glasgow Range
Wharepapa / Arthur Range

Mountain passes

Granity Pass

Caves

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