Balclutha, New Zealand established a ferry service across the Clutha in 1857; as a result the town was initially called Clutha Ferry. The Māori name for the area is Iwikatea, literally "Bleached bones" (a local Māori tribal battle in 1750 left the decomposing bodies of the defeated, their bones whitened in the sun). The Clutha River flows through the town. It is the largest river in New Zealand by volume of water, and the country's second longest after the Waikato. It provides the town with various recreational facilities, including fishing (brown trout), water skiing and power boating. The most prominent structure in the
Little River, New Zealand trout, perch (redfin) and eel. The world record for the largest brown trout caught was held by one of these rivers in the 1960s. On 19 October 2011, the Okana River caused the worst flooding in Little River for many years, with State Highway 75 closed. Long term residents believe that the flooding was the worst since the "Wahine storm" on 10 April 1968. Little River, New Zealand Little River is a town on Banks Peninsula in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. Little River is approximately 30 minutes drive from Akaroa, a tourist destination on Banks Peninsula, and 45