Rivers of New Zealand Rivers of New Zealand The rivers of New Zealand are used for a variety of purposes and face a number of environmental issues. Many of the rivers in the South Island are braided rivers. The longest river in New Zealand is the Waikato River with a length of . The largest river by volume is the Clutha River with a mean discharge of . Some of the rivers, especially those with wide flood plains and stop banks, have long road bridges spanning them. The Rakaia River is crossed by the longest bridge in New Zealand at . The third longest
Jacobs River, New Zealand church was blown off its foundations and destroyed. The nearest school is in Fox Glacier, following the closure of Jacobs River School on 27 January 2013. Jacobs River, New Zealand Jacobs River is a locality in the West Coast region of the South Island of New Zealand, situated just to the north of where State Highway 6 crosses the Jacobs River. Bruce Bay is about to the south-west, and Fox Glacier is almost to the north-east, by road. A small Anglican church, known as St Peter's church, was built at Jacobs River in 1931. It was later taken over by