Brightwater Tourism

Brightwater is a town 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Nelson in Tasman district in the South Island of New Zealand. It stands on the banks of the Wairoa River. Brightwater was named by Alfred Saunders, the owner of a local flax mill situated on the banks of the Wairoa River, after a popular song at the time "Bright Water", which was about choosing non-alcoholic drinks over spirits. The settlement was named in 1855, but the area was settled as early as 1843. Brightwater was the birthplace of Nobel Prize-winning scientist, the "father of nuclear physics", Sir Ernest Rutherford and has an elaborate Lord Rutherford Birthplace memorial on the aptly named Lord Rutherford Road.

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Find crucial information and trip planning details about Brightwater, which is a city in New Zealand. After your splendid visit to Brightwater, you can proceed to an important near-by city of Kaikoura. Kaikoura is bestowed with interesting set of attractions like World Of Wearable Art And Classic Cars Museum, Harwoods Hole Walk, Christ Church Cathedral. To reach Brightwater, hop on a flight to airport which is the nearest major Kaikoura Airport. 1-2 days is an ideal duration of visit to Brightwater.

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