Fox River, New Zealand

Fox River, New Zealand

The Fox River is the name of two rivers on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. One river is in the Buller District and runs from the Paparoa Range, through the Paparoa National Park and into the Tasman Sea at Woodpecker Bay. [cite book|title=Reed New Zealand Atlas|year=2004|id=ISBN 0-7900-0952-8|author=Peter Dowling (editor)|publisher=Reed Books|pages=map 63]

The other Fox River is in Westland District, and runs from the Fox Glacier westward into the Cook River. [cite book|title=Reed New Zealand Atlas|year=2004|id=ISBN 0-7900-0952-8|author=Peter Dowling (editor)|publisher=Reed Books|pages=map 76]

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