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The Buller River

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The Buller River

Rivers have inspired many New Zealand artists. One of the earliest was William Fox, who painted this atmospheric watercolour of the Buller River around 1846.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: WC-325

by William Fox

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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How to cite this page

David Young, Rivers – Rivers and culture, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/14711/the-buller-river (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by David Young, published 1 March 2009.