Appos Creek
| Appos Creek | |
|---|---|
Route of Appos Creek | |
| Location | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Appos Flat |
| • coordinates | 40°43′41″S 172°39′51″E / 40.7281°S 172.6643°E |
| • elevation | 120 m |
| Mouth | |
• location | Aorere River |
• coordinates | 40°44′15″S 172°37′54″E / 40.7374°S 172.6318°E |
• elevation | 19 m |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Appos Creek → Aorere River → Golden Bay / Mohua → Tasman Sea |
| Bridges | Devil's Boots Road |
Appos Creek is a small waterway in the hills behind the Golden Bay / Mohua township of Parapara in New Zealand. The creek is notable as the site of the first gold discovery—in 1856—in the South Island, and this started the Golden Bay gold rush. This gold rush, which lasted for three years, triggered a name change of the area, from Massacre Bay to Golden Bay.