Motupipi is a settlement in the Tasman District of New Zealand's upper South Island, located at the mouth of the Motupipi River east of Tākaka.
The name Motupipi translates as the island or bush (motu) with pipi shellfish, referring to the pipi which are found on the beach.[1]
- ^ "Motupipi". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. Christchurch: The Cyclopedia Company Limited. 1906.