Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Rogerson River is a river of the north Canterbury Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows generally east, reaching the Chatterton River at the town of Hanmer Springs. Hanmer Springs is a small town in the Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand. It is located 65 kilometres southwest of Kaikoura (135 km by car), in the Hurunui District. The town lies on a minor road 9 kilometres north of State Highway 7, the northern route between Christchurch and the West Coast via Lewis Pass. According to the 2006 census, the resident population is 729.