Dove River (Tasman)

{{distinguish|text=Dove River (Canterbury), a tributary of the Mandamus River}}

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| source1_location = Tasman Region

| mouth_location = Motueka River

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| subdivision_name1 = New Zealand

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The Dove River is a river in the Tasman Region of New Zealand. It arises in hills between the Wai-iti River and Motueka River and flows north-west into the Motueka near the locality of Woodstock.{{cite book|title=Reed New Zealand Atlas|year=2004|isbn=0-7900-0952-8|editor=Peter Dowling |publisher=Reed Books|pages=Map 58|no-pp=true}} The river is named for the native New Zealand pigeons once found in the forests around the river.{{cite book|title=Discover New Zealand:A Wises Guide|edition=9th|year=1994|page=293}}

Brown trout can be found in the lower reaches of the river.{{cite web|url=http://www.nzfishing.com/FishingWaters/NelsonMarlborough/NMFishingWaters/NMDove.htm|title=The Dove River Trout Fishing|publisher=nzfishing.com|access-date=14 August 2009|archive-date=1 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701165103/https://www.nzfishing.com/FishingWaters/NelsonMarlborough/NMFishingWaters/NMDove.htm|url-status=dead}}