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Kōrero: Rivers

‘Clutha V’ by Denis Glover

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‘Clutha V’ by Denis Glover

In 1977 Denis Glover wrote River poems, a verse sequence protesting against plans to dam the Clutha River to provide electricity for the national grid. ‘Clutha V’ recalls the view of Otago rivers from the Crown Ranges, and the natural and human landscapes through which they flow.

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Permission to reproduce poem courtesy of the Denis Glover literary estate and Pia Glover.

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David Young, Rivers – Rivers and culture, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/document/14713/clutha-v-by-denis-glover (accessed 24 June 2026).

He kōrero nā David Young, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.