New Zealand - An aerial view of Riverton - A week's celebration will mark the centenary early next January (1937) of Riverton, the oldest settlement in Southland, a thriving seaport on the Aparima River, 26 miles from Invercargill. - 19/8/1936 - Unknown Photographer - Originally published in "The Weekly News" #335074 - Riverton is known to the Maori as Aparima - With the arrival of the European who settled the area in the 1830s the settlement became known as Jacob's River. - The name Riverton was adopted by the residents and their choice was ratified officially in March 1858. - One hundred and forty years later with the passing of Section 450 Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998 the town was given the dual names of Riverton / Aparima.