Rāpaki
Te Rāpaki-o-Te Rakiwhakaputa, commonly known as Rāpaki or Rapaki, is a small settlement within the Lyttelton Harbour basin. Rāpaki is one of four Banks Peninsula rūnanga based around marae.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Quarter
- Description: settlement in Christchurch City, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Rapaki”, “Raupaki”, “Te Rapaki-a-Te-Rangiwhakaputa”, and “Te Rāpaki-o-Te Rakiwhakaputa”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Te Poho-o-Tamatea and Sugarloaf.
Sugarloaf
Peak
Photo: CoderThomasB, CC0.
Sugarloaf is a hill in the Port Hills, 8 km south of central Christchurch in New Zealand. The hill is home to the main television and FM radio transmitter for Christchurch and the wider Canterbury region. Sugarloaf is situated 2½ km west of Rāpaki.
Te Tihi-o-Kahukura/Castle Rock
Peak
Te Tihi-o-Kahukura / Castle Rock is a prominent rock outcrop in the Port Hills above Christchurch, New Zealand. It is a short distance north of Te Moenga-o-Wheke / The Tors, on the northern side of Summit Road.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cass Bay and Lyttelton.
Lyttelton
Photo: ויקיג’אנקי, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lyttelton is the seaport satellite town of Christchurch in New Zealand, lying just over the Port Hills from Christchurch.
Governors Bay
Village
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Governors Bay is a small town in Canterbury, New Zealand. Governors Bay is situated 3½ km southwest of Rāpaki.
Rāpaki
- Category: locality
- Location: Christchurch City, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-43.60524° or 43° 36′ 19″ southLongitude
172.68112° or 172° 40′ 52″ eastElevation
26 metres (85 feet)Open location code
4V8J9MVJ+WCOpenStreetMap ID
node 907810865OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarter
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Satellite Map
Discover Rāpaki from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Rāpaki” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Rapaki”
- French: “Rāpaki”
- Maori: “Rapaki”
- Maori: “Te Rāpaki-o-Te Rakiwhakaputa”
- Turkish: “Te Rāpaki-o-Te Rakiwhakaputa”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Rāpaki”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Te Rāpaki-o-Te Rakiwhakaputa and Cass Bay Heights.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wheke and Rapaki Historic Cemetery.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Rāpaki”. Photo: Allie Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0.