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.- 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 Te Upoko-o-Kurī / Witch Hill.
Sugarloaf
Peak
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cass Bay and Lyttelton.
Lyttelton
Lyttelton is the seaport satellite town of Christchurch in New Zealand, lying just over the Port Hills from Christchurch.Governors Bay
Village
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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-43.60524° or 43° 36′ 19″ south
Longitude
172.68112° or 172° 40′ 52″ east
Elevation
26 metres (85 feet)
Open location code
4V8J9MVJ+WC
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap 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”
- German: “Rāpaki”
- German: “Te Rāpaki-o-Te Rakiwhakaputa”
- Maori: “Rapaki”
- Maori: “Te Rāpaki-o-Te Rakiwhakaputa”
- Turkish: “Te Rāpaki-o-Te Rakiwhakaputa”
Places with the Same Name
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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 Church Cemetery.
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