Rakaia
Rakaia is a town sited on the southern banks of the Rakaia River on the Canterbury Plains in New Zealand's South Island, approximately 57 km south of Christchurch on State Highway 1 and the Main South Line.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Town with 1,560 residents
- Description: town in New Zealand’s South Island
- Also known as: “Cholmondeley” and “South Rakaia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rakaia Bridge.
Rakaia Bridge
Bridge
The Rakaia Bridge is New Zealand's longest road bridge and crosses the Rakaia River, one of Canterbury's large braided rivers. The present bridge was opened in 1939 and replaced an earlier combined road and rail bridge from 1873.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chertsey.
Chertsey
Hamlet
Chertsey is a town in the Ashburton District, of New Zealand's South Island. It is located close to State Highway 1, which bypasses the town to the west, between Ashburton and Rakaia on the Canterbury Plains. Chertsey is situated 8 km southwest of Rakaia.
Rakaia
- Category: locality
- Location: Ashburton District, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-43.75532° or 43° 45′ 19″ southLongitude
172.02205° or 172° 1′ 19″ eastPopulation
1,560Elevation
118 metres (387 feet)United Nations Location Code
NZ AIAOpen location code
4V8J62VC+VROpenStreetMap ID
node 286208387OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rakaia Public Library and St Mark’s Anglican Church - Rakaia.
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