Kaniere

Kaniere is a small town in the Westland District of the West Coast region of New Zealand's South Island. Hokitika lies to the north-west, and the Hokitika River flows past to the south-west.

Type: Village with 300 residents
Description: locality in Westland District, West Coast Region, New Zealand
Also known as: “Kanieri”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Prosser’s Bush and Hokitika Primary School.

Prosser’s Bush

Forest

Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.

Prosser’s Bush is a forest, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Kaniere.

Hokitika Primary School

School

Hokitika Primary School

Photo: Giantflightlessbirds, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hokitika Primary School is situated 4 km northwest of Kaniere.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rimu and Blue Spur.

Rimu

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Rimu, originally known as Upper Woodstock, is a small town in the Westland District of New Zealand's South Island. Rimu is located some 8 kilometres by road south of Hokitika and located on the south side of the Hokitika River. Rimu is situated 2½ km southwest of Kaniere.

Blue Spur

Locality

Blue Spur is a locality inland from Hokitika in the Westland District of New Zealand. Blue Spur is situated 4 km north of Kaniere.

Hokitika

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hokitika, gateway to the South Westland World Heritage National Park, is on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island.

Kaniere

Category: locality
Location: Westland District, West Coast, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-42.74881° or 42° 44′ 56″ south

Longitude

171.00828° or 171° 0′ 30″ east

Population

300

Elevation

34 metres (112 feet)

Open location code

4V9H7225+F8

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

Discover Kaniere from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Kaniere” goes by many names.

Bulgarian: “Каниере”
Cebuano: “Kaniere”
Chinese: “加涅雷”
Dutch: “Kaniere”
French: “Kaniere”
Malay: “Kaniere”
Maori: “Kaniere”
Polish: “Kaniere”
Turkish: “Kaniere”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kaniere School and Kaniere Sports Field.

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