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Kaiapoi

Kaiapoi is a town just north of on the east coast of the South Island of . It lies 17 km from central Christchurch, and north of the Waimakariri River. The town is a separate community, but also a commuter suburb of its city neighbour.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pegasus and Woodend.

Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
is a new town in the of Canterbury, . Named for the nearby , it is adjacent to the town of and is 25 km north of .

Town
Photo: Gavin Treadgold, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town in the , in the Canterbury Region of the of New Zealand. It may have been named because it was on the edge of what was then called the Maori Bush, or after an early settler, Thomas Wooding.

Village
Photo: Wildman NZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a small settlement on the coast of the region of New Zealand, about 3 km east of the settlement of . The sandy beach is popular with surfers and swimmers, and the large estuary of the hosts many species of birds.

Kaiapoi

Latitude
-43.305° or 43° 18′ 18″ south
Longitude
172.6896° or 172° 41′ 23″ east
Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)
Open location code
4V8JMMWQ+2R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 826812465
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
2189314
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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Kaiapoi” goes by many names.
  • French: “Kaiapoi”
  • German: “Kaiapoi”
  • Japanese: “カイアポイ”
  • Portuguese: “Kaiapoi”
  • Russian: “Каиапои”
  • Spanish: “Kaiapoi”

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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 Wikivoyage page “Kaiapoi”. Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.