Flaxton
Flaxton is a small rural community in between the towns of Rangiora and Kaiapoi in the Waimakariri District, New Zealand.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Waimakariri District, Canterbury Region, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Flaxton, New Zealand”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cam River and Kaiapoi Memorial Reserve.
Cam River
River
Photo: Turnagra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cam River / Ruataniwha is a small river in Canterbury in the South Island of New Zealand. It is a tributary of the Kaiapoi River, itself a tributary of the Waimakariri River. Cam River is situated 2½ km east of Flaxton.
Kaiapoi Memorial Reserve
Park
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kaiapoi Memorial Reserve is a park, which is situated 4 km southeast of Flaxton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tuahiwi and Southbrook.
Tuahiwi
Hamlet
Tuahiwi is a small New Zealand settlement located between Woodend and Rangiora. It is 6 kilometres north of Kaiapoi. Tuahiwi is situated 3 km northeast of Flaxton.
Southbrook
Quarter
Southbrook is a suburb of Rangiora, in North Canterbury, New Zealand. It is located at the south end of the town. The population in the 2013 Census was 801. Southbrook is situated 3½ km northwest of Flaxton.
Kaiapoi
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kaiapoi is a town just north of Christchurch on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. 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.
Flaxton
- Category: locality
- Location: Waimakariri District, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-43.35469° or 43° 21′ 17″ southLongitude
172.62663° or 172° 37′ 36″ eastElevation
2 metres (7 feet)Open location code
4V8JJJWG+4MOpenStreetMap ID
node 7745702404OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Flaxton” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Flaxton, New Zealand”
- French: “Flaxton (Nouvelle-Zélande)”
- French: “Flaxton”
- Malay: “Flaxton, New Zealand”
- Maori: “Flaxton”
- Turkish: “Flaxton”
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Highlights include Kaiapoi Public Cemetery and Tuahiwi playground.
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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 “Flaxton”. Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.