Heathcote and Avon Estuary

The Estuary of the Heathcote and Avon Rivers / Ihutai is the largest semi-enclosed shallow estuary in Canterbury and remains one of New Zealand's most important coastal wetlands.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Southshore Spit Reserve and Ferrymead Heritage Park.

Southshore Spit Reserve

Nature reserve

Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Southshore Spit Reserve is a nature reserve.

Ferrymead Heritage Park

Theme park

Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.

Ferrymead Heritage Park is an outdoor museum in Christchurch, New Zealand. First known as the Museum of Science and Technology and later Ferrymead Historic Park, it was founded in 1964 by a collection of local heritage enthusiast groups who had a common need for space to store and display their assets. Ferrymead Heritage Park is situated 3 km southwest of Heathcote and Avon Estuary.

Matuku-takotako

Beach

Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Matuku-takotako is a beach, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Heathcote and Avon Estuary.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Redcliffs and Southshore.

Redcliffs

Suburb

Photo: Blue Bubble Blower, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Redcliffs is an outer coastal suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Southshore

Quarter

Photo: Aidan, CC BY 2.0.

Southshore is an eastern coastal suburb within Christchurch, New Zealand. It is located on a narrow 2.5 km long sandspit that runs along the eastern side of the Avon Heathcote Estuary and west of the Pacific Ocean.

Mount Pleasant

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Mount Pleasant is a coastal suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. The suburb is located on the northern flank of the mountain Tauhinukorokio/Mount Pleasant in the Port Hills.

Heathcote and Avon Estuary

Type: Estuary
Category: body of water
Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-43.55412° or 43° 33′ 15″ south

Longitude

172.73482° or 172° 44′ 5″ east

Open location code

4V8JCPWM+9W

GeoNames ID

2207045

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Avon River/Ōtākaro and Avon Heathcote Estuary.

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