Kaiapoi River
Kaiapoi River is a river in Waimakariri District, Canterbury. Kaiapoi River is situated nearby to the neighborhood Beach Grove, as well as near the locality Ohapuku.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kaiapoi Memorial Reserve and Cam River.
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.
Kaiapoi High School
School
Kaiapoi High School is a state co-educational secondary school located in Kaiapoi, in the Waimakariri District of New Zealand's South Island. The school serves 1040 students from Years 9 to 13 as of July 2025.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kaiapoi and 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
Hamlet
Flaxton is a small rural community in between the towns of Rangiora and Kaiapoi in the Waimakariri District, New Zealand.
Kainga
Village
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kainga is a settlement on the southern bank of the Waimakariri River, just north of Christchurch, in Canterbury, New Zealand. It lies immediately to the south of Kaiapoi, on a small road leading northeast from State Highway 1.
Kaiapoi River
- Type: River
- Category: body of water
- Location: Waimakariri District, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-43.37861° or 43° 22′ 43″ southLongitude
172.6532° or 172° 39′ 12″ eastElevation
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
4V8JJMC3+H7OpenStreetMap ID
way 28457980OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=riverGeoNames ID
6220310
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In Other Languages
“Kaiapoi River” goes by many names.
- French: “Kaiapoi”
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Localities in the Area
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