Kaiapoi River
The Kaiapoi River is a minor river of north Canterbury, in New Zealand's South Island. Originally called the Cam River, it is a tributary of the Waimakariri River, which it joins at the larger river's estuary.Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: River
- Description: river in New Zealand
- Also known as: “North Branch Waimakariri River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kaiapoi Memorial Reserve and St Bartholomew’s Church.
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.
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
- Category: body of water
- Location: Waimakariri District, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
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
6220310Wikidata ID
Q6347544
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Kaiapoi River” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kaiapoi River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر كايابوى”
- Finnish: “Kaiapoi-joki”
- Finnish: “Kaiapoijoki”
- French: “Kaiapoi”
- Hausa: “Kogin Kaipoi”
- Welsh: “Afon Kaiapoi”
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