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Kainga

Kainga is a settlement on the southern bank of the , just north of , in Canterbury, New Zealand. It lies immediately to the south of , on a small road leading northeast from State Highway 1.
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  • Type: Village with 195 residents
  • Description: suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Kainga, New Zealand”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fanfare and Kaiapoi Memorial Reserve.

Work of art
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a work of art.

Park
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is a park, which is situated 3 km north of Kainga.

Lake
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
is an elongated estuary near . The drains into it and it is at the mouth of the . is situated 3½ km east of Kainga.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brooklands and Clarkville.

Hamlet
Photo: Gavin Treadgold, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the northernmost suburb of , New Zealand. The settlement was built on former swamp land adjacent to , which forms part of the mouth. is situated 3 km east of Kainga.

Hamlet
is a small rural town in the , New Zealand. As of June 2025, had a population of 1,450. is situated 3 km west of Kainga.

Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.

Kainga

Latitude
-43.41062° or 43° 24′ 38″ south
Longitude
172.6623° or 172° 39′ 44″ east
Population
195
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Open location code
4V8JHMQ6+QW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 300541513
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
6220414
Wiki­data ID
Q54865570
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In Other Languages

From French to Turkish—“Kainga” goes by many names.
  • French: “Kainga”
  • Maori: “Kainga”
  • Turkish: “Kainga”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kainga Park and Waimakariri River Railway Bridge.

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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 “Kainga”. Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.