Avon River/Otakaro

The Avon River / Ōtākaro, sometimes rendered as the River Avon, flows through the centre of the city of , New Zealand, and into the Pacific Ocean via the Avon Heathcote Estuary / Ihutai, which it shares with the .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Al Noor Mosque and Rangi Ruru Girls’ School.

Mosque
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a Sunni mosque in the suburb of in New Zealand. It was built between 1983 and 1985 by the Muslim Association of Canterbury, an organisation founded in 1977 that also manages the mosque building.

School
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rangi Ruru Girls' School is a New Zealand private girls' day and boarding secondary school located in , an inner suburb of . The school is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church and serves approximately 701 girls from Years 7 to 13.

Garden
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The , located in the central city of , New Zealand, were founded in 1863 when an English oak was planted to commemorate the solemnisation of the marriage of Prince Albert and Princess Alexandra of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Merivale and Fendalton.

Suburb
is a suburb of , New Zealand, north of the city centre. Like all suburbs in Christchurch, it has no defined boundaries and is a general area, but for the purposes of statistical analysis only, Statistics New Zealand defines it as being…

Suburb
is a suburb of , in the of New Zealand.

Suburb
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an inner city suburb of , New Zealand, located approximately 5 km north-west of Christchurch's central business district. It had a population of 3,705 at the 2013 census.

Avon River/Otakaro

Latitude
-43.51833° or 43° 31′ 6″ south
Longitude
172.61013° or 172° 36′ 37″ east
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Open location code
4V8JFJJ6+M3
Geo­Names ID
6220561
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