Aalsmear
Aalsmear is a farmstead in Waimakariri District, Canterbury. Aalsmear is situated nearby to the quarter Southbrook, as well as near the hamlet Ohoka.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Town Hall and Rangiora New Life School.
Town Hall
Community center
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Town Hall is a community center, which is situated 3 km north of Aalsmear.
Rangiora New Life School
School
Rangiora New Life School is a state-integrated Christian area School situated in Southbrook, Rangiora, New Zealand. It was established in 1979 as a private school and integrated into the state education system in March 1994. Rangiora New Life School is situated 2 km northeast of Aalsmear.
Rangiora High School
School
Rangiora High School is a state co-educational secondary school located in Rangiora, New Zealand. Established in 1881 by an act of parliament and opened in 1884, the school has a roll of 1,646 students from years 9 to 13 as of October 2025, making it the fifth-biggest school in the South Island. Rangiora High School is situated 3½ km northeast of Aalsmear.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Southbrook and Rangiora.
Southbrook
Quarter
Southbrook is a suburb of Rangiora, in North Canterbury, New Zealand. It is located at the south end of the town. The population in the 2013 Census was 801.
Rangiora
Photo: Kiwi05, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rangiora is a rural town 25 km north of Christchurch, in the South Island of New Zealand. It is the largest town in North Canterbury and the seat of the Waimakariri District Council. The Ashley River is just to the north of the town.
Ohoka
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
Ohoka is a small semi-rural township on the northern outskirts of Christchurch in New Zealand. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of the stake for a decoy parrot" for Ōhoka. Ohoka is situated 4 km south of Aalsmear.
Aalsmear
- Type: Farmstead
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Waimakariri District, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-43.32832° or 43° 19′ 42″ southLongitude
172.58013° or 172° 34′ 49″ eastElevation
25 metres (82 feet)Open location code
4V8JMHCJ+M3GeoNames ID
6220578
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