Kairaki
Kairaki is a small rural community in the Waimakariri District, New Zealand. It is on Pegasus Bay and on the north bank of the Waimakariri River mouth. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "sky eater" for Kairaki.- Hamlet with 129 residents
- …lies at an elevation of 2 metres (7 feet)
- …is also known as “Kairaki, New Zealand”
- Description: human settlement in Waimakariri District, Canterbury Region, New Zealand
Places of Interest
Highlights include Brooklands Lagoon and St Bartholomew’s Church.
Brooklands Lagoon
Lake
Brooklands Lagoon is an elongated estuary near Brooklands, Christchurch. Brooklands Lagoon is situated 2½ km south of Kairaki.
Kaiapoi Memorial Reserve
Park
Kaiapoi Memorial Reserve is a park, which is situated 4 km west of Kairaki.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include The Pines Beach and Brooklands.
Kaiapoi
Kaiapoi is a town just north of Christchurch on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand.Kairaki
- Category: locality
- Location
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Latitude
-43.38664° or 43° 23′ 12″ south
Longitude
172.70379° or 172° 42′ 14″ east
Open location code
4V8JJP73+8G
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Kairaki” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Kairaki, New Zealand”
- French: “Kairaki”
- Malay: “Kairaki, New Zealand”
- Maori: “Kairaki”
- Russian: “Каираки”
- Turkish: “Kairaki”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Beach Grove and Stewarts Gully.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kairaki Creek and Waimakariri Sailing Club.
Canterbury: Highlights
Notable places include Christchurch and Mount Cook National Park.
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