Heathcote River
The Ōpāwaho / Heathcote River is located within the city boundaries of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is primarily fed by springs near Templeton Road, with its catchment area extending westward to Yaldhurst and Pound Road during wet weather.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Air Force Museum and Archives New Zealand.
Air Force Museum
Museum
Photo: Bernard Spragg. NZ, CC0.
The Air Force Museum of New Zealand, formerly called The Royal New Zealand Air Force Museum, is located at Wigram, the RNZAF's first operational base, in Christchurch, in the South Island of New Zealand.
Upper Riccarton Library
Library
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Upper Riccarton Library is situated 2½ km north of Heathcote River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wigram and Oaklands.
Wigram
Suburb
Wigram is a suburb in the southwest of Christchurch, New Zealand. The suburb lies close to the industrial estates of Sockburn and the satellite retail and residential zone of Hornby, and has undergone significant growth in recent years due to housing developments.
Oaklands
Quarter
Oaklands is a southern suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. The area is predominantly residential. When Halswell House was purchased by Peter Watson, he renamed it Oaklands after the trees lining the driveway.
Hillmorton
Suburb
Hillmorton is a suburb of south-western Christchurch, New Zealand. The suburb is centred around the intersection of Lincoln Road and Hoon Hay Road, two arterial routes which form part of State Highway 75 and feed into the Christchurch Southern Motorway which runs to the north of the suburb.
Heathcote River
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-43.55833° or 43° 33′ 30″ southLongitude
172.56013° or 172° 33′ 37″ eastElevation
22 metres (72 feet)Open location code
4V8JCHR6+M3GeoNames ID
6220651
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Highlights include Wigram Aerodrome and Riccarton Market.
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