Wooding Cove

Wooding Cove is a bay in Christchurch City, Canterbury. Wooding Cove is situated nearby to the locality Wainui, as well as near the hamlet French Farm.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Akaroa Lighthouse and Takapūneke.

Akaroa Lighthouse

Lighthouse

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Akaroa Lighthouse is situated 3 km southeast of Wooding Cove.

Takapūneke

Archaeological site

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Takapūneke, with the location also known as Red House Bay, is a former kāinga—an unfortified Māori village—adjacent to present-day Akaroa, New Zealand. Takapūneke is situated 3 km southeast of Wooding Cove.

Takamatua Hill

Peak

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Takamatua Hill is a peak, which is situated 3 km east of Wooding Cove.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Akaroa and Takamatua.

Akaroa

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Akaroa is a charming harbourside town on the eastern side of Akaroa harbour, in southern Banks Peninsula in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. Its early settlers were French and British.

Takamatua

Hamlet

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Takamatua, formerly known as German Bay, is a small town situated in Akaroa Harbour on Banks Peninsula in New Zealand. The main road to Akaroa passes through this locality. It is 3 kilometres north of Akaroa township. Takamatua is situated 4½ km northeast of Wooding Cove.

Robinsons Bay

Hamlet

Robinsons Bay is a settlement and bay in Akaroa Harbour on Banks Peninsula, New Zealand. Robinsons Bay was first settled in 1850 and was exploited for milling, and once the timber had run out it was converted into farming pasture. Robinsons Bay is situated 5 km northeast of Wooding Cove.

Wooding Cove

Type: Bay
Also known as: “Tikao Bay”
Category: body of water
Location: Christchurch City, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-43.79904° or 43° 47′ 57″ south

Longitude

172.92051° or 172° 55′ 14″ east

Elevation

15 metres (49 feet)

Open location code

4V8J6W2C+96

GeoNames ID

6222064

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Localities in the Area

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