Cam River
The Cam River / Ruataniwha is a small river in Canterbury in the South Island of New Zealand. It is a tributary of the Kaiapoi River, itself a tributary of the Waimakariri River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Turnagra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: River
- Description: river in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Cam River / Ruataniwha”, “Cam River/Ruataniwha”, and “Ruataniwha”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kaiapoi Memorial Reserve and Kaiapoi High School.
Kaiapoi High School
School
Kaiapoi High School is a state co-educational secondary school located in Kaiapoi, in the Waimakariri District of New Zealand's South Island. The school serves 1040 students from Years 9 to 13 as of July 2025.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kaiapoi and Flaxton.
Kaiapoi
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kaiapoi is a town just north of Christchurch on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It lies 17 km from central Christchurch, and north of the Waimakariri River. The town is a separate community, but also a commuter suburb of its city neighbour.
Flaxton
Hamlet
Flaxton is a small rural community in between the towns of Rangiora and Kaiapoi in the Waimakariri District, New Zealand.
Tuahiwi
Hamlet
Tuahiwi is a small New Zealand settlement located between Woodend and Rangiora. It is 6 kilometres north of Kaiapoi.
Cam River
- Category: body of water
- Location: Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-43.36272° or 43° 21′ 46″ southLongitude
172.65695° or 172° 39′ 25″ eastElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
4V8JJMP4+WQOpenStreetMap ID
way 508550318OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=riverGeoNames ID
6248851Wikidata ID
Q5024859
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Satellite Map
Discover Cam River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Cam River” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Cam River/Ruataniwha”
- French: “Cam (rivière de Canterbury)”
- French: “Cam”
- Irish: “Ruataniwha”
- Maori: “Ruataniwha”
- Welsh: “Afon Cam / Ruataniwha”
- Welsh: “Afon Cam/Ruataniwha”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kaiapoi Golf Course and Bayliss Drive Reserve.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Cam River”. Photo: Turnagra, CC BY-SA 4.0.