Kerikeri

Kerikeri is a popular tourist destination in the famous on the of . Often described as the Cradle of the Nation, it is the site of the first permanent mission station in the country, and has some of the most historic buildings in New Zealand.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Rainbow Falls and Kemp House.

Waterfall
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The , Māori name Waianiwaniwa, are a single-drop waterfall located on the near Kerikeri in . Unlike most New Zealand waterfalls which are created by the erosion of soft rock, the are sited on a hard basalt layer of rock beside softer mudstone.

Museum
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, also known as Mission House, is the oldest extant building in New Zealand. The building was built in 1822 as part of the Kerikeri Mission Station by the Church Missionary Society. is located in the Kerikeri Basin.

Museum
Photo: Noel Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is the oldest undamaged stone building in New Zealand. The was constructed from 1832 to 1836 by the Church Missionary Society in Kerikeri as a warehouse to a Georgian design by John Hobbs.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waipapa.

Village
is a small town in the , , . It is located on State Highway 10, approximately 10 minutes drive from Kerikeri, the nearest urban centre. is situated 3½ km northwest of Kerikeri.

Kerikeri

Latitude
-35.2273° or 35° 13′ 38″ south
Longitude
173.9491° or 173° 56′ 57″ east
Population
8,050
Elevation
73 metres (240 feet)
IATA airport code
KKE
United Nations Location Code
NZ KKE
Open location code
4VPMQWFX+3J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1297247535
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2188874
Wiki­data ID
Q1185949
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Urdu—“Kerikeri” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Kerikeri”
  • Basque: “Kerikeri”
  • Bulgarian: “Керикери”
  • Catalan: “Kerikeri”
  • Cebuano: “Kerikeri”
  • Chinese: “凯里凯里”
  • Dutch: “Kerikeri”
  • French: “Kerikeri”
  • German: “Kerikeri”
  • Hebrew: “קריקרי”
  • Italian: “Kerikeri”
  • Japanese: “ケリケリ”
  • Japanese: “ケリケリ町”
  • Korean: “케리케리”
  • Malay: “Kerikeri”
  • Maori: “Kerikeri”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kerikeri”
  • Polish: “Kerikeri”
  • Russian: “Керайкри”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Kerikeri”
  • Silesian: “Kerikeri”
  • Swedish: “Kerikeri”
  • Turkish: “Kerikeri”
  • Urdu: “کیری کیری”

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