Wairakei
Wairakei is a tower in Christchurch City, Canterbury. Wairakei is situated nearby to the government office Education Review Office, as well as near Tertiary Education Commission.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Breens Intermediate and Ōrauwhata: Bishopdale Library and Community Centre.
Breens Intermediate
School
Breens Intermediate School is located in Bishopdale in Christchurch, New Zealand. It has a roll of 265 students as of October 2025 and serves year 7 and 8 students. Breens Intermediate is situated 780 metres east of Wairakei.
Ōrauwhata: Bishopdale Library and Community Centre
Library
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ōrauwhata: Bishopdale Library and Community Centre is situated 1½ km east of Wairakei.
Commodore Hotel
Hotel
Photo: Turnagra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Commodore Hotel is situated 1¼ km southwest of Wairakei.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harewood and Burnside.
Harewood
Suburb
Photo: Mattarnold1, CC0.
Harewood is a northwestern suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. The suburb is split by State Highway 1, with the bulk of Harewood's residential areas to the east of the highway and its industrial areas to the west.
Burnside
Suburb
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Burnside is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, located southeast of Christchurch International Airport. As with most suburbs in Christchurch, it has no defined boundaries and is a general area.
Bishopdale
Suburb
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bishopdale is a residential suburb located in the north of Christchurch, New Zealand. Bishopdale lies close to Christchurch International Airport at Harewood and Christchurch's zoo, Orana Wildlife Park.
Wairakei
- Type: Tower
- Location: Christchurch City, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-43.48986° or 43° 29′ 24″ southLongitude
172.56691° or 172° 34′ 1″ eastOperator
2degreesOpen location code
4V8JGH68+3QOpenStreetMap ID
node 13612968978OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=tower
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