Hamills

Hamills is a fishing area in Waimakariri District, Canterbury. Hamills is situated nearby to the art gallery Godzone Photography, as well as near the park Kippenberger War Memorial.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Town Hall and Rangiora High School.

Town Hall

Community center

Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Town Hall is a community center, which is situated 430 metres west of Hamills.

Rangiora High School is a state co-educational secondary school located in Rangiora, New Zealand. Established in 1881 by an act of parliament and opened in 1884, the school has a roll of 1,646 students from years 9 to 13 as of October 2025, making it the fifth-biggest school in the South Island. Rangiora High School is situated 660 metres north of Hamills.

Rangiora New Life School

School

Rangiora New Life School is a state-integrated Christian area School situated in Southbrook, Rangiora, New Zealand. It was established in 1979 as a private school and integrated into the state education system in March 1994. Rangiora New Life School is situated 2 km south of Hamills.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rangiora and Southbrook.

Rangiora

Photo: Kiwi05, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Rangiora is a rural town 25 km north of Christchurch, in the South Island of New Zealand. It is the largest town in North Canterbury and the seat of the Waimakariri District Council. The Ashley River is just to the north of the town.

Southbrook

Quarter

Southbrook is a suburb of Rangiora, in North Canterbury, New Zealand. It is located at the south end of the town. The population in the 2013 Census was 801. Southbrook is situated 2½ km south of Hamills.

Ashley

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

Ashley is a small town in North Canterbury, in the South Island of New Zealand. It used to have a railway station on the Main North Line that runs through the village. Ashley is situated 3 km north of Hamills.

Hamills

Type: Fishing area
Categories: recreation area and sports location
Location: Waimakariri District, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-43.30323° or 43° 18′ 12″ south

Longitude

172.59536° or 172° 35′ 43″ east

Branch

Rangiora

Open location code

4V8JMHWW+P4

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3277967119

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=fishing

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