Rangiora
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.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Town Hall and Rangiora High School.
Rangiora High School
School
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 1,680 students from years 9 to 13 as of July 2026, making it the fifth-biggest school in the South Island.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ashley and Southbrook.
Ashley
Village
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.
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.
Rangiora
- Type: Town with 19,300 residents
- Description: largest town and seat of the Waimakariri District, in Canterbury Region, New Zealand.
- Category: locality
- Location: Waimakariri District, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-43.3032° or 43° 18′ 11″ south
Longitude
172.5961° or 172° 35′ 46″ east
Population
19,300
Elevation
36 metres (118 feet)
United Nations Location Code
NZ RGO
Open location code
4V8JMHWW+PF
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Rangiora” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “رانجورا”
- Arabic: “رانغيورا”
- Asturian: “Rangiora”
- Catalan: “Rangiora”
- Danish: “Rangiora”
- Dutch: “Rangiora”
- Egyptian Arabic: “رانجيورا”
- French: “Rangiora”
- German: “Rangiora”
- Hindi: “रंगियोरा”
- Italian: “Rangiora”
- Japanese: “ランギオラ”
- Malay: “Rangiora”
- Polish: “Rangiora”
- Portuguese: “Rangiora”
- Russian: “Рангиора”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Rangiora”
- Swedish: “Rangiora”
- Turkish: “Rangiora”
- Urdu: “رنگیورا”
- Welsh: “Rangiora”
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