Kainga Forest
Kainga Forest is a park in Canterbury, South Island. Kainga Forest is situated nearby to the park Riverlea Recreation Reserve, as well as near Waimakariri River.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Brooklands Lagoon and St Bartholomew’s Church.
Brooklands Lagoon
Lake
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
Brooklands Lagoon is an elongated estuary near Brooklands, Christchurch. The Styx river drains into it and it is at the mouth of the Waimakariri river. Brooklands Lagoon is situated 2½ km east of Kainga Forest.
St Bartholomew’s Church
Church
Photo: Kiwi05, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Bartholomew’s Church is situated 2½ km north of Kainga Forest.
Kaiapoi Memorial Reserve
Park
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kaiapoi Memorial Reserve is a park, which is situated 3 km northwest of Kainga Forest.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kainga and Brooklands.
Kainga
Village
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kainga is a settlement on the southern bank of the Waimakariri River, just north of Christchurch, in Canterbury, New Zealand. It lies immediately to the south of Kaiapoi, on a small road leading northeast from State Highway 1.
Brooklands
Hamlet
Photo: Gavin Treadgold, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brooklands is the northernmost suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. The settlement was built on former swamp land adjacent to Brooklands Lagoon, which forms part of the Waimakariri River mouth.
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.
Kainga Forest
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-43.40355° or 43° 24′ 13″ southLongitude
172.6737° or 172° 40′ 25″ eastOpen location code
4V8JHMWF+HFOpenStreetMap ID
way 1049540690OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Satellite Map
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Riverlea Recreation Reserve and Waimakariri River.
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