Meercat

Meercat is in . Meercat is situated nearby to , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Orana Wildlife Park and Waimakariri River Regional Park.

Zoo
Photo: Greg Hewgill, CC BY 2.0.
is 's only open-range zoo, sitting on 80 hectares of land, located on the outskirts of . It opened in 1976, and is owned and operated by the Orana Wildlife Trust, a registered charity.

Park
is a regional park in the of New Zealand's . It covers 15,000 hectares on the banks of the , and is operated by Environment Canterbury. is situated 1¼ km northeast of Meercat.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include McLeans Island and Yaldhurst.

Locality
is a rural area north and northwest of Christchurch city, and south of . The area was an island in the Waimakariri River until the 1930s, when flood control measures and Great Depression work schemes blocked the south branch of the river which separated the island from the south bank.

Suburb
is a semi-rural suburb on the western outskirts of Christchurch city. Frederick William Delamain, a settler and horse breeder, named a horse after some stables in England. is situated 6 km southeast of Meercat.

Suburb
Photo: Mattarnold1, CC0.
is a northwestern suburb of , New Zealand. The suburb is split by State Highway 1, with the bulk of 's residential areas to the east of the highway and its industrial areas to the west. is situated 8 km east of Meercat.

Meercat

Latitude
-43.46785° or 43° 28′ 4″ south
Longitude
172.46288° or 172° 27′ 46″ east
Operator
Orana
Open location code
4V8JGFJ7+V5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1093037709
Open­Street­Map feature
attraction=­animal
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