Matariki

Matariki is an university building in Christchurch City, Canterbury. Matariki is situated nearby to Central Library - Te Puna Mātauraka o Waitaha, as well as near the university building Puaka–James Hight Building.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Puaka–James Hight Building and Kate Sheppard House.

Puaka–James Hight Building

University building

Photo: Gobeirne, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Puaka–James Hight Building is the main library building of the University of Canterbury, and houses the university's Central Library. It is named after Puaka the Māori star cluster also known as Rigel in the Orion constellation, and Sir James Hight, former, professor, and rector at Canterbury College.

Kate Sheppard House

Historic building

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Kate Sheppard House is a historic building and museum on Clyde Road in the Christchurch suburb of Ilam, bordering the University of Canterbury. It was the home of Kate Sheppard from 1888 to 1902, the key years where she led the campaign for women's suffrage. Kate Sheppard House is situated 500 metres east of Matariki.

John Britten Building

University building

Photo: Turnagra, CC BY-SA 4.0.

John Britten Building is an university building, which is situated 340 metres north of Matariki.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Upper Riccarton and Ilam.

Upper Riccarton

Suburb

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Upper Riccarton is a suburb of Christchurch. It is due west of Riccarton. Upper Riccarton is made up of residential, retail and education areas. It includes a major intersection known as "Church Corner", as well as the Bush Inn Shopping Centre and multiple schools.

Ilam

Suburb

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Ilam is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, about five kilometres west of the city centre. It is the location of the University of Canterbury. Located adjacent to State Highway 1 and Christchurch Airport, it is handily placed for transportation.

Riccarton

Suburb

Photo: Iainf, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Riccarton is a suburb of Christchurch. It is due west of the city centre, separated from it by Hagley Park. Upper Riccarton is to the west of Riccarton.

Matariki

Type: University building
Categories: building and education
Location: Christchurch City, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-43.5234° or 43° 31′ 24″ south

Longitude

172.5817° or 172° 34′ 54″ east

Levels

Open location code

4V8JFHGJ+JM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1472860439

OpenStreetMap feature

building=university

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