Ruapuna Park Raceway
Ruapuna Park Raceway is a recreation area in Christchurch City, Canterbury. Ruapuna Park Raceway is situated nearby to Euromarque Motorsport Park, as well as near the golf course Templeton Golf Club.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Christchurch Women’s Prison and Yaldhurst Museum.
Christchurch Women’s Prison
Prison
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There are 18 adult prisons in New Zealand. Three prisons house women, one each in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. The remaining fifteen house men; ten in the North Island and five in the South Island. Christchurch Women’s Prison is situated 2½ km west of Ruapuna Park Raceway.
Yaldhurst Museum
Museum
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The Yaldhurst Museum is located in the suburb of Yaldhurst, Christchurch, New Zealand, close to the Christchurch International Airport, Riccarton Race Course and the Ruapuna Speedway. Yaldhurst Museum is situated 3 km northeast of Ruapuna Park Raceway.
Hornby High School
School
Hornby High School is a state coeducational secondary school located in the western Christchurch, New Zealand suburb of Hornby. It caters for approximately 986 students from Years 7 to 13. Hornby High School is situated 3½ km east of Ruapuna Park Raceway.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Templeton and Islington.
Templeton
Suburb
Templeton is a small town on the outskirts of Christchurch. Lying along State Highway 1. Templeton has been the centre of harness racing in Canterbury.
Islington
Suburb
Islington is a suburb on the western side of Christchurch city. The suburb is named after the London borough of Islington, perhaps because the borough had a market for cattle, while the Christchurch area had a freezing works opened in 1889.
Yaldhurst
Suburb
Yaldhurst is a semi-rural suburb on the western outskirts of Christchurch city. Frederick William Delamain, a settler and horse breeder, named a horse Yaldhurst after some stables in England. Yaldhurst is situated 3 km northeast of Ruapuna Park Raceway.
Ruapuna Park Raceway
- Type: Recreation area
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Christchurch City, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-43.53189° or 43° 31′ 55″ southLongitude
172.4807° or 172° 28′ 51″ eastOpen location code
4V8JFF9J+67OpenStreetMap ID
way 33795418OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=recreation_ground
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