Lake Rua

Lake Rua is a lake in Christchurch City, Canterbury. Lake Rua is situated nearby to the locality Omaka, as well as near the suburb Harewood.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Willowbank Wildlife Reserve and Christchurch International Airport.

Willowbank Wildlife Reserve

Zoo

Photo: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Willowbank Wildlife Reserve is a wildlife park and nature reserve in Christchurch, New Zealand. As well as having public displays of various animal species it also carries out conservation of native species including tuatara, kiwi, brown teal, and Duvaucel's gecko.

Christchurch International Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: DerekSmalls, Public domain.

Christchurch Airport is an international airport serving Christchurch, New Zealand. It is located 12 km to the northwest of the city centre, in the suburb of Harewood.

The Clearwater Resort

Golf course

Photo: IdiotSavant, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Clearwater Golf Club at Clearwater Resort in Christchurch is a par-72 championship course that was most recently the home to the ISPS Handa NZ Women's Open from 2013 to 2016.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bishopdale and Burnside.

Bishopdale

Suburb

Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bishopdale is a residential suburb located in the north of Christchurch, New Zealand. Bishopdale lies close to Christchurch International Airport at Harewood and Christchurch's zoo, Orana Wildlife Park.

Burnside

Suburb

Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Burnside is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, located southeast of Christchurch International Airport. As with most suburbs in Christchurch, it has no defined boundaries and is a general area.

Papanui

Suburb

Photo: Oldevl, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Papanui is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is situated five kilometres to the northwest of the city centre. Papanui has a population of 3,645 consisting predominantly of Pākehā 86.9%, Asian 7.6%, Māori 5.3%, Pacific peoples 3.1%, Middle Eastern/Latin American/African 0.7%.

Lake Rua

Type: Lake
Category: body of water
Location: Christchurch City, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-43.4622° or 43° 27′ 44″ south

Longitude

172.5757° or 172° 34′ 33″ east

Open location code

4V8JGHQG+47

OpenStreetMap ID

way 44807443

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=lake

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