Kāretu
Kāretu is a building in Waimakariri District, Canterbury. Kāretu is situated nearby to Kaiapoi High School, as well as near the building Karanga Mai Young Parents College.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kaiapoi High School and Kaiapoi Memorial Reserve.
Kaiapoi High School
School
Kaiapoi High School is a state co-educational secondary school located in Kaiapoi, in the Waimakariri District of New Zealand's South Island. The school serves 1,026 students from Years 9 to 13 as of October 2025. Kaiapoi High School is situated 140 metres southwest of Kāretu.
Kaiapoi Memorial Reserve
Park
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kaiapoi Memorial Reserve is a park, which is situated 1 km northeast of Kāretu.
St Bartholomew’s Church
Church
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St Bartholomew’s Church is situated 1¼ km northeast of Kāretu.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kaiapoi and Clarkville.
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.
Clarkville
Hamlet
Clarkville is a small rural town in the Waimakariri District, New Zealand. As of June 2025, Clarkville had a population of 1,450. Clarkville is situated 2½ km southwest of Kāretu.
Kainga
Village
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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. Kainga is situated 3 km southeast of Kāretu.
Kāretu
- Type: Building
- Location: Waimakariri District, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-43.38789° or 43° 23′ 16″ southLongitude
172.64713° or 172° 38′ 50″ eastLevels
2Height
17 metres (56 feet)Open location code
4V8JJJ6W+RVOpenStreetMap ID
way 494959733OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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