Kaiapoi substation

Kaiapoi substation is an electrical substation in Canterbury, South Island. Kaiapoi substation is situated near the grassland Transpower, as well as near the park Audley Street Reserve.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: 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 1,059 students from Years 9 to 13 as of July 2026. Kaiapoi High School is situated 1 km southeast of Kaiapoi substation.

Kaiapoi Memorial Reserve

Park

Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kaiapoi Memorial Reserve is a park, which is situated 1½ km east of Kaiapoi substation.

St Bartholomew’s Church

Church

Photo: Kiwi05, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St Bartholomew’s Church is situated 2 km east of Kaiapoi substation.

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 3 km south of Kaiapoi substation.

Flaxton

Hamlet

Flaxton is a small rural community between the towns of Rangiora and Kaiapoi in the Waimakariri District, New Zealand. Flaxton is situated 3 km north of Kaiapoi substation.

Kaiapoi substation

Type: Electrical substation
Category: industry
Location: Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-43.38155° or 43° 22′ 54″ south

Longitude

172.63812° or 172° 38′ 17″ east

Operator

Transpower New Zealand

Open location code

4V8JJJ9Q+96

OpenStreetMap ID

way 93831488

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Transpower and Audley Street Reserve.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Silverstream Medical Centre and Silverstream Pharmacy.

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Worth a closer look: Christchurch and Mount Cook National Park.

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