47:
130:
54:
31:
187:
The
Kaiapoi River has several tributaries, including the Cam River, used for carting logs and wool in the 1890s and 1900s. There are also several streams that join the Kaiapoi River. Some hold a large population of salmon and trout—the Cam River was a fishing spot in the 1940s and still holds a large
239:
827:
815:
236:
970:
512:
1152:
1147:
1392:
1124:
1041:
1003:
984:
965:
939:
960:
1191:
1719:
1975:
1047:
1802:
944:
1902:
998:
522:
507:
391:
1687:
1110:
1017:
691:
537:
532:
517:
1703:
1064:
1035:
1022:
356:
1315:
1058:
274:
772:
1994:
583:
1336:
2014:
701:
1968:
669:
169:. The river is 16 kilometres (10 mi) long, and its drainage area is about 430 square kilometres (170 sq mi).
1601:
1511:
46:
1535:
1506:
1615:
684:
1490:
1961:
1840:
1485:
1480:
1475:
267:
2009:
1818:
553:
1999:
677:
1823:
1280:
1216:
726:
213:
1833:
1641:
1295:
563:
1649:
1636:
1583:
1570:
1557:
1544:
1426:
1226:
991:
634:
471:
260:
1767:
1588:
1310:
568:
527:
436:
411:
1623:
1610:
1421:
1364:
1359:
1275:
1211:
481:
406:
361:
1742:
1387:
1176:
977:
749:
628:
491:
441:
320:
146:
1747:
1221:
923:
466:
371:
366:
699:
1416:
1140:
1670:
1343:
856:
821:
788:
705:
386:
330:
181:
8:
1845:
1711:
1331:
1094:
1028:
834:
396:
616:
1949:
1452:
1117:
1941:
1797:
1792:
1305:
1257:
1131:
709:
558:
351:
283:
162:
105:
658:
2004:
1868:
1777:
1628:
1431:
907:
652:
900:
779:
604:
573:
446:
325:
295:
243:
1945:
1828:
1772:
376:
646:
1988:
1917:
1904:
1757:
1285:
1270:
1206:
862:
850:
640:
622:
592:
461:
306:
299:
129:
205:
1737:
1447:
1300:
1290:
1262:
1236:
1231:
932:
610:
598:
456:
451:
154:
1787:
1782:
1679:
1654:
1562:
1246:
1241:
476:
150:
90:
78:
1752:
1695:
1575:
1251:
1053:
427:
1863:
1549:
501:
Lakes in catchment (upstream to downstream by location or tributary)
252:
1169:
721:
173:
1010:
891:
843:
797:
765:
757:
416:
401:
381:
177:
166:
134:
30:
1103:
346:
914:
1986:
340:Towns and settlements (upstream to downstream)
1969:
685:
426:Major tributaries (upstream to downstream by
268:
237:Kaiapoi River Rehabilitation and Enhancement
137:, with the Courtenay Stream on the top right
1976:
1962:
692:
678:
275:
261:
184:are situated on the banks of the river.
128:
61:Location of the mouth within New Zealand
547:Other features (upstream to downstream)
232:
230:
165:, which it joins at the larger river's
35:Looking downstream on the Kaiapoi River
1987:
1888:- minor town; normal text - locality;
1380:
673:
282:
256:
53:
1935:
227:
13:
1337:Karanga Mai Young Parents' College
206:"Place name detail: Kaiapoi River"
14:
2026:
123:430 km (170 sq mi)
1841:Public transport in Christchurch
52:
45:
29:
1995:Rivers of the Canterbury Region
1940:This article about a river in
198:
1:
2015:Canterbury Region river stubs
191:
85:Physical characteristics
1948:. You can help Knowledge by
883:Ohoka-Swannanoa Sub-Division
741:Kaiapoi-Tuahiwi Sub-Division
727:Waimakariri District Council
246:Waimakariri District Council
214:New Zealand Geographic Board
7:
809:Woodend-Sefton Sub-Division
554:Arthur's Pass National Park
188:population of trout today.
161:, it is a tributary of the
101: • location
10:
2031:
1934:
1602:the Waimakariri electorate
1427:Rangiora Recreation Ground
584:Longest New Zealand rivers
145:is a minor river of north
1877:
1856:
1811:
1730:
1669:
1599:
1533:
1524:
1499:
1468:
1461:
1440:
1409:
1373:
1352:
1324:
1199:
1190:
1161:
1085:
1078:
953:
882:
875:
808:
740:
733:
717:
582:
546:
500:
425:
339:
313:
290:
119:
111:
99:
89:
84:
74:
69:
40:
28:
23:
1918:43.390004°S 172.678217°E
1422:Mandeville Sports Centre
719:Populated places; seat:
157:. Originally called the
115:16 km (9.9 mi)
1942:Canterbury, New Zealand
1743:Ashley River / Rakahuri
1536:the KaikĹŤura electorate
242:13 January 2015 at the
1923:-43.390004; 172.678217
1748:Cam River / Ruataniwha
138:
133:Kaiapoi River through
2010:Rivers of New Zealand
1417:Dudley Park, Rangiora
1162:Rangiora Sub-Division
702:territorial authority
210:New Zealand Gazetteer
132:
2000:Waimakariri District
1079:Rangiora-Ashley Ward
734:Kaiapoi-Woodend Ward
706:Waimakariri District
635:Waiau Toa / Clarence
331:Waimakariri District
314:Administrative areas
18:River in New Zealand
1914: /
1846:Go Bus Christchurch
1086:Ashley Sub-Division
954:Oxford Sub-Division
1885:bold & italics
1453:Waimakariri United
139:
1957:
1956:
1897:
1896:
1798:Waimakariri River
1793:Waimakariri Gorge
1665:
1664:
1520:
1519:
1405:
1404:
1401:
1400:
1365:Rangiora New Life
1186:
1185:
1074:
1073:
876:Oxford-Ohoka Ward
871:
870:
667:
666:
559:Waimakariri Gorge
321:Canterbury Region
284:Waimakariri River
163:Waimakariri River
127:
126:
106:Waimakariri River
2022:
1978:
1971:
1964:
1936:
1929:
1928:
1926:
1925:
1924:
1919:
1915:
1912:
1911:
1910:
1907:
1892:- minor locality
1869:Compass FM 104.9
1819:State Highway 71
1778:Makerikeri River
1723:
1715:
1707:
1699:
1691:
1683:
1658:
1652:
1645:
1639:
1632:
1629:Clayton Cosgrove
1626:
1619:
1613:
1592:
1586:
1579:
1573:
1566:
1560:
1553:
1547:
1531:
1530:
1466:
1465:
1432:Rangiora Airport
1378:
1377:
1271:Rangiora Borough
1267:
1197:
1196:
1083:
1082:
908:Mandeville North
880:
879:
738:
737:
694:
687:
680:
671:
670:
599:Clutha / Mata-Au
277:
270:
263:
254:
253:
247:
234:
225:
224:
222:
220:
202:
56:
55:
49:
33:
21:
20:
2030:
2029:
2025:
2024:
2023:
2021:
2020:
2019:
1985:
1984:
1983:
1982:
1932:
1922:
1920:
1916:
1913:
1908:
1905:
1903:
1901:
1900:
1898:
1893:
1873:
1852:
1824:Main North Line
1807:
1731:Bodies of water
1726:
1718:
1710:
1702:
1694:
1686:
1678:
1661:
1650:
1648:
1637:
1635:
1624:
1622:
1611:
1609:
1595:
1584:
1582:
1571:
1569:
1558:
1556:
1545:
1543:
1526:
1516:
1495:
1457:
1436:
1397:
1369:
1348:
1320:
1256:
1232:Kaiapoi Borough
1182:
1157:
1070:
1048:Starvation Hill
949:
867:
828:Saltwater Creek
804:
780:The Pines Beach
729:
713:
698:
668:
663:
578:
574:Eyrewell Forest
542:
496:
447:Anti Crow River
421:
335:
326:Selwyn District
309:
296:Mount Rolleston
286:
281:
251:
250:
244:Wayback Machine
235:
228:
218:
216:
204:
203:
199:
194:
102:
65:
64:
63:
62:
59:
58:
57:
36:
19:
12:
11:
5:
2028:
2018:
2017:
2012:
2007:
2002:
1997:
1981:
1980:
1973:
1966:
1958:
1955:
1954:
1895:
1894:
1878:
1875:
1874:
1872:
1871:
1866:
1860:
1858:
1854:
1853:
1851:
1850:
1849:
1848:
1838:
1837:
1836:
1831:
1829:Eyreton Branch
1821:
1815:
1813:
1812:Transportation
1809:
1808:
1806:
1805:
1803:Ashley Estuary
1800:
1795:
1790:
1785:
1780:
1775:
1773:Lilburne River
1770:
1765:
1760:
1755:
1750:
1745:
1740:
1734:
1732:
1728:
1727:
1725:
1724:
1722:(2019–present)
1716:
1708:
1700:
1692:
1684:
1675:
1673:
1667:
1666:
1663:
1662:
1660:
1659:
1657:(2014–present)
1646:
1642:Kate Wilkinson
1633:
1620:
1606:
1604:
1597:
1596:
1594:
1593:
1591:(2014–present)
1580:
1567:
1554:
1540:
1538:
1528:
1522:
1521:
1518:
1517:
1515:
1514:
1509:
1503:
1501:
1497:
1496:
1494:
1493:
1488:
1483:
1478:
1472:
1470:
1463:
1459:
1458:
1456:
1455:
1450:
1444:
1442:
1438:
1437:
1435:
1434:
1429:
1424:
1419:
1413:
1411:
1407:
1406:
1403:
1402:
1399:
1398:
1396:
1395:
1390:
1384:
1382:
1375:
1374:Disestablished
1371:
1370:
1368:
1367:
1362:
1356:
1354:
1350:
1349:
1347:
1346:
1341:
1340:
1339:
1328:
1326:
1322:
1321:
1319:
1318:
1313:
1308:
1303:
1298:
1293:
1288:
1283:
1278:
1273:
1268:
1254:
1249:
1244:
1239:
1234:
1229:
1224:
1219:
1214:
1209:
1203:
1201:
1194:
1188:
1187:
1184:
1183:
1181:
1180:
1173:
1165:
1163:
1159:
1158:
1156:
1155:
1150:
1145:
1136:
1127:
1122:
1113:
1108:
1099:
1089:
1087:
1080:
1076:
1075:
1072:
1071:
1069:
1068:
1061:
1056:
1051:
1044:
1039:
1032:
1025:
1020:
1015:
1006:
1001:
996:
987:
982:
973:
968:
963:
957:
955:
951:
950:
948:
947:
945:Wilsons Siding
942:
937:
928:
919:
910:
905:
896:
886:
884:
877:
873:
872:
869:
868:
866:
865:
860:
853:
848:
839:
830:
825:
818:
812:
810:
806:
805:
803:
802:
793:
784:
775:
770:
761:
754:
744:
742:
735:
731:
730:
718:
715:
714:
697:
696:
689:
682:
674:
665:
664:
662:
661:
655:
649:
643:
637:
631:
625:
619:
613:
607:
601:
595:
588:
586:
580:
579:
577:
576:
571:
566:
561:
556:
550:
548:
544:
543:
541:
540:
535:
530:
525:
520:
515:
510:
504:
502:
498:
497:
495:
494:
489:
484:
479:
474:
469:
464:
459:
454:
449:
444:
439:
433:
431:
423:
422:
420:
419:
414:
409:
404:
399:
394:
389:
384:
379:
377:McLeans Island
374:
369:
364:
359:
354:
349:
343:
341:
337:
336:
334:
333:
328:
323:
317:
315:
311:
310:
291:
288:
287:
280:
279:
272:
265:
257:
249:
248:
226:
196:
195:
193:
190:
125:
124:
121:
117:
116:
113:
109:
108:
103:
100:
97:
96:
93:
87:
86:
82:
81:
76:
72:
71:
67:
66:
60:
51:
50:
44:
43:
42:
41:
38:
37:
34:
26:
25:
17:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2027:
2016:
2013:
2011:
2008:
2006:
2003:
2001:
1998:
1996:
1993:
1992:
1990:
1979:
1974:
1972:
1967:
1965:
1960:
1959:
1953:
1951:
1947:
1943:
1938:
1937:
1933:
1930:
1927:
1891:
1887:
1886:
1882:- main town;
1881:
1876:
1870:
1867:
1865:
1862:
1861:
1859:
1855:
1847:
1844:
1843:
1842:
1839:
1835:
1834:Oxford Branch
1832:
1830:
1827:
1826:
1825:
1822:
1820:
1817:
1816:
1814:
1810:
1804:
1801:
1799:
1796:
1794:
1791:
1789:
1786:
1784:
1781:
1779:
1776:
1774:
1771:
1769:
1766:
1764:
1763:Kaiapoi River
1761:
1759:
1758:Glentui River
1756:
1754:
1751:
1749:
1746:
1744:
1741:
1739:
1736:
1735:
1733:
1729:
1721:
1717:
1713:
1709:
1705:
1701:
1697:
1693:
1689:
1685:
1681:
1677:
1676:
1674:
1672:
1668:
1656:
1653:
1651: N
1647:
1643:
1640:
1638: N
1634:
1630:
1627:
1625: L
1621:
1617:
1614:
1612: L
1608:
1607:
1605:
1603:
1598:
1590:
1587:
1585: N
1581:
1577:
1574:
1572: N
1568:
1564:
1561:
1559: N
1555:
1551:
1548:
1546: N
1542:
1541:
1539:
1537:
1532:
1529:
1523:
1513:
1510:
1508:
1505:
1504:
1502:
1498:
1492:
1489:
1487:
1484:
1482:
1479:
1477:
1474:
1473:
1471:
1467:
1464:
1460:
1454:
1451:
1449:
1446:
1445:
1443:
1439:
1433:
1430:
1428:
1425:
1423:
1420:
1418:
1415:
1414:
1412:
1408:
1394:
1391:
1389:
1386:
1385:
1383:
1379:
1376:
1372:
1366:
1363:
1361:
1358:
1357:
1355:
1351:
1345:
1344:Rangiora High
1342:
1338:
1335:
1334:
1333:
1330:
1329:
1327:
1323:
1317:
1314:
1312:
1309:
1307:
1304:
1302:
1299:
1297:
1294:
1292:
1289:
1287:
1284:
1282:
1279:
1277:
1274:
1272:
1269:
1266:
1264:
1259:
1255:
1253:
1250:
1248:
1245:
1243:
1240:
1238:
1237:Kaiapoi North
1235:
1233:
1230:
1228:
1225:
1223:
1220:
1218:
1215:
1213:
1210:
1208:
1205:
1204:
1202:
1198:
1195:
1193:
1189:
1179:
1178:
1174:
1172:
1171:
1167:
1166:
1164:
1160:
1154:
1151:
1149:
1146:
1144:
1143:
1142:
1137:
1135:
1134:
1133:
1128:
1126:
1123:
1121:
1120:
1119:
1114:
1112:
1109:
1107:
1106:
1105:
1100:
1098:
1097:
1096:
1091:
1090:
1088:
1084:
1081:
1077:
1067:
1066:
1062:
1060:
1057:
1055:
1052:
1050:
1049:
1045:
1043:
1040:
1038:
1037:
1033:
1031:
1030:
1026:
1024:
1021:
1019:
1016:
1014:
1013:
1012:
1007:
1005:
1002:
1000:
999:Gammans Creek
997:
995:
994:
993:
992:Coopers Creek
988:
986:
983:
981:
980:
979:
974:
972:
969:
967:
964:
962:
959:
958:
956:
952:
946:
943:
941:
938:
936:
935:
934:
929:
927:
926:
925:
920:
918:
917:
916:
911:
909:
906:
904:
903:
902:
897:
895:
894:
893:
888:
887:
885:
881:
878:
874:
864:
863:Woodend Beach
861:
859:
858:
854:
852:
851:Waikuku Beach
849:
847:
846:
845:
840:
838:
837:
836:
831:
829:
826:
824:
823:
819:
817:
814:
813:
811:
807:
801:
800:
799:
794:
792:
791:
790:
785:
783:
782:
781:
776:
774:
771:
769:
768:
767:
762:
760:
759:
755:
753:
752:
751:
746:
745:
743:
739:
736:
732:
728:
724:
723:
716:
712:, New Zealand
711:
707:
703:
695:
690:
688:
683:
681:
676:
675:
672:
660:
656:
654:
650:
648:
644:
642:
638:
636:
632:
630:
626:
624:
620:
618:
614:
612:
608:
606:
602:
600:
596:
594:
590:
589:
587:
585:
581:
575:
572:
570:
567:
565:
564:Oxford Branch
562:
560:
557:
555:
552:
551:
549:
545:
539:
536:
534:
531:
529:
526:
524:
523:Lake Marymere
521:
519:
516:
514:
511:
509:
508:Lake Grasmere
506:
505:
503:
499:
493:
490:
488:
487:Kaiapoi River
485:
483:
480:
478:
475:
473:
470:
468:
465:
463:
462:Poulter River
460:
458:
455:
453:
450:
448:
445:
443:
440:
438:
435:
434:
432:
429:
424:
418:
415:
413:
410:
408:
405:
403:
400:
398:
395:
393:
392:Coutts Island
390:
388:
385:
383:
380:
378:
375:
373:
370:
368:
365:
363:
360:
358:
355:
353:
350:
348:
345:
344:
342:
338:
332:
329:
327:
324:
322:
319:
318:
316:
312:
308:
307:Pacific Ocean
305:
301:
300:Southern Alps
297:
294:
289:
285:
278:
273:
271:
266:
264:
259:
258:
255:
245:
241:
238:
233:
231:
215:
211:
207:
201:
197:
189:
185:
183:
179:
175:
172:The towns of
170:
168:
164:
160:
156:
152:
148:
144:
143:Kaiapoi River
136:
131:
122:
118:
114:
110:
107:
104:
98:
94:
92:
88:
83:
80:
77:
73:
68:
48:
39:
32:
27:
24:Kaiapoi River
22:
16:
1950:expanding it
1939:
1931:
1899:
1889:
1884:
1883:
1879:
1768:Karetu River
1762:
1738:Ashley Gorge
1688:Janice Skurr
1589:Stuart Smith
1448:Rangiora AFC
1441:Sports clubs
1332:Kaiapoi High
1306:West Eyreton
1291:St Patrick's
1260:
1247:North Loburn
1175:
1168:
1139:
1138:
1130:
1129:
1116:
1115:
1111:Loburn North
1102:
1101:
1093:
1092:
1063:
1046:
1034:
1027:
1018:Horrellville
1009:
1008:
990:
989:
976:
975:
961:Ashley Gorge
933:West Eyreton
931:
930:
922:
921:
913:
912:
899:
898:
890:
889:
855:
842:
841:
833:
832:
820:
796:
795:
787:
786:
778:
777:
764:
763:
756:
748:
747:
720:
569:Midland Line
538:Lake Rubicon
533:Lake Letitia
518:Lake Pearson
486:
472:Broken River
457:Hawdon River
452:Bealey River
412:Spencerville
303:
292:
217:. Retrieved
209:
200:
186:
171:
158:
155:South Island
142:
140:
15:
1921: /
1909:172°40′42″E
1788:Pegasus Bay
1783:Okuku River
1714:(2010–2019)
1712:David Ayers
1704:Ron Keating
1690:(1995–2001)
1680:Trevor Inch
1655:Matt Doocey
1631:(1999–2011)
1565:(1999–2005)
1563:Lynda Scott
1512:Waimakariri
1462:Electorates
1360:Oxford Area
1286:St Joseph's
1258:Pegasus Bay
1065:Okuku Hills
1036:Okuku Range
1023:Lees Valley
528:Lake Hawdon
477:Kowai River
437:White River
362:Springfield
304:Flows into:
151:New Zealand
79:New Zealand
1989:Categories
1906:43°23′24″S
1753:Cust River
1720:Dan Gordon
1696:Jim Gerard
1616:Mike Moore
1576:Colin King
1527:Parliament
1410:Facilities
1281:Southbrook
1261:(formerly
1217:Clarkville
1177:Southbrook
1153:Summerhill
1148:Springbank
1054:The Warren
978:Burnt Hill
816:Coldstream
750:Clarkville
710:Canterbury
653:Rangitaiki
617:Rangitīkei
513:Lake Sarah
492:Styx River
482:Eyre River
442:Crow River
428:confluence
407:Brooklands
357:Kowai Bush
192:References
147:Canterbury
120:Basin size
1864:MainPower
1706:(2007–10)
1698:(2001–07)
1682:(1989–95)
1644:(2011–14)
1618:(1996–99)
1578:(2005–14)
1552:(1996–99)
1550:Doug Kidd
1525:Member of
1393:Whiterock
1325:Secondary
1316:View Hill
1296:Swannanoa
1125:Whiterock
1059:View Hill
924:Swannanoa
605:Whanganui
467:Esk River
372:Courtenay
367:Sheffield
159:Cam River
1507:KaikĹŤura
1491:Rangiora
1469:Historic
1227:Fernside
1207:Ashgrove
1170:Rangiora
1141:Fernside
1042:Rockford
1004:Glenburn
985:Carleton
966:Bennetts
940:Wetheral
901:Eyrewell
722:Rangiora
659:Manawatū
240:Archived
219:17 March
174:Rangiora
70:Location
2005:Kaiapoi
1890:italics
1500:Current
1486:Kaiapoi
1481:Hurunui
1381:Primary
1311:Woodend
1301:Tuahiwi
1263:Waikuku
1200:Primary
1192:Schools
1011:Glentui
892:Eyreton
857:Woodend
844:Waikuku
822:Pegasus
798:Tuahiwi
789:Flaxton
773:Ohapuku
766:Kairaki
758:Kaiapoi
641:Waitaki
623:Mataura
593:Waikato
417:Kairaki
402:Kaiapoi
387:Belfast
382:Eyreton
293:Source:
182:Woodend
178:Kaiapoi
167:estuary
135:Kaiapoi
75:Country
1476:Ashley
1276:Sefton
1242:Loburn
1212:Ashley
1104:Loburn
1095:Ashley
1029:Oxford
971:Bexley
835:Sefton
611:Taieri
397:Kainga
347:Bealey
112:Length
95:
1944:is a
1857:Other
1671:Mayor
1388:Okuku
1252:Ohoka
1118:Okuku
915:Ohoka
647:ĹŚreti
629:Waiau
149:, in
91:Mouth
1946:stub
1880:bold
1600:for
1534:for
1353:Area
1222:Cust
1132:Cust
700:The
657:12:
651:11:
645:10:
352:Cass
221:2018
180:and
141:The
704:of
639:9:
633:8:
627:7:
621:6:
615:5:
609:4:
603:3:
597:2:
591:1:
153:'s
1991::
725:•
708:,
298:,
229:^
212:.
208:.
176:,
1977:e
1970:t
1963:v
1952:.
1265:)
693:e
686:t
679:v
430:)
302:—
276:e
269:t
262:v
223:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
.png)
