Waikuku

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Waikuku is a small township in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand, about 35 minutes north of Christchurch. It had a population of 786 people at the time of the 2006 Census,^[1] most of whom live in on the coast at Waikuku Beach. The sandy beach and pine forests are popular with surfers, swimmers, campers and horse-riders, and the large estuary of the Ashley River hosts many species of birds.^[2]

Just south of Waikuku, on Preeces Road, are the remains of the Kaiapoi Pa, an important trading centre for Ngāi Tahu in the 18th century.

Waikuku school, established in 1872,^[3] will move to Pegasus in 2014.

References

↑ "Quick Stats about Waikuku". 2006 Census Data. Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
↑ "Ashley-Rakahuri". Ashley-Rakahuri Rivercare Group. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
↑ "Waikuku". Cyclopedia of New Zealand. New Zealand Electronic Text Collection. Retrieved 12 April 2013.

Bibliography

"Waikuku and Waikuku Beach, Canterbury, New Zealand - Information". Archived from the original on 2007-08-19. Retrieved 2013-04-12.

v t e Towns in the Waimakariri District, Canterbury, New Zealand

Main Towns	Kaiapoi Oxford Pegasus Rangiora Woodend

Minor towns/Localities	Ashley Ashley Gorge Bennetts Bexley Burnt Hill Carleton Clarkville Coldstream Coopers Creek Cust Eyreton Eyrewell Fernside Flaxton Gammans Creek Glenburn Glentui Horrellville Kairaki Beach Lees Valley Loburn Loburn North Mandeville North Ohapuku Ohoka Okuku Rockford Saltwater Creek Sefton Springbank Summerhill Swannanoa The Pines Beach The Warren Tuahiwi View Hill Waikuku Waikuku Beach Wetheral West Eyreton Whiterock Wilsons Siding Woodend Beach

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