Kaiapoi

Kaiapoi is a town in the Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand, located close to the mouth of the Waimakariri River.

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It is located approximately 15 kilometres north of Christchurch. The Kaiapoi River and State Highway 1, which is a motorway at this point, pass through the town.

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Canterbury: Canterbury is a cathedral city in the county of Kent in southeast England. Canterbury is the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the primate of the Church of England....

South Island: The South Island forms one of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the North Island. The Maori name for the South Island is Te Wai Pounamu which means "The Greenstone Water" (greenstone being jade)....

Waimakariri River: The Waimakariri River is a river in Canterbury, in the South Island of New Zealand. It flows for 150 kilometres in a generally southeastward direction from the Southern Alps to the Pacific Ocean....