Rakaia
Sign in to saveRakaia is a town sited on the southern banks of the Rakaia River on the Canterbury Plains in New Zealand's South Island, approximately 57 km south of Christchurch on State Highway 1 and the Main South Line. Immediately north of the township are New Zealand's longest road bridge and longest rail bridge, both of which cross the wide shingle beds of the braided river at this point. Both bridges are approximately in length.
Key facts
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- Rakaia
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- town
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- Raikaia Salmon.JPG
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- The Big Salmon of Rakaia
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- yes
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- 9
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- Country
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- New Zealand
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- Region
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- Canterbury
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- Territorial authority
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- Ashburton District
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- Ward
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- Eastern
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- Electorates
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- Ashburton District Council
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- Regional council
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- Environment Canterbury
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Article
9 sectionsContents
- Demographics
- Notable buildings
- Saint Mark's Anglican Church
- Rakaia Post Office
- Bank of New Zealand
- South Rakaia Hotel
- St Andrews Presbyterian Church
- References
- External links
Rakaia is a town sited on the southern banks of the Rakaia River on the Canterbury Plains in New Zealand's South Island, approximately 57 km south of Christchurch on State Highway 1 and the Main South Line. Immediately north of the township are New Zealand's longest road bridge and longest rail bridge, both of which cross the wide shingle beds of the braided river at this point. Both bridges are approximately in length.
Rakaia was also the junction of the Methven Branch, a branch line railway to Methven that operated from 1880 until its closure in 1976. An accident at the railway station in 1899 killed four people.