Waipara
Sign in to savethumb|Waipara, surrounded by vineyards|alt= Waipara is a wine and tourism district in Canterbury, New Zealand, on the banks of the Waipara River. Its name translates to "muddy water", wai meaning water and para meaning mud.
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- Hurunui District
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- East Ward
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thumb|Waipara, surrounded by vineyards|alt= Waipara is a wine and tourism district in Canterbury, New Zealand, on the banks of the Waipara River. Its name translates to "muddy water", wai meaning water and para meaning mud.
It is at the junction of state highways 1 and 7, on the Alpine Pacific Touring Route. It is 60 kilometres north of Christchurch, and Hanmer Springs is 76 kilometres (55 minutes drive) to the north-west. It is also situated on the Main North Line railway and the historic Weka Pass Railway.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Waipara” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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