Waikari

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Waikari
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Waikari
Coordinates: 42°58′S172°41′E / 42.967°S 172.683°E / -42.967; 172.683 Coordinates: 42°58′S172°41′E / 42.967°S 172.683°E / -42.967; 172.683
Country New Zealand
Region Canterbury
Territorial authority Hurunui District
Time zone UTC+12 (New Zealand Standard Time)
  Summer (DST) UTC+13 (New Zealand Daylight Time)
Postcode
7420

Waikari is a small town in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island.

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Its Anglican parish church is the Church of Ascension, 79 Princes Street, Waikari, where William Orange was vicar in the 1920s. [1]

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "dig for water" for Waikari. [2]

Waikari is located on State Highway 7 near the Weka Pass and was served by the Waiau Branch railway from 6 April 1882 until its closure on 15 January 1978. The section of the railway through the Weka Pass has been retained by the Weka Pass Railway and preserved trains operate between Waipara and Waikari.

The town is also located near the site of Māori cave art and rock drawings in the Weka Pass Reserve.

Education

Waikari School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students, [3] with a roll of 38 as of November 2020. [4]

Notable people

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References

  1. Clark, Jeremy J. "William Alfred Orange". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography . Ministry for Culture and Heritage . Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  2. "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
  3. "Waikari School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  4. "Waikari School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.