Okuku |
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 Okuku countryside |
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| Coordinates: 43°14′46″S 172°27′07″E / 43.246°S 172.452°E / -43.246; 172.452 |
| Country | New Zealand |
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| Region | Canterbury |
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| Territorial authority | Waimakariri District |
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| Ward | - Oxford-Ohoka Ward
- Rangiora-Ashley Ward
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| Community | - Oxford-Ohoka Community
- Rangiora-Ashley Community
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| Electorates | |
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| • Territorial Authority | Waimakariri District Council |
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| • Regional council | Environment Canterbury |
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| • Mayor of Waimakariri | Dan Gordon[1] |
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| • Kaikoura/Waimakariri MPs | Stuart Smith/Matt Doocey |
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| • Te Tai Tonga MP | Tākuta Ferris |
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| • Total | 834.79 km2 (322.31 sq mi) |
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| • Total | 810 |
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| • Density | 0.97/km2 (2.5/sq mi) |
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Okuku is a small farming settlement in the Waimakariri District, New Zealand. It is situated 20 kilometers northwest of Rangiora. It contains mix of flat and farmland. It has Okuku River running through the settlement.
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The territorial authority of Waimakariri District, Canterbury, New Zealand |
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Populated places; seat: Rangiora • Waimakariri District Council |
| Kaiapoi-Woodend Ward | | Kaiapoi-Tuahiwi Sub-Division | |
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| Woodend-Sefton Sub-Division | |
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| Oxford-Ohoka Ward | | Ohoka-Swannanoa Sub-Division | |
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| Oxford Sub-Division |
- Ashley Gorge
- Bennetts
- Bexley
- Burnt Hill
- Carleton
- Coopers Creek
- Gammans Creek
- Glenburn
- Glentui
- Horrellville
- Lees Valley
- Oxford
- Okuku Range
- Rockford
- Starvation Hill
- The Warren
- View Hill
- Okuku Hills
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| Rangiora-Ashley Ward | | Ashley Sub-Division |
- Ashley
- Loburn
- Loburn North
- Okuku
- Whiterock
- Cust
- Fernside
- Springbank
- Summerhill
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| Rangiora Sub-Division | |
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| Schools | | Primary | |
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| Secondary |
- Kaiapoi High
- Karanga Mai Young Parents' College
- Rangiora High
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| Area | |
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| Disestablished | |
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| Facilities |
- Dudley Park, Rangiora
- Mandeville Sports Centre
- Rangiora Recreation Ground
- Rangiora Airport
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| Sports clubs |
- Rangiora AFC
- Waimakariri United
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| Electorates | | Historic |
- Ashley
- Hurunui
- Kaiapoi
- Rangiora
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| Current | |
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Member of
Parliament | |
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| Mayor |
- Trevor Inch (1989–95)
- Janice Skurr (1995–2001)
- Jim Gerard (2001–07)
- Ron Keating (2007–10)
- David Ayers (2010–2019)
- Dan Gordon (2019–present)
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| Bodies of water |
- Ashley Gorge
- Ashley River / Rakahuri
- Cam River / Ruataniwha
- Cust River
- Glentui River
- Kaiapoi River
- Karetu River
- Lilburne River
- Makerikeri River
- Okuku River
- Pegasus Bay
- Waimakariri Gorge
- Waimakariri River
- Ashley Estuary
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| Transportation |
- State Highway 71
- Main North Line
- Eyreton Branch
- Oxford Branch
- Public transport in Christchurch
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| Other |
- MainPower
- Compass FM 104.9
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bold - main town; bold & italics - minor town; normal text - locality; italics - minor locality |