Makerikeri River

River in New Zealand

Makerikeri River
Location
Country	New Zealand
Physical characteristics
Mouth
• location	Ashley River / Rakahuri
Length	16 km (10 mi)

The Makerikeri River is a river of the north Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island.^[1] It flows south from its headwaters 15 kilometres (9 mi) west of Amberley, reaching the Ashley River / Rakahuri close to Rangiora.

References

^ "Place name detail: Makerikeri River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 17 March 2018.

The territorial authority of Waimakariri District, Canterbury, New Zealand

Populated places; seat: Rangiora • Waimakariri District Council

Kaiapoi-Woodend Ward

Kaiapoi-Tuahiwi Sub-Division	Clarkville Kaiapoi Kairaki Ohapuku The Pines Beach Flaxton Tuahiwi
Woodend-Sefton Sub-Division	Coldstream Pegasus Saltwater Creek Sefton Waikuku Waikuku Beach Woodend Woodend Beach

Oxford-Ohoka Ward

Ohoka-Swannanoa Sub-Division	Eyreton Eyrewell Mandeville North Ohoka Swannanoa West Eyreton Wetheral Wilsons Siding
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

Rangiora-Ashley Ward

Ashley Sub-Division	Ashley Loburn Loburn North Okuku Whiterock Cust Fernside Springbank Summerhill
Rangiora Sub-Division	Rangiora Southbrook

Schools

Primary

Secondary

Area

Disestablished

Primary	Okuku Whiterock

Facilities

Sports clubs

Electorates

Historic	Ashley Hurunui Kaiapoi Rangiora
Current	Kaikōura Waimakariri

Member of
Parliament

for the Kaikōura electorate	N Doug Kidd (1996–99) N Lynda Scott (1999–2005) N Colin King (2005–14) N Stuart Smith (2014–present)
for the Waimakariri electorate	L Mike Moore (1996–99) L Clayton Cosgrove (1999–2011) N Kate Wilkinson (2011–14) N Matt Doocey (2014–present)