Hanmer Springs | |
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 Hanmer Springs from Mount Isobel | |
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| Coordinates: 42°31′S 172°49′E / 42.517°S 172.817°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Canterbury |
| District | Hurunui |
| Community board | Hanmer Springs Community Board[1] |
| Ward | West Ward |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Hurunui District Council |
| • Regional council | Environment Canterbury |
| • Mayor of Hurunui | Marie Black |
| • Kaikoura MP | Stuart Smith |
| • Te Tai Tonga MP | Tākuta Ferris |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.01 km2 (1.55 sq mi) |
| Elevation (NZHR, Airport)[3] | 338 m (1,109 ft) |
| Population (June 2024)[4] | |
• Total | 1,180 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (760/sq mi) |
| Postcode | 7334 |
Hanmer Springs is a small town in the Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand. The Māori name for Hanmer Springs is Te Whakatakanga o te Ngārahu o te ahi a Tamatea, which means “where the ashes of Tamate’s (sic) fire lay”, referring to Tamatea, the captain of the canoe Tākitimu.[5]
Hanmer Springs is located 130 km (81 mi) north-west of Christchurch and 65 km (40 mi) south-west of Kaikōura (135 km (84 mi) by road), in the Hurunui District. The town lies on a minor road 9 km (5.6 mi) north of State Highway 7, the northern route between Christchurch and the West Coast via Lewis Pass. The township lies at the base of Conical Hill. Mount Isobel (1,324 m (4,344 ft)) looks over Hanmer Springs.[6] Jacks Pass and Jollies Pass provide access to the Molesworth and Rainbow roads.
- ^ "Hanmer Springs Community Board – Hurunui District Council". www.hurunui.govt.nz. Hurunui District Council. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Areawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Site Information for NZHR in Hanmer Springs Airport, CAN, New Zealand". Server.gladstonefamily.net. 42.5508;172.826996. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ Whitelaw, Sonny (September 2018). "Predator Free Hanmer Springs". Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ "Hanmer Forest Park tramping tracks". www.doc.govt.nz. Retrieved 8 October 2020.