Hanmer Springs

Hanmer Springs
Hanmer Springs from Mount Isobel
Hanmer Springs from Mount Isobel
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Coordinates: 42°31′S 172°49′E / 42.517°S 172.817°E / -42.517; 172.817
CountryNew Zealand
RegionCanterbury
DistrictHurunui
Community boardHanmer Springs Community Board[1]
WardWest Ward
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityHurunui District Council
 • Regional councilEnvironment Canterbury
 • Mayor of HurunuiMarie Black
 • Kaikoura MPStuart Smith
 • Te Tai Tonga MPTākuta Ferris
Area
 • Total4.01 km2 (1.55 sq mi)
Elevation
(NZHR, Airport)[3]
338 m (1,109 ft)
Population
 (June 2023)[4]
 • Total1,140
 • Density280/km2 (740/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.

  1. ^ "Hanmer Springs Community Board - Hurunui District Council". www.hurunui.govt.nz. Hurunui District Council. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Site Information for NZHR in Hanmer Springs Airport, CAN, New Zealand". Server.gladstonefamily.net. 42.5508;172.826996. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  5. ^ Whitelaw, Sonny (September 2018). "Predator Free Hanmer Springs". Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Hanmer Forest Park tramping tracks". www.doc.govt.nz. Retrieved 8 October 2020.

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