Rangiora

Rangiora
Rangiora
Secondary urban area
	Rangiora's town hall in 2018.
	Coordinates: 43°18′12″S 172°35′29″E / 43.3034°S 172.5914°E
Country	New Zealand
Region	Canterbury
Territorial authority	Waimakariri District
Ward	Rangiora-Ashley Ward
Community	Rangiora-Ashley Community
Electorates	Waimakariri; Te Tai Tonga (Māori);
Government
• Territorial Authority	Waimakariri District Council
• Regional council	Environment Canterbury
• Mayor of Waimakariri	Dan Gordon
• Waimakariri MP	Matt Doocey
• Te Tai Tonga MP	Tākuta Ferris
Area
• Total	17.70 km2 (6.83 sq mi)
Population (June 2023)
• Total	19,600
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	7400

Rangiora is the largest town in the Waimakariri District, New Zealand. It is located 29 kilometers north of Christchurch and 11 kilometers northwest of Kaiapoi. It has several primary schools and a high school in the town. In 1973 it recorded the hottest temperature of 42.4 degrees.

References

↑ "2025 Triennial Elections Declaration of Result" (PDF). Electionz. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
↑ "Subnational population estimates (RC, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (regional councils); "Subnational population estimates (TA, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (territorial authorities); "Subnational population estimates (urban rural), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (urban areas)

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[1] "2025 Triennial Elections Declaration of Result" (PDF). Electionz. Retrieved 22 October 2025.

[Area-2] "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 26 April 2024.

[NZ_population_data_2018-3] "Subnational population estimates (RC, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (regional councils); "Subnational population estimates (TA, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (territorial authorities); "Subnational population estimates (urban rural), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (urban areas)