Hook, New Zealand

Hook

Hook is a lightly populated locality in the southern Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island.^[1] It is situated on coastal plains by the Pacific Ocean and Wainono Lagoon. Hook River flows through Hook into the Wainono Lagoon. The nearest town is Waimate, approximately 8 km to the southwest, and other nearby localities include Makikihi to the north, Waiariari to the west, and Studholme to the south.

State Highway 82 diverges from State Highway 1 in Hook, and the Main South Line railway passes through the locality. The railway was opened on 1 February 1877 but Hook station is now closed.^[2]

References

↑ "Place Name Detail: Hook". New Zealand Geographic Placenames Database. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 22 October 2007.
↑ John Yonge (editor), New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas, fourth edition (Essex: Quail Map Company, 1993), 23.

Coordinates: 44°41′S 171°08′E / 44.683°S 171.133°E / -44.683; 171.133

Towns of the Waimate District, Canterbury, New Zealand

Main Towns	Glenavy Hakataramea Makikihi Morven Saint Andrews Studholme Waimate (seat) Willowbridge

Localities	Arno Blue Cliffs Broad Gully Cattle Creek Cup and Saucer Junction Deep Creek Dog Kennel Douglas Elephant Hill Esk Valley Green Hills Gordons Valley Grays Corner Gum Tree Flat Hakataramea Downs Hakataramea Valley Hook Hook Bush Hunter Ikawai Kapua Kohika Kowhatu Lyalldale Maungati Maungatiro Maytown Norton Reserve Nukuroa Otaio Otaio Gorge Pentland Hills Pikes Point Riverview Springbrook Southburn Struan Tawai Te Waimate Uretane Waiariari Waihao Downs Waihao Forks Waihaorunga Waikakahi Waituna

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