Waipara is a small town in North Canterbury, in the South Island of New Zealand.
Get in
By car
Waipara is at the junction of State Highway 1, which runs between Christchurch and Kaikoura, and State Highway 7.
By bus
Intercity coaches call at Waipara on the Christchurch - Picton and Christchurch - Hanmer Springs routes.
By train
Main article: Rail travel in New Zealand
The Coastal Pacific train stops here on its daily run from Christchurch to Picton and back.
Get around
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- Weka Pass Railway, -43.0546°, 172.7582°, +64 3 962 2999, info@wekapassrailway.co.nz. Train excursions on a 14-km track between Glenmark Station in Waipara and Waikari Station every 1st and 3rd Su of the month, every Su in Jan and most public holidays. Trains are usually hauled by an "A" Class "Pacific" steam locomotive built in 1909. Adult $18 one way, $30 return; child $10 and $12
- Wine tours. Pinot Noir and Riesling are the specialties here.
Buy
- Waipara Fuelstop 24/7, cnr SH1 & Mount Cass Rd, -43.0670°, 172.7580°. Automated petrol and diesel pumps. 2016-05-22
- Waipara Gardens & Post Office, 63 Glenmark Dr. M-F 8-10:30am. This dairy is the only staffed retail outlet in town these days. 2016-05-22
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