Kaiapoi

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Kaiapoi
Blackwells in Kaiapoi; demolished after the earthquakes.
Coordinates: 43°22′54″S 172°39′26″E / 43.38167°S 172.65722°E / -43.38167; 172.65722
Country	New Zealand
Region	Canterbury
Territorial authority	Waimakariri District
Ward	Kaiapoi-Woodend Ward
Community	Kaiapoi-Tuahiwi Community
Electorates	Waimakariri Te Tai Tonga (Māori)
Government
• Territorial Authority	Waimakariri District Council
• Regional council	Environment Canterbury
• Mayor of Waimakariri	Dan Gordon
• Waimakariri MP	Matthew Doocey
• Te Tai Tonga MP	Tākuta Ferris
Area [1]
• Total	14.65 km2 (5.66 sq mi)
Population  (June 2023)[2]
• Total	13,600
• Density	930/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Local iwi	Ngāi Tahu

Kaiapoi is a town in the Waimakariri District of the Canterbury region, in the South Island of New Zealand. The town is located approximately 17 kilometres north of central Christchurch, close to the mouth of the Waimakariri River. It is considered a satellite town of Christchurch and is part of the Christchurch functional urban area.^[3] The town is named after the nearby Kaiapoi Pā.

Kaiapoi suffered extensive damage in the 2010 Canterbury and also the February 2011 Christchurch earthquakes, which rendered many homes uninhabitable and businesses inoperable.^[4] Large areas were condemned as part of a residential red zone covering uninhabitable areas.