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Rakaia Huts

Rakaia Huts

Rakaia Huts, south of Christchurch, was named for the huts at the mouth of the Rakaia River.

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Otago Daily Times
Reference: 24 June 2005, p. 31
Photograph by Craig Baxter

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Malcolm McKinnon, 'Place names - Local naming', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/19351/rakaia-huts (accessed 15 May 2024)

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 24 Nov 2008