Hook, New Zealand Explained

Hook
Settlement Type:Rural locality
Coordinates:-44.6833°N 179°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:New Zealand
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Canterbury
Subdivision Type2:Territorial authority
Subdivision Name2:Waimate District
Subdivision Type3:Ward
Subdivision Name3:Pareora-Otaio-Makikihi Ward
Leader Title1:Local authority
Leader Name1:Waimate District Council
Leader Title2:Regional council
Leader Name2:Environment Canterbury
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:New Zealand Standard Time
Utc Offset1:+12
Timezone1 Dst:New Zealand Daylight Time
Utc Offset1 Dst:+13
Area Code:03

Hook is a lightly populated locality in the southern Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. 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.[1]

Demographics

Hook is part of the Makikihi-Willowbridge statistical area.

Notes and References

  1. John Yonge (editor), New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas, fourth edition (Essex: Quail Map Company, 1993), 23.