Hook, New Zealand

Hook
Rural locality
Coordinates: 44°41′S 171°08′E
Country	New Zealand
Region	Canterbury
Territorial authority	Waimate District
Ward	Pareora-Otaio-Makikihi Ward
Government
• Local authority	Waimate District Council
• Regional council	Environment Canterbury
Time zone	UTC+12 (New Zealand Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+13 (New Zealand Daylight Time)
Area code	03

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]

Demographics

Hook is part of the Makikihi-Willowbridge statistical area.[3]

References

1. "Place name detail: Hook". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 22 October 2007.
2. John Yonge (editor), New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas, fourth edition (Essex: Quail Map Company, 1993), 23.
3. 2018 Census place summary: Makikihi-Willowbridge