Waipara

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

The Coastal Pacific train stops here on its daily run from Christchurch to Picton and back.

• St Paul's Church - Glenmark

  address: 173 Church Rd, Glenmark
  Church built in 1906, in an English style. Built from stone and brick with kauri and rimu timber inside.

• Weka Pass Railway

  phone: +64 3 962 2999
  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.
• Wine tours. Pinot Noir and Riesling are the specialties here.

• Waipara Fuelstop 24/7

  address: cnr SH1 & Mount Cass Rd
  Automated petrol and diesel pumps.

• Waipara Gardens & Post Office

  address: 63 Glenmark Dr
  This dairy is the only staffed retail outlet in town these days.

• Fossil Point Cafe & Gallery

  address: 1 Valley Rd, Greta Valley

• Waipara Springs Winery & Cafe

  address: 409 Omihi Rd (State Highway 1)

• Waipara Sleepers

  phone: +64 3 314 6003
  address: 12 Glenmark Dr
  Sleep in converted historic railway wagons, each on its wheels on a piece of railway track.

• Kaikoura – north, up the coast
• Hanmer Springs – north, inland
• Kaiapoi – south, towards Christchurch
• Rangiora – south, towards Christchurch