Craigieburn, New Zealand

Craigieburn, New Zealand
This article is about Craigieburn in New Zealand. For Craigieburn, a suburb of Melbourne in Australia, see Craigieburn, Victoria.

Craigieburn is the name of several geographic features in northwest Canterbury, in New Zealand's South Island.

The Craigieburn Range of mountains is located on the south banks of the Waimakariri River, south of Arthur's Pass. The Craigieburn Valley ski area is world renowned, and it located on its slopes, as is the Craigieburn State Forest Park. The ski slopes are within an hour and a half from Christchurch New Zealand.



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