Raincliff

Raincliff
Rural area
St David's Church St David's Church
Raincliff is located in New Zealand Raincliff Raincliff
Coordinates: 44.165°S 170.982°E / -44.165; 170.982
Country	New Zealand
Region	Canterbury
Territorial authority	Timaru District
Elevation	141 m (463 ft)
Time zone	UTC+12 (NZST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode	7982
Area code	03
Local iwi	Ngāi Tahu

Raincliff is a small rural community split across the Mackenzie and Timaru Districts, New Zealand. It is located north-west of Pleasant Point and east of Fairlie. The Ōpihi River and Opuha River runs through the area. Popular camping sites include Raincliff Scout Camp, Pioneer Park, and Raincliff Youth Camp. Raincliff offers many recreational activities such as walks and hiking, mountain biking, rock climbing, kayaking, and fishing. Raincliff Scout Camp is a popular place where many scouts, schools, church groups, and many other groups stay and challenge themselves. The camp also has an obstacle course and flying fox. Raincliff Forest has many mountain biking tracks. Pioneer Park has walking and hiking tracks in native bush and forest. St David's Church in Raincliff was built in 1907. The Anglican church is registered by Heritage New Zealand as a Category II heritage item.