Selwyn District

locality in Selwyn District, Canterbury Region, New Zealand

town in New Zealand

locality in Selwyn District, Canterbury Region, New Zealand

locality in Selwyn District, Canterbury Region, New Zealand

Leeston (Māori: Karumata) is a town on the Canterbury Plains in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located 30 kilometres southwest of Christchurch, between the shore of Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora and the mouth of the Rakaia River. The town is home to a growing number of services which have increased and diversified along with the population. Leeston has a supermarket, schools (pre-school, primary school and high school), churches, hospital (for the elderly only), gym, cafes, restaurants, medical centre, pharmacy and post office. The Selwyn District Council currently has a service office i

territorial authority district in Canterbury Region, New Zealand

town in Canterbury, New Zealand

mountain pass in New Zealand

Prebbleton is a small town in the Selwyn District in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand. It is 11 km southwest of the centre of Christchurch and about 2 km south of the outlying industrial suburb of Hornby.

Dunsandel is a small rural town in the Canterbury region of the South Island, New Zealand. The town is located on the Canterbury Plains just south of the Selwyn River / Waikirikiri and about 40 km south of Christchurch. Dunsandel is a junction town on SH1, halfway between Christchurch and Ashburton, with roads leading to Leeston, Southbridge and Hororata. The town provides an important refreshment stop for main road travellers with eateries and coffee shops, as well as acting as a support town for the rural hinterland.

locality in Selwyn District, Canterbury Region, New Zealand

town in Selwyn District, New Zealand

locality in Selwyn District, Canterbury Region, New Zealand

Springston is a small rural Canterbury town in the South Island of New Zealand

Glentunnel (known as Surveyors Gully until 1875) is a village located in the Selwyn District of the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island.

town in Selwyn District, Canterbury, New Zealand

forest park in New Zealand

locality in Selwyn District, Canterbury Region, New Zealand

Hororata is a village at the northwestern edge of the Canterbury Plains in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located 15 kilometres southwest of Darfield, five kilometres south of Glentunnel, and 50 kilometres west of Christchurch, on the banks of the Hororata River. Hororata, when translated from Maori means "drooping rata". There are a large number of rata growing in the district.

Whitecliffs is a village located in the Selwyn District of the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It has also been known as South Malvern (Sheffield was formerly known as Malvern), and the name of Whitecliffs comes from terrace cliffs above the Selwyn River / Waikirikiri.

locality in Selwyn District, Canterbury Region, New Zealand

human settlement in Selwyn District, Canterbury Region, New Zealand

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doughnut sculpture in New Zealand

alpine village in New Zealand

Doyleston is a minor Canterbury town in the South Island of New Zealand. It was named after Joseph Hastings Doyle, a publican from Christchurch who moved to the locality. Doyleston promised to be one of the main townships in the Ellesmere area, but before long Leeston overtook it and some businesses moved there. Doyleston had a school for many years, but it consolidated with Leeston School in the late 1930s.

hill with distinctive rock formations in New Zealand