Hurunui District facts for kids
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Hurunui District
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Territorial authority
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Hurunui District Offices in Amberley
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Location of the Hurunui District within the South Island
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| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Canterbury |
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| Formed | 1989 |
| Seat | Amberley |
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| • Total | 8,640.96 km2 (3,336.29 sq mi) |
| Population
(June 2023)
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| • Total | 13,800 |
| • Density | 1.597/km2 (4.136/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
| Postcode(s) |
Map of postcodes
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| Website | Hurunui District Council |
Hurunui District is a territorial local government district within the Canterbury Region on the east coast of New Zealand's South Island, north of Christchurch. It stretches from the east coast to the Main Divide. Its land area is 8,640.96 square kilometres (3,336.29 sq mi).
Population
The district had a usually resident population of 12,950 as of June 2018. It also shares with the Waitaki District with the distinction of having the least number of non-European populations anywhere in New Zealand in both raw numbers and proportion, with over 95% of population recorded in the 2006 census as "European" or "New Zealanders" (which could be interpreted as mostly European according to antedocal evidence). Local populations could even recognise the identities of every local Maori or Asian recorded in the census.
Principal settlements
