Kimberley, New Zealand

Rural Area in Canterbury, New Zealand

43°26′49.403″S 172°7′15.952″E / 43.44705639°S 172.12109778°E / -43.44705639; 172.12109778CountryNew ZealandRegionCanterburyTerritorial authoritySelwyn DistrictElectoratesSelwyn
Te Tai Tonga (Maori electorate)^[1]Postcode(s)

7571

Kimberley is a rural area in the Selwyn District of the South Island of New Zealand. It is 35 kilometres (22 mi) west of the outskirts of Christchurch and directly north of Darfield. It consists of an old hall, a cemetery and arable and sheep farming land.

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake occurred south of Kimberley at 4:35 am on 4 September 2010, causing widespread damage to buildings in the districts of Selwyn, Christchurch and Waimakariri.^[2]

References

^ "Find my Electorate". Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
^ Booker, Jarrod (4 September 2010). ""Extremely violent" 7.4 quake hits Christchurch". The New Zealand Herald.

Selwyn District, New Zealand

Seat: Rolleston

Populated places

Ellesmere Ward

Malvern Ward

Hawkins Sub-Division	Aylesbury Courtenay Darfield Greendale Hawkins Kimberley Kirwee
Tawera Sub-Division	Avoca Arthur's Pass Cass Castle Hill Village Coalgate Craigieburn Glentunnel Homebush Hororata Lake Coleridge Lake Lyndon Rakaia Gorge Sheffield Springfield Waddington Waimakariri Gorge Whitecliffs Windwhistle

Selwyn Central Ward

Springs Ward

Geographic features

Facilities and attractions

Government

Organisations

Transportation

Rail	Arthur's Pass railway station Darfield railway station Rolleston railway station Springfield railway station TranzAlpine
Road	Inland Scenic Route State Highway 1 State Highway 73 State Highway 75 State Highway 77