Hurunui District is a territorial local government district within the

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on the east coast of

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, north of

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. It stretches from the east coast to the

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. Its land area is .

Local government

During the period, 1853 to 1876, the area north of the Hurunui River was administered as part of the Nelson Province. After the abolition of the

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in 1876 the Amuri and Cheviot counties were formed. In the 1989 local government reforms, these counties were merged with Hurunui County to form the present district. The current district mayor is Marie Black, who was elected in 2019 upon the retirement of previous mayor Winton Dalley.

Population

Hurunui District covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Hurunui District had a population of 12,558 at the

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, an increase of 1,029 people (8.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 2,082 people (19.9%) since the

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. There were 4,926 households. There were 6,369 males and 6,192 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.03 males per female. The median age was 44.4 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 2,427 people (19.3%) aged under 15 years, 1,812 (14.4%) aged 15 to 29, 5,841 (46.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 2,478 (19.7%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 92.0% European/Pākehā, 8.6% Māori, 1.1% Pacific peoples, 3.9% Asian, and 2.1% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 16.6, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people objected to giving their religion, 52.5% had no religion, 36.6% were Christian, 0.5% were Hindu, 0.2% were Muslim, 0.2% were Buddhist and 2.0% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 1,590 (15.7%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 2,064 (20.4%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $31,600, compared with $31,800 nationally. 1,440 people (14.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 5,277 (52.1%) people were employed full-time, 1,788 (17.6%) were part-time, and 195 (1.9%) were unemployed.

Urban areas and settlements

Amberley, the district seat, is the only town in the Hurunui district with a population over 1,000. It is home to people, % of the district's population. Other settlements and localities in the district include the following: * East Hurunui Ward: ** Cheviot Sub-Division:^a *** Blythe Valley *** Caverhill *** Cheviot ***

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*** Conway Flat *** Domett *** Ferniehurst *** Gore Bay ***

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Hundalee Hundalee is a rural locality in the Hurunui District of the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It straddles the Conway River, the traditional boundary between Canterbury and Marlborough and is in the Hundalee Hills. Although ...

*** Hurunui Mouth *** Leamington *** Mina *** Napenape *** Nonoti ***

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*** Beckenham Hills ** Glenmark Sub-Division:^b ***

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Motunau Greta Valley is a town in North Canterbury, 83 km north of Christchurch, New Zealand. It was named after the River Greta in Yorkshire by local runholders Sir Charles Clifford and Sir Frederick Weld in the 1850s, but it is to the east ...

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Omihi Omihi or Ōmihi is a rural community in the Hurunui District of the Canterbury Region, on New Zealand's South Island. It is located 21km north-east of Amberley. Translated from Māori, it means place of (''Ō'') greeting, wailing or lamentation ...

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*** Stonyhurst *** Davaar * West Hurunui Ward: ** Amuri Sub-Division:^c *** Balmoral ***

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** Hurunui Sub-Division:^c ***

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*** Horsley Down *** Hurunui *** Masons Flat ***

Medbury Medbury is a rural locality in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located just off State Highway 7 near the Hurunui River. There is no longer a significant population base forming a township, just rural properties. ...

*** Pyramid Valley *** The Peaks ***

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*** Weka Pass *** Lake Sumner ** Hanmer Springs Sub-Division:^d *** Boyle Village ***

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*** Engineers Camp * South Hurunui Ward: ** Amberley Sub-Division:^e *** Amberley¹ *** Amberley Beach *** Balcairn *** Broomfield ***

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Leithfield Leithfield is a small town in north Canterbury, New Zealand. It is on State Highway 1, south of Amberley and north of Christchurch and 11.8 kilometers north of Waikuku. The Leithfield area consists of two semi-distinct areas, Leithfield Beac ...

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References

External links

Hurunui District Council website
{{Cities and districts of New Zealand