Izone is an

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, New Zealand.

History

Izone was proposed by Selwyn District Council in August 2000 to attract business to their district. The council bought of rural land in April 2001 to start the venture. One year later, the council signed up

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to have their

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distribution centre established on the site. The distribution centre, which opened in June 2003, was built for the council by Naylor Love and later sold it to an investment fund. It was the largest single-storey building in the South Island at and was extended by another in 2016. By 2010, Izone was New Zealand's biggest industrial subdivision. In 2015, Port of Lyttelton and

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both built container handling facilities at Izone. Port of Lyttelton did so because the

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had caused congestion on Brougham Street, slowing down access to Canterbury's port. Port of Tauranga did so because it owns a half-share in PrimePort

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. Both these South Island ports are accessible via the

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. The PrimePort facility opened in July 2015 and Lyttelton's MidlandPort opened in June 2016.

Location and access

Izone is framed on two sides by railway lines. The

forms the southern boundary and the Midland Line forms the south-western boundary. Parallel to and just beyond the Main South Line is

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, and beyond the highway is the township of Rolleston. The intersection on State Highway 1 that is formed with Hoskyns Road was signalised in March 2007. As State Highway 1 segregates the township from its industrial subdivision, a bridge is planned to connect Rolleston with Izone to be constructed in 2021.

Demographics

Rolleston Izone statistical area covers . It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Rolleston Izone had a population of 33 at the

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, a decrease of 18 people (−35.3%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 30 people (−47.6%) since the

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. There were 6 households, comprising 15 males and 18 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.83 males per female. The median age was 35.3 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 3 people (9.1%) aged under 15 years, 12 (36.4%) aged 15 to 29, 15 (45.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 3 (9.1%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 72.7% European/

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, 27.3%

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, 9.1%

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, and 9.1% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 9.1, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 63.6% had no religion, and 18.2% were

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. Of those at least 15 years old, 3 (10.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 3 (10.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $32,200, compared with $31,800 nationally. 3 people (10.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 21 (70.0%) people were employed full-time, and 3 (10.0%) were part-time.

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History

Location and access

Demographics

See also

References