Ashhurst

Ashhurst Māori: Raukawa
Geographical location
Coordinates	40 ° 17 ′  S , 175 ° 45 ′  E Coordinates: 40 ° 17 ′  S , 175 ° 45 ′  E
Region ISO	NZ-MWT
Country	New Zealand
region	Manawatu-Wanganui
District	Palmerston North City
Ward	Ashhurst-Fitzherbert Ward
Residents	2 526 (2006)
height	65 m
Post Code	4810
Telephone code	+64 (0) 6
Photography of the place
Ashhurst's " Commercial Tavern "

Ashhurst is a small, agricultural town in the Manawatu-Wanganui region on the North Island of New Zealand . Administratively, the place belongs to the city of Palmerston North City .

Origin of name

Ashhurst was named after Lord Henry Ashhurst , who owned surrounding lands. He was one of the directors of the Emigrants 'and Colonists' Aid Corporation , which was founded in England in 1867 and operated the settlement of an area of ​​430 km² between the Manawatu River and the Rangitikei River , the so-called " Manchester Block ". The Māori name for the area is " Raukawa " after the name given to the aromatic plant Pseudopanax edgerleyi, which is native to the area .

geography

Ashhurst is about 14 km northeast of downtown Palmerston North on New Zealand State Highway 3 , which bends south of the town of Palmerston North to the east in the direction of Woodville , as does the Palmerston North – Gisborne Line , which runs parallel to the highway . The Pohangina River flows east of the village .

To the northeast of the village are the southern foothills of the Ruahine Range with the 920 m high Wharite Peak , on which there is a television and radio station. East of Ashhurst is a wind farm in the mountains.

Personalities

• Andre Taylor , rugby player

literature

• Helga Neubauer: Ashhurst . In: The New Zealand Book . 1st edition. NZ Visitor Publications , Nelson 2003, ISBN 1-877339-00-8 , pp. 612 .

Web links

• Ashhurst website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ashhurst . In: The New Zealand Book . 2003, p.  612 .
2. ↑ ^{a b} Topo250 maps - Whanganui - Wellington - Masterton . Land Information New Zealand , accessed May 19, 2017 .