Hurunui District

Hurunui District
Geographical location
Location of the Hurunui District
Photo from the Hurunui District
The historic Hurunui Hotel in the village of Hurunui on the Hurunui River
Local authority
Country	New Zealand
island	South island
region	Canterbury
Local authority	District
Council	Hurunui District Council
Headquarters of the administration	Amberley (New Zealand)
mayor	Winton Dalley
founding	1989
Post Code	7334, 7373, 7379, 7381-7385, 7387, 7391, 7392, 7395, 7472, 7481-7483, 7491
Telephone code	+64 (0) 3
Website	www.hurunui.govt.nz
presentation
Motto	Community partnership in growth and wellbeing ( community partnership for growth and well-being )
geography
Region ISO	NZ-CAN
Coordinates	43 ° 9 ′  S , 172 ° 44 ′  E Coordinates: 43 ° 9 ′  S , 172 ° 44 ′  E
Highest elevation	1875 m
Lowest point	Height of sea level
surface	8th 641  km 2
Residents	11 529 (2013)
Population density	1.33 inhabitants per km 2
Statistical data
Public revenue	NZ $ 32.0 million  (2015)
Public expenditure	NZ $ 36.7 million  (2015)
Number of households	6th 429 (2013)
Ø income	NZ $ 28,600  (2013)
Māori population	6.97% (2013)

The Hurunui District is an administrative unit in the Canterbury region in New Zealand . The district council, called the Hurunui District Council , is based in Amberley City , as is the district administration.

geography

Geographical location

The Hurunui District has a total land area of ​​8,641 km², making it the largest district in the Canterbury region . At the census in 2013, the district had 11,529 inhabitants, bringing it to a population density of 1.3 inhabitants per km², the second lowest in the region.

In the northwest of the district, two districts border the West Coast region , the Gray District and the Buller District , followed by the Tasman District , which is a unitary authority . The Marlborough District , which forms the northern border, is also a unitary authority . To the northeast is the Kaikoura District . The southwest, on the other hand, is bounded by the districts of Selwyn and Waimakariri , and the southeast to eastern border is formed by the coastline to the Pacific Ocean .

The landscape of the district is characterized in the southeast by a mountain and hilly landscape up to the coast, a small plain called Amuri Plain and in the northwest by a mountain landscape that moves between 1000  m and 2000  m and ends in the up to 2226  m honen Spenser Mountains , whose summit regions also represent the district boundary to the west. The two main rivers in the district are the Waiau River and the Hurunui River , both of which traverse the district in a southeastern direction. The largest lake in the district is Lake Sumner , which is fed and drained by the Hurunui River .

The largest town in the district is Amberley with 1575 inhabitants. All other places are below the 1000 inhabitant mark.

climate

The eastern half of the Hurunui District is completely in the slipstream of the western New Zealand Alps . With around 700 mm of precipitation per year, the part is comparatively dry. Further to the west, precipitation amounts of more than 1200 mm are to be expected, in the Alpine regions more than 2000 mm. The average daytime temperatures in summer are between 20 ° C and 24 ° C in the eastern part and between 16 ° C and 19 ° C in the western part, depending on the altitude. With the exception of the coastal region, the average daytime temperatures in the hinterland in winter are in the single-digit minus range, on the coast between 1 ° C and 4 ° C. The annual sunshine duration is between 2000 and 2100 hours in the eastern part and between 1700 and 1900 hours in the western part, depending on the altitude.

population

Population development

Of the 11,529 inhabitants of the district in 2013, 804 were of Māori origin (7.0%). This means that 0.1% of the country's Māori population lived in the Hurunui District . The median income for the population in 2013 was NZ $ 28,600  compared to NZ $ 28,500 national average.

Origin and languages

When asked about ethnic group membership in the 2013 census, 93.4% said they were European, 7.3% said they had Māori roots, 0.8% came from the islands of the Pacific and 2.3% % came from Asia (multiple answers were possible). 15.0% of the population said they were born overseas. 1.3% of the population spoke Māori as the second most common language after English, among the Māori 11.5%.

politics

administration

The Hurunui District is divided into five wards , the Amberley Ward and the Amuri-Hurunui Ward , each with three Councilors , the Cheviot Ward , the Glenmark Ward and the Hanmer Springs Ward , each with one Councilor . The nine Councilors together with the Mayor (Mayor) the district council (district council) and every three years to be re-elected.

Infrastructure

Road traffic

The district is connected to traffic by the New Zealand State Highway 1 , which, coming from the south, crosses the district along the coast to the north. At Waipara, State Highway 7 branches off from State Highway 1 and runs through the Amuri Plain to the northwest over the New Zealand Alps to the west coast.

Rail transport

The South Island Main Trunk Railway also runs along the coast, connecting the district with Invercargill , Dunedin and Christchurch in the south and the northern parts of the South Island. However, only goods are transported on this railway line.

Web links

• Homepage . Hurunui District Council,accessed August 8, 2016. 

Individual evidence

1. ^ Postcode Boundaries - Hurunui District . (PDF 2.7 MB) New Zealand Post , accessed on May 5, 2017 (English).  
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e} 2013 Census QuickStats about a place : Hurunui District - Population and dwellings . Statistics New Zealand , accessed August 8, 2016 .  
3. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Hurunui District Council . In: Local Councils . Department of Internal Affairs , accessed August 8, 2016 .  
4. ↑ ^{a b} Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed August 8, 2016 .  
5. ↑ GR Macara : The Climate and Weather of Canterbury . In: NIWA Science and Technologies Series . 2nd Edition. Number 68 . National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research , 2016, ISSN 1173-0382 , p.   6, 16, 24, 29 (English, online PDF 6.6 MB [accessed on August 8, 2016]).
6. ↑ 2013 Census QuickStats about a place : Hurunui District - Cultural diversity . Statistics New Zealand , accessed August 8, 2016 .  
7. ^ Elected Council Representatives . Hurunui District Council , accessed August 8, 2016 .