Waimakariri District

Waimakariri District
Geographical location
Location of the Waimakariri District
Photo from Waimakariri District
Main street in Rangiora
Local authority
Country	New Zealand
island	South island
region	Canterbury
Local authority	District
Council	Waimakariri District Council
Headquarters of the administration	Rangiora (New Zealand)
mayor	David Ayers
founding	1989
Post Code	7400, 7402, 7430, 7471-7476, 7495, 7610, 7630, 7691, 7692
Telephone code	+64 (0) 3
Website	www.waimakariri.govt.nz
geography
Region ISO	NZ-CAN
Coordinates	43 ° 18 ′  S , 172 ° 36 ′  E Coordinates: 43 ° 18 ′  S , 172 ° 36 ′  E
Highest elevation	1364 m
Lowest point	Height of sea level
surface	2 217  km 2
Residents	49 989 (2013)
Population density	22.55 inhabitants per km 2
Statistical data
GDP (Engl. GDP)	NZ $ 1.641 billion  (2016)
GDP / capita	NZ $ 32,827  per inhabitant
Public revenue	NZ $ 68.3 million  (2015)
Public expenditure	NZ $ 80.3 million  (2015)
Number of households	20th 688 (2013)
Ø income	NZ $ 30,300  (2013)
Māori population	7.1% (2013)

The Waimakariri District is an administrative unit in the Canterbury region in New Zealand . The district council, called the Waimakariri District Council ( District Council ), is based in the city of Rangiora , as is the district administration.

geography

Geographical location

The Waimakariri District has a total land area of ​​2217 km², making it the second smallest district in the Canterbury region . At the census in 2013 the district had 49,989 inhabitants and is 22.5 inhabitants per km², the district with the highest population density in the region.

The district is enclosed in the west and south by the Selwyn District , in the northeast the Hurunui District borders and in the southeast the urban area of Christchurch City . A small stretch of coast in the east forms the natural border with the Pacific Ocean .

The southeast half of the district is characterized by the wide plain between the Waimakariri River and Ashley River . The northwest, on the other hand, is mountainous and is closed off by the Puteteraki Range , which is up to 1936  m high .

The largest city in the district is Rangiora with 15,821 inhabitants, followed by Kaiapoi with 9255, Woodend with 2679, Oxford with 1905 and Pegasus with 1050 inhabitants. All other places are below the 1000 inhabitant mark.

climate

The eastern part of the Waimakariri District lies completely in the slipstream of the western New Zealand Alps . With around 700 mm of precipitation per year, the part is comparatively dry. Precipitation between 800 and 1000 mm can be expected further to the west. The average daytime temperatures are between 20 ° C and 24 ° C in summer and between 0 ° C and 3 ° C in winter, depending on the altitude. The annual sunshine duration is between 2000 and 2100 hours.

population

Population development

Of the 49,989 inhabitants of the district in 2013, 3567 inhabitants were of Māori origin (7.1%). This means that 0.6% of the country's Māori population lived in the Waimakariri District . The median income for the population in 2013 was NZ $ 30,300  , compared to NZ $ 28,500 national average.

Origin and languages

When asked about ethnic group membership in the 2013 census, 93.8% said they were European, 7.4% said they had Māori roots, 0.8% came from the islands of the Pacific and 1.7% % came from Asia (multiple answers were possible). 17.1% 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 11.3%.

politics

administration

The Waimakariri District is again divided into five wards , the Rangiora Ward and the Kaiapoi Ward with three Councilors each , the Woodend-Ashley Ward and the Oxford-Eyre Ward with two Councilors each . The ten Councilors , together with the Mayor, form the District Council and are re-elected every three years.

Town twinning

Waimakariri District entered into a partnership with the Belgian city ​​of Zonnebeke on October 5, 2007 . The district and the Belgian city share the painful experience of the First World War . 846 New Zealand soldiers were killed on October 12, 1917 in the Battle of Passendale , a district of Zonnebeke .

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 . Waimakariri District Council,accessed August 9, 2016. 

Individual evidence

1. ^ Postcode Boundaries - Waimakariri District . (PDF 1.6 MB) New Zealand Post , accessed on May 7, 2017 (English).  
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e} 2013 Census QuickStats about a place : Waimakariri District - Population and dwellings . Statistics New Zealand , accessed August 9, 2016 .  
3. ↑ Waimakariri District Quarterly economic monitor - December 2016 . Infometrics , December 2016, accessed May 7, 2017 .  
4. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Waimakariri District Council . In: Local Councils . Department of Internal Affairs , accessed August 9, 2016 .  
5. ↑ ^{a b} Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed August 9, 2016 .  
6. ↑ 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 9, 2016]).
7. ↑ 2013 Census QuickStats about a place : Waimakariri District - Cultural diversity . Statistics New Zealand , accessed August 9, 2016 .  
8. ^ Contact a Councilor . Waimakariri District Council , accessed August 9, 2016 .  
9. ^ Twinning with Zonnebeke , Belgium . Waimakariri District Council , accessed August 9, 2016 .