Ashley, New Zealand

Ashley
Rural Area
Ashley Hotel
Ashley
Coordinates: 43°16′34″S 172°35′57″E / 43.276028°S 172.599248°E / -43.276028; 172.599248Coordinates: 43°16′34″S 172°35′57″E / 43.276028°S 172.599248°E / -43.276028; 172.599248
Country  New Zealand
Region Canterbury
Territorial authority Waimakariri District
Electorates Kaikoura and Waimakariri;
Te Tai Tonga (Maori electorate)[1]
Time zone UTC+12 (NZST)
  Summer (DST) UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode 7477 and 7473
Area code(s) 03
Local iwi Ngāi Tahu

Ashley is a small rural area in North Canterbury, in the South Island of New Zealand. It used to have a railway station on the Main North Line that runs through the village. As of the 2013 New Zealand census, 1083 people live in Ashley.[2]

Education

Ashley School is Ashley's only school, and was established in 1864.[3] It is a decile 9 state co-educational full primary, with 165 students (as of August 2018).[4] The principal is Craig Mullan.

Demographics

Ashley population by year
CensusPop.±%Ref
1901202-[5]
.........
2001759-[2]
200688517Increase[2]
20131,08322Increase[2]

Climate

The average temperature in summer is 15.9 °C, and in winter is 7 °C.[6]

MonthNormal temperature
January16.4 °C
February16.1 °C
March14.9 °C
April12.4 °C
May9.4 °C
June7.0 °C
July6.5 °C
August7.4 °C
September9.4 °C
October11.5 °C
November13.2 °C
December15.1 °C

References

  1. "Find my Electorate | Electoral Commission". Elections.org.nz. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "StatsMaps - 2013 Census population and dwelling map". Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  3. "Ashley School". Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  4. "Directory of Schools - as at 13 September 2018". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  5. "Ashley". THE CYCLOPEDIA OF NEW ZEALAND. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  6. "Weather statistics for Ashley, Canterbury (New Zealand)". yr.no. Retrieved 11 December 2013.


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