Greta Valley

Greta Valley looking toward the intersection with New Zealand State Highway 1

Greta Valley is a small town in North Canterbury, 83 km north of Christchurch, New Zealand. It was named after the River Greta in Yorkshire by local runholders Sir Charles Clifford and Sir Frederick Weld in the 1850s, but it is to the east of the Greta River and on the south bank of the Waikari River.[1]

Education

Greta Valley School is a co-educational school for Years 1-8. Facilities include a swimming pool, two playing fields, a tennis court and a library.[2]

2016 earthquake

On 22 November 2016 at 1813 hours an earthquake of 5.7 magnitude struck the small town of Scargill, 2 kilometres north-west of Greta Valley. The earthquake was described by locals as severe due to its shallow depth of 7 kilometres. As a result there was significant damage to the local community hall, houses, and water tanks. The earthquake was considered an aftershock of the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake.

References

  1. ↑ Discover New Zealand:A Wises Guide (9th ed.). 1994. p. 380.
  2. ↑ Greta Valley School Archived 23 February 2013 at Archive.is

Coordinates: 42°57′50″S 172°58′04″E / 42.9638°S 172.9677°E / -42.9638; 172.9677


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