Ashley, New Zealand
Ashley is a small town 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]
Ashley | |
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 Ashley Hotel | |
  Ashley | |
| Coordinates: 43.276028°S 172.599248°E | |
| Country |  |
| 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 |
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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 167 students (as of March 2020).[4] The principal is Craig Mullan.
Demographics
| Ashley population by year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | ±% | Ref |
| 1901 | 202 | - | [5] |
| ... | ... | ... | |
| 2001 | 759 | - | [2] |
| 2006 | 885 | 17 | [2] |
| 2013 | 1,083 | 22 | [2] |
Climate
The average temperature in summer is 15.9 °C, and in winter is 7 °C.[6]
| Month | Normal temperature |
|---|---|
| January | 16.4 °C |
| February | 16.1 °C |
| March | 14.9 °C |
| April | 12.4 °C |
| May | 9.4 °C |
| June | 7.0 °C |
| July | 6.5 °C |
| August | 7.4 °C |
| September | 9.4 °C |
| October | 11.5 °C |
| November | 13.2 °C |
| December | 15.1 °C |
References
- "Find my Electorate | Electoral Commission". Elections.org.nz. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- "StatsMaps - 2013 Census population and dwelling map". Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- "Ashley School". Retrieved 28 November 2013.
- "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- "Ashley". THE CYCLOPEDIA OF NEW ZEALAND. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
- "Weather statistics for Ashley, Canterbury (New Zealand)". yr.no. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
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