Glenavy, New Zealand

Glenavy
Rural settlement
Map
Coordinates: 44°55′S 171°06′E / 44.917°S 171.100°E / -44.917; 171.100
CountryNew Zealand
RegionCanterbury
Territorial authorityWaimate District
WardLower Waihao Ward
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial authorityWaimate District Council
 • Regional councilEnvironment Canterbury
 • Mayor of WaimateCraig Rowley
 • Waitaki MPMiles Anderson
 • Te Tai Tonga MPTākuta Ferris
Area
 • Total
2.40 km2 (0.93 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total
230
 • Density96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+12 (New Zealand Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+13 (New Zealand Daylight Time)
Area code03

Glenavy is a small town in the South Island of New Zealand.[3] It is located at the southern extreme of the Canterbury region on the alluvial fan of the Waitaki River, three kilometres from the river's outflow into the Pacific Ocean.

Glenavy was named for Glenavy, Northern Ireland, the birthplace of former New Zealand Premier John Ballance.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Place name detail: Glenavy". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  4. ^ Reed, A.W. (2002) The Reed dictionary of New Zealand place names. Auckland: Reed Books. ISBN 0-790-00761-4.