Loburn

Loburn
Welcome sign to Loburn, looking east towards Loburn School (2013).
Welcome sign to Loburn, looking east towards Loburn School (2013).
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Coordinates: 43°15′S 172°32′E / 43.250°S 172.533°E / -43.250; 172.533
CountryNew Zealand
RegionCanterbury
Territorial authorityWaimakariri District
WardRangiora-Ashley Ward
CommunityRangiora-Ashley Community
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityWaimakariri District Council
 • Regional councilEnvironment Canterbury
 • Mayor of WaimakaririDan Gordon
 • Kaikōura MPStuart Smith
 • Te Tai Tonga MPTākuta Ferris
Area
 • Rural
89.32 km2 (34.49 sq mi)
Elevation
 (Loburn Abbey Airfield)[3]
116 m (380 ft)
Population
 (June 2024)[4]
 • Rural
2,460
 • Density28/km2 (71/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+12 (NZST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode
7472
Area code03

Loburn is a rural community in North Canterbury, New Zealand. It is located ten kilometres northwest of Rangiora and nearly 50 kilometres north of Christchurch.

Loburn is a small community, with no shops. Local industries include a cheese factory and orchards. Farms in the community include those raising sheep, cattle and emu.[5]

  1. ^ "Find my Electorate | Electoral Commission". Elections.org.nz. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Loburn Abbey Airfield Flyin (16 February 2013). "Loburn Abbey fly-in". Aircraft-r-us.com. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  5. ^ Cross, Tracy-Anne et al. 2005 p.46 North Canterbury: An Analysis of the Current Economic Base of the Region Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine