Ashburton Central

Ashburton Central
Ashburton Courthouse
Ashburton Courthouse
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Coordinates: 43°54′18″S 171°44′42″E / 43.905°S 171.745°E / -43.905; 171.745
CountryNew Zealand
CityAshburton
Local authorityAshburton District Council
Electoral wardAshburton
Area
 • Land256 ha (633 acres)
Population
 (June 2023)[2]
 • Total160
HospitalsTuarangi Home
Allenton
Ashburton Central
Netherby
Tinwald Hampstead

Ashburton Central is the central suburb and central business district of Ashburton, in the Ashburton District and Canterbury Region of New Zealand's South Island.

Two people were killed and two others almost died during a shooting at the Work and Income office in Ashburton Central on 1 September 2014.[3]

Tuarangi Home, located in Ashburton Central, is a public hospital facility operated by Canterbury District Health Board. It has 37 beds, and provides geriatric, psychogeriatric, rest home care, dementia care and medical services.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  3. ^ Leask, Anna (25 October 2020). "61 seconds of horror – The Ashburton Winz murders". New Zealand Media and Entertainment. New Zealand Herald.
  4. ^ "Tuarangi Home – Ministry of Health Profile". health.govt.nz. Ministry of Health.