Huntsbury

Huntsbury
Huntsbury viewed from neighbouring St Martins. Also shown are the landmarks of Mount Vernon on the left and Te Heru o Kahukura / Sugarloaf and its transmitter on the right.
Huntsbury viewed from neighbouring St Martins. Also shown are the landmarks of Mount Vernon on the left and Te Heru o Kahukura / Sugarloaf and its transmitter on the right.
Map
Coordinates: 43°34′14″S 172°39′03″E / 43.570476°S 172.650773°E / -43.570476; 172.650773
CountryNew Zealand
CityChristchurch
Local authorityChristchurch City Council
Electoral wardCashmere[1]
Community boardWaihoro Spreydon-Cashmere-Heathcote
Area
 • Land137 ha (339 acres)
Population
 (June 2024)[3]
 • Total2,530
Beckenham St Martins Opawa
Cashmere
Huntsbury
Murray Aynsley Hill
(Port Hills)

Huntsbury is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, on the fringes of the Port Hills three kilometres south of the city centre.[4] Huntsbury amalgamated with Christchurch City on 1 April 1941, on the same day as the New Brighton borough joined the city council.[5]

  1. ^ "Wards, Councillors and Community Boards map". ccc.govt.nz. Christchurch City Council. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  2. ^ "2018 Census place summaries: Huntsbury". www.stats.govt.nz. Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Place name detail: Huntsbury". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  5. ^ Densem, John (1990). Christchurch chronology: a history of settlement (second ed.). Christchurch: Environmental Policy and Planning Policy Unit, Christchurch City Council. Retrieved 25 October 2019.