Hurunui District

Hurunui District
Territorial authority district
Hurunui District Offices in Amberley
Hurunui District Offices in Amberley
Hurunui district in the South Island
Hurunui district in the South Island
Coordinates: 43°09′07″S 172°43′44″E / 43.1519°S 172.729°E / -43.1519; 172.729
CountryNew Zealand
RegionCanterbury
Wards
  • West
  • East
  • South
Formed1989
SeatAmberley
Government
 • MayorMarie Black
 • Deputy MayorVince Daly
 • Territorial authorityHurunui District Council
Area
[1]
 • Total
8,640.96 km2 (3,336.29 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total
14,400
 • Density1.7/km2 (4.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+12 (NZST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode(s)
Map of postcodes
Websitewww.hurunui.govt.nz Edit this at Wikidata

Hurunui District is a territorial local government district within the Canterbury Region on the east coast of New Zealand's South Island, north of Christchurch. It stretches from the east coast to the Main Divide. Its land area is 8,640.96 square kilometres (3,336.29 sq mi).

  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.