Winchester | |
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Town | |
 Wolseley Tavern, Winchester | |
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| Coordinates: 44°11′09″S 171°16′41″E / 44.18583°S 171.27806°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Canterbury |
| Territorial authority | Timaru District |
| Ward | Pleasant Point-Temuka |
| Community | Temuka |
| Electorates |
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| Government | |
| • Territorial authority | Timaru District Council |
| • Regional council | Environment Canterbury |
| • Mayor of Timaru | Nigel Bowen |
| • Rangitata MP | James Meager |
| • Te Tai Tonga MP | Tākuta Ferris |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.68 km2 (0.26 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2024)[2] | |
• Total | 270 |
| • Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (New Zealand Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (New Zealand Daylight Time) |
| Postcode | 7958 |
| Local iwi | Ngāi Tahu |
Winchester is a small town in the South-Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. Winchester is 6.9 kilometres north of Temuka and 51 kilometres southwest of Ashburton.
State Highway 1 and the Main South Line railway pass through Winchester.[3]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Areawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Winchester". 100% Pure New Zealand. Retrieved 4 April 2013.