Country New Zealand Territorial authority | Region Canterbury Postcode(s) 7571 | |
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Electorates Selwyn
Te Tai Tonga (Maori electorate) |
Kimberley is a rural area in the Selwyn District of the South Island of New Zealand. It is 35 kilometres (22 mi) west of the outskirts of Christchurch and directly north of Darfield. It consists of an old hall currently being used for Christchurch ballet society dance classes, a cemetery and arable and sheep farming land.
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake occurred south of Kimberley at 4:35 am on 4 September 2010, causing widespread damage to buildings in the districts of Selwyn, Christchurch and Waimakariri.
References
Kimberley, New Zealand Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA