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Kimberley, New Zealand

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Country
  
New Zealand

Territorial authority
  
Selwyn District

Region
  
Canterbury

Postcode(s)
  
7571

Kimberley, New Zealand

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