Country New Zealand Territorial authority Postcode 7610 | Region Canterbury Area 5.09 km² Local time Thursday 12:48 AM | |
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Weather 11°C, Wind S at 18 km/h, 95% Humidity | ||
Woodend is a town in the Waimakariri District, in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand's South Island. It is named after one of New Zealand's early settlers, Thomas Woodend. It is situated with both the Waimakariri and Ashley Rivers running either side.
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Map of Woodend, New Zealand
The town has a population of 3,040 (June 2016). It is 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of central Christchurch, and is a satellite town of the city; at the 2006 Census, 63% of employed Woodend residents worked in Christchurch.
Education
Woodend School is Woodend's only school. It is a state co-educational full primary school with a decile rating of 8 and a roll of 335 students (as of July 2016). The principal is Graeme Barber.
Notable residents
References
Woodend, New Zealand Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA