Woodlands, New Zealand
Woodlands is a locality in the Southland Region of New Zealand's South Island on the banks of the Waihopai River.[1] It is northeast of Invercargill between Dacre and Longbush. Other nearby settlements are Rakahouka to the northwest and Rimu and Waituna to the south.
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[edit] Demographics
Woodlands' population at the time of the 2001 New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings was 279, comprising 144 males and 135 females. This represented a decline of 6.1% or 18 people since the 1996 census.[2]
[edit] Transport
The town is located on State Highway 1 and the Main South Line portion of the South Island Main Trunk Railway. The railway has been freight-only since the cancellation of the Southerner passenger express on 10 February 2002. During the construction of the Main South Line, Woodlands was briefly a railway terminus. The first section of the line out of Invercargill was opened to Woodlands on 11 February 1874. On 7 June 1875, the next section beyond Woodlands was opened to Mataura via Edendale.[3]
[edit] War memorial
A number of Woodlands residents fought overseas in World War I. A memorial to those who died stands in the town.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ "Place Name Detail: Woodlands". New Zealand Geographic Placenames Database. Land Information New Zealand. http://www.linz.govt.nz/placenames/find-names/topographic-names-db/database/index.aspx?p=4623. Retrieved 17 November 2007.
- ^ Statistics New Zealand, "Woodlands Community Profile", accessed 17 November 2007.
- ^ New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas, fourth edition, edited by John Yonge (Essex: Quail Map Company, 1993), 30.
- ^ Jock Phillips and Chris Maclean, "Woodlands War Memorial", New Zealand History Online, accessed 17 November 2007.
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Coordinates: 46°22′S 168°33′E / 46.367°S 168.55°E
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