Ashley, New Zealand
Appearance
Ashley | |
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Coordinates: 43°16′34″S 172°35′57″E / 43.276028°S 172.599248°E | |
Country | New Zealand |
Region | Canterbury |
Territorial authority | Waimakariri District |
Electorates | Kaikoura and Waimakariri; Te Tai Tonga (Maori electorate)[1] |
Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
Postcode | 7477 and 7473 |
Area code | 03 |
Local iwi | Ngāi Tahu |
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Ashley is a small town in North Canterbury, in the South Island of New Zealand. It used to have a railway station on the Main North Line that runs through the village. As of the 2013 New Zealand census, 1083 people live in Ashley.[2]
Education
Ashley School is Ashley's only school, and was established in 1864.[3] It is a decile 9 state co-educational full primary, with 148 students (as of February 2024).[4] The principal is Craig Mullan.
Demographics
Ashley population by year | |||
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Census | Population | Percent change | Ref |
1901 New Zealand census | 202 | - | [5] |
... | ... | ... | |
2001 New Zealand census | 759 | - | [2] |
2006 New Zealand census | 885 | 17 | [2] |
2013 New Zealand census | 1,083 | 22 | [2] |
Climate
The average temperature in summer is 15.9 °C, and in winter is 7 °C.[6]
Month | Normal temperature |
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January | 16.4 °C |
February | 16.1 °C |
March | 14.9 °C |
April | 12.4 °C |
May | 9.4 °C |
June | 7.0 °C |
July | 6.5 °C |
August | 7.4 °C |
September | 9.4 °C |
October | 11.5 °C |
November | 13.2 °C |
December | 15.1 °C |
References
- ^ "Find my Electorate | Electoral Commission". Elections.org.nz. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ^ a b c d "StatsMaps - 2013 Census population and dwelling map". Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ^ "Ashley School". Retrieved 28 November 2013.
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "Ashley". THE CYCLOPEDIA OF NEW ZEALAND. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
- ^ "Weather statistics for Ashley, Canterbury (New Zealand)". yr.no. Retrieved 11 December 2013.