Eyrewell Forest

Eyrewell Forest
Rural Area
Destruction of the forest the area is named after on 1 August 1975
Eyrewell Forest
Coordinates: 43.42°S 172.31°E / -43.42; 172.31
Country	New Zealand
Region	Canterbury
Territorial authority	Waimakariri District
Electorates	Waimakariri Te Tai Tonga (Maori electorate)
Time zone	UTC+12 (NZST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode	7476 and 7495
Area code	03
Local iwi	Ngāi Tahu

Eyrewell Forest is a small rural area in the Waimakariri District, New Zealand. About half of the area is forestland, which the area's name is derived from.

History

Due to Canterbury's lack of native forest, in the early 1900s the government planted exotic forests throughout North Canterbury, including Eyrewell Forest. On 1 August 1975, however, most of the forest was blown over by strong north-westerly winds.

Climate

The average temperature in summer is 16.2 °C, and in winter is 5.9 °C.

Month	Normal temperature
January	16.8 °C
February	16.3 °C
March	14.6 °C
April	11.6 °C
May	8.3 °C
June	5.8 °C
July	5.3 °C
August	6.5 °C
September	8.9 °C
October	11.2 °C
November	13.3 °C
December	15.5 °C