Cust, New Zealand
| Cust | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
 | |
  Cust | |
| Coordinates: 43°18′40″S 172°22′55″E / 43.31111°S 172.38194°ECoordinates: 43°18′40″S 172°22′55″E / 43.31111°S 172.38194°E | |
| Country |
 New Zealand |
| Region | Canterbury |
| Territorial authority | Waimakariri District |
| Electorates |
KaikouraORWaimakaririORBOTH Te Tai Tonga (Maori electorate)[1] |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 426 |
| Time zone | NZST (UTC+12) |
| • Summer (DST) | NZDT (UTC+13) |
| Postcode | 7471 and 7475 |
| Area code(s) | 03 |
Cust is a rural village in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located in North Canterbury and comes under seat of the Waimakariri District Council. It is located approximately 16 km east of Oxford and 17 km west of Rangiora.[2][3] The town is named after Sir Edward Cust, who was a member of the Canterbury Association which organised European settlement of the area around 1850. Earlier names for the town were Moeraki Downs and Middleton-on-the-Cust.[4]
Education
Cust School[5] is a state coeducational full primary school (years 1-8) with a decile rating of 10 and a roll of 139 students (as of November 2013).[6] The principal is Robert Schuyt.
Demographics
| Cust population by year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | ±% | Ref |
| 1901 | 713 | - | [7] |
| ... | ... | ... | |
| 2001 | 399 | - | [8] |
| 2006 | 426 | 7 | [8] |
| 2013 | 447 | 5 | [8] |
Motorcycle racing
For more than 20 years, a metalled-road racing circuit at Cust was used as the venue for the New Zealand Grand Prix for motorcycling. The Easter event, last held in 1963, would swell the village population to 25,000.[9]
Climate
The average temperature in summer is 16.2°C, and in winter is 5.9°C.[10]
| 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 |
References
- ↑ http://www.elections.org.nz/mapping/
- ↑ Peter Dowling (editor) (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. Map 81. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
- ↑ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. Map 178. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
- ↑ "Cust & Fernside". Retrieved 2009-02-09.
- ↑ Te Kete Ipurangi schools database: Cust School
- ↑ "Directory of Schools - as at 4 December 2013". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ↑ "CUST". THE CYCLOPEDIA OF NEW ZEALAND. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "StatsMaps - 2013 Census population and dwelling map". Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ↑ The early racing era, cams-racing.org.nz.
- ↑ "Weather statistics for Cust, Canterbury (New Zealand)". yr.no. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
External links
Media related to Cust, New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons
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