Ashley, New Zealand

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Ashley
Rural Area

Ashley Hotel
Ashley
Coordinates: 43°16′34″S 172°35′57″E / 43.276028°S 172.599248°ECoordinates: 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 NZST (UTC+12)
 • Summer (DST) NZDT (UTC+13)
Postcode 7477 and 7473
Area code(s) 03
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Ashley is a small rural area 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 170 students (as of March 2015).[4] The principal is Craig Mullan.

Demographics

Ashley population by year
Census Pop. ±% Ref
1901 202 - [5]
... ... ...
2001 759 - [2]
2006 885 17Increase [2]
2013 1,083 22Increase [2]

Climate

The average temperature in summer is 15.9 °C, and in winter is 7 °C.[6]

Month Normal temperature
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

  1. ↑ http://www.elections.org.nz/mapping/
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "StatsMaps - 2013 Census population and dwelling map". Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "Ashley School". Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  4. ↑ "Directory of Schools - as at 7 April 2015". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
  5. ↑ "Ashley". THE CYCLOPEDIA OF NEW ZEALAND. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "Weather statistics for Ashley, Canterbury (New Zealand)". yr.no. Retrieved 11 December 2013.