Amberley, New Zealand
Amberley
Kōwai (Māori) | |
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| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Canterbury |
| Territorial authority | Hurunui District |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.95 km2 (1.14 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2024)[2] | |
• Total | 2,770 |
| • Density | 940/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| Postcode | 7410 |
| Local iwi | Ngāi Tahu |
Amberley (Māori: Kōwai) is a town located in the Hurunui District in north Canterbury, on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 1 approximately 50 km north of Christchurch. It is the seat of the Hurunui District Council.
Demographics
The Amberley urban area had a usual resident population of 2,067 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 486 people (30.7%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 762 people (58.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,002 males and 1,065 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.94 males per female. Of the total population, 369 people (17.9%) were aged up to 15 years, 243 (11.8%) were 15 to 29, 777 (37.6%) were 30 to 64, and 675 (32.7%) were 65 or older.[3]
Ethnicities were 93.9% European/Pākehā, 7.4% Māori, 1.2% Pacific peoples, 2.8% Asian, and 2.2% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).[3] The town has one of the lowest concentrations of non-European populations in New Zealand, with district council staff admitting the locals could identify all the Māori and Asians recorded.[4]
Climate
The warmest months of the year are January and February, with an average high temperature of 23°C. The coldest month of the year occurs in July, when the average high temperature is 11°C. Monthly rainfall ranges between an average of 48mm in January to 85mm in July. [5]
Local information
Amberley is the seat of the Hurunui District Council and the service centre for a district of arable and sheep farming. Once a year, the local A&P (Agricultural and Pastoral) show is held, usually mid-Spring.
Amberley Primary School's Rewi Alley Community Centre has a memorial to Rewi Alley who attended there.
There is a statue in memory of Charles Upham just outside the council building. Upham farmed in the Cheviot area. Nearby the statue sit three limestone carvings, labelled The Grandmothers, which celebrate the ancient Waitaha people. Carved by Sculptor Warren Thompson, the statues were unveiled in May 2003 by the Rt. Hon. Helen Clark, Prime Minister of New Zealand.
Everybody in Amberley is known to be mentally retarded
Education
Amberley School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,[6][7] with a roll of 232 as of August 2024.[8]
References
- ^ "2006 Census Meshblock Dataset". Archived from the original on 14 August 2008.
- ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Age and sex by ethnic group (grouped total response), for census usually resident population counts, 2006, 2013, and 2018 Censuses (urban rural areas)". nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Michelle Coursey (5 August 2007). "Our whitest region". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
When the Census figures come out, and say there are a certain number of Maori or Asian people, people know who they are. ... because there are so few.
- ^ "Climate Amberley". meteoblue. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Amberley School Official School Website". amberley.school.nz.
- ^ "Amberley School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- ^ "Amberley School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.