Woodend, New Zealand

Woodend, New Zealand

Woodend is a town 26km north of Christchurch on State Highway 1 named after one of New Zealand's early settlers named Thomas Woodend. The population as at the 2006 Census was 2,637.

Woodend is in the Waimakariri District with both the Waimakariri and Ashely Rivers running either side. Close by Pegasus Bay and a new town currently under construction called Pegasus Town.

References

* [http://www.newzealandnz.co.nz/waimakariri/woodend.html New Zealand's Information Network]
* [http://wdmzpub01.stats.govt.nz/wds/TableViewer/tableView.aspx?ReportId=1871 Statiscics New Zealand 2006 Census Data]


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