Pleasant Point, New Zealand
locality in Timaru District, Canterbury Region, New Zealand
Pleasant Point is a small country town in the Timaru District, New Zealand. It is situated some 19 kilometers inland from Timaru on State Highway 8. It has two primary schools and the high school was closed down in 2004 by the Labour Government. In March 1986 the town suffered from one of the worst floods in history.
Pleasant Point | |
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| Motto: "The name says it all" | |
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| Coordinates: 44°15′40″S 171°7′50″E / 44.26111°S 171.13056°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Canterbury |
| Territorial authority | Timaru District |
| Community board | Pleasant Point Community Board[1] |
| Ward | Pleasant Point-Temuka |
| Settled | 1864[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.21 km2 (2.01 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
| Population (June 2023)[4] | |
| • Total | 1,510 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (750/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
| Postcode | 7903 |
| Area code | 03 |
| Local iwi | Ngāi Tahu |
References
change- ↑ "Pleasant Point Community Board - Timaru District Council". www.timaru.govt.nz. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ↑ "Pleasant Point | NZHistory, New Zealand history online". nzhistory.govt.nz. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
- ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ↑ "Subnational population estimates (RC, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (regional councils); "Subnational population estimates (TA, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (territorial authorities); "Subnational population estimates (urban rural), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (urban areas)
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