Sheffield, New Zealand

locality in Selwyn District, Canterbury Region, New Zealand

Sheffield (formerly known as Malvern) is a small town in the Selwyn District and is on State Highway 73 and has a neighbouring village Waddington beside it. It is situated 13 kilometers west of Darfield and 10 kilometers east of Springfield. It has a primary school that merged with three small schools in 1949 and the local hotel was burnt down in September 2021.

Sheffield
Village
Sign next to SH73 welcoming visitors to Sheffield
Sign next to SH73 welcoming visitors to Sheffield
Map
Coordinates: 43°23′S 172°1′E / 43.383°S 172.017°E / -43.383; 172.017
CountryNew Zealand
RegionCanterbury
Territorial authoritySelwyn District
WardMalvern
CommunityMalvern
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthoritySelwyn District Council
 • Regional councilEnvironment Canterbury
 • Mayor of SelwynSam Broughton
 • Selwyn MPNicola Grigg
 • Te Tai Tonga MPTākuta Ferris
Area
 • Total0.55 km2 (0.21 sq mi)
Population
 (2018 Census)[2]
 • Total192
 • Density350/km2 (900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+12 (New Zealand Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+13 (New Zealand Daylight Time)
Postcode
7500
Area code03

References change

  1. "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  2. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7026675.