Woodend (NZ)

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The city/county of Woodend (NZ)

Country: New Zealand

State/Province: Canterbury Region

Emergencies in this area: 2010 Christchurch NZ Earthquake

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Woodend is a town 26 km north of Christchurch on State Highway 1 named after one of New Zealand's early settlers named Thomas Woodend. It is in the Canterbury Region on South Island. 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.

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