Gleniti

Gleniti is a suburb of Timaru, in the South Canterbury district and Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located west of the town centre.

The name is a hybrid of the Scottish term glen and the original Māori name for the area Wai-iti (which translates as little water).

Gleniti is the home of Aorangi Park, South Canterbury's main sports complex.

Demographics
Gleniti covers 7.16 km2. It had an estimated population of as of  with a population density of  people per km2.

Gleniti had a population of 3,924 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 417 people (11.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 720 people (22.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,554 households, comprising 1,863 males and 2,061 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.9 males per female, with 624 people (15.9%) aged under 15 years, 513 (13.1%) aged 15 to 29, 1,590 (40.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,194 (30.4%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 93.7% European/Pākehā, 4.5% Māori, 1.1% Pasifika, 3.9% Asian, and 1.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 13.2, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 39.4% had no religion, 51.7% were Christian, 0.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.4% were Hindu, 0.2% were Muslim, 0.3% were Buddhist and 1.3% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 507 (15.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 756 (22.9%) people had no formal qualifications. 681 people (20.6%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,422 (43.1%) people were employed full-time, 504 (15.3%) were part-time, and 48 (1.5%) were unemployed.

Education
Gleniti School is a coeducational state full primary school (years 1-8). It has a roll of students as of February 2024. It first opened in 1879.