Hurunui District

Hurunui District is a territorial local government district within the Canterbury Region on the east coast of New Zealand's South Island, north of Christchurch. It stretches from the east coast to the Main Divide. Its land area is 8,640.96 km2.

Local government
During the period, 1853 to 1876, the area north of the Hurunui River was administered as part of the Nelson Province. After the abolition of the provinces in 1876, the Amuri and Cheviot counties were formed. In the 1989 local government reforms, these counties were merged with Hurunui County to form the present district. The current district mayor is Marie Black, who was elected in 2019 upon the retirement of the previous mayor Winton Dalley.

Population
Hurunui District covers 8640.96 km2 and had an estimated population of as of  with a population density of  people per km2.

Hurunui District had a population of 13,608 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 1,050 people (8.4%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 2,079 people (18.0%) since the 2013 census. There were 7,731 dwellings. The median age was 46.2 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 2,412 people (17.7%) aged under 15 years, 1,809 (13.3%) aged 15 to 29, 6,327 (46.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 3,063 (22.5%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 90.5% European/Pākehā, 10.1% Māori, 1.3% Pasifika, 4.7% Asian, 0.9% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders, and 1.8% other. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

Hurunui District had a population of 12,558 at the 2018 New Zealand census. There were 4,926 households, comprising 6,369 males and 6,192 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.03 males per female.

The percentage of people born overseas was 16.6, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 52.5% had no religion, 36.6% were Christian, 0.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.5% were Hindu, 0.2% were Muslim, 0.2% were Buddhist and 1.8% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,590 (15.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 2,064 (20.4%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $31,600, compared with $31,800 nationally. 1,440 people (14.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 5,277 (52.1%) people were employed full-time, 1,788 (17.6%) were part-time, and 195 (1.9%) were unemployed.

Urban areas and settlements
The Hurunui district has two towns with a population over 1,000: Amberley and Hanmer Springs. Together they are home to (0+0)/0*100% of the district's population.

Other settlements and localities in the district include the following:


 * East Hurunui Ward:
 * Cheviot Sub-Division:a
 * Blythe Valley
 * Caverhill
 * Cheviot
 * Claverley
 * Conway Flat
 * Domett
 * Ferniehurst
 * Gore Bay
 * Hawkswood
 * Hundalee
 * Hurunui Mouth
 * Leamington
 * Mina
 * Napenape
 * Nonoti
 * Parnassus
 * Phoebe
 * Port Robinson
 * Spotswood
 * Medina
 * Beckenham Hills
 * Glenmark Sub-Division:b
 * Greta Valley
 * Motunau
 * Motunau Beach
 * Omihi
 * Scargill
 * Spye
 * Waipara
 * Stonyhurst
 * Davaar


 * West Hurunui Ward:
 * Amuri Sub-Division:c
 * Balmoral
 * Culverden
 * Mount Lyford2
 * Mouse Point
 * Pahau
 * Rotherham
 * Waiau
 * Cheddar Valley
 * Greenbrae
 * Ngawiro
 * Red Post Corner
 * Woodchester
 * Marble Point
 * Hurunui Sub-Division:c
 * Hawarden
 * Horsley Down
 * Hurunui
 * Masons Flat
 * Medbury
 * Pyramid Valley
 * The Peaks
 * Virginia
 * Waikari
 * Weka Pass
 * Lake Sumner
 * Hanmer Springs Sub-Division:d
 * Boyle Village
 * Hanmer Springs2
 * Lewis Pass
 * Engineers Camp


 * South Hurunui Ward:
 * Amberley Sub-Division:e
 * Amberley1
 * Amberley Beach
 * Balcairn
 * Broomfield
 * Glasnevin
 * Leithfield
 * Leithfield Beach
 * Greneys Road
 * Teviotdale