Eyrewell Forest

Eyrewell Forest
Rural Area

Destruction of the forest the area is named after on 1 August 1975
Eyrewell Forest
Coordinates: 43°25′S 172°19′E / 43.42°S 172.31°E / -43.42; 172.31Coordinates: 43°25′S 172°19′E / 43.42°S 172.31°E / -43.42; 172.31
Country  New Zealand
Region Canterbury
Territorial authority Waimakariri District
Electorates Waimakariri
Te Tai Tonga (Maori electorate)[1]
Time zone NZST (UTC+12)
 • Summer (DST) NZDT (UTC+13)
Postcode 7476 and 7495
Area code(s) 03

Eyrewell Forest is a small rural area in the Waimakariri District, New Zealand. About half of the area is forestland, which the area's name is derived from.

History

Due to Canterbury's lack of native forest, in the early 1900s the government planted exotic forests throughout North Canterbury, including Eyrewell Forest. On 1 August 1975, however, most of the forest was blown over by strong north-westerly winds.

Climate

The average temperature in summer is 16.2 °C, and in winter is 5.9 °C.[2]

Month Normal temperature
January 16.8 °C
February 16.3 °C
March 14.6 °C
April 11.6 °C
May 8.3 °C
June 5.8 °C
July 5.3 °C
August 6.5 °C
September 8.9 °C
October 11.2 °C
November 13.3 °C
December 15.5 °C

References

  1. ↑ http://www.elections.org.nz/mapping/
  2. ↑ FOREST/statistics.html "Weather statistics for EYREWELL FOREST, Canterbury (New Zealand)" Check |url= value (help). yr.no. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
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