| Flaxton | |
| Settlement Type: | Rural Area |
| Pushpin Map: | New Zealand |
| Coordinates: | -43.35°N 172.63°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | New Zealand |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Canterbury |
| Subdivision Type2: | Territorial authority |
| Subdivision Name2: | Waimakariri District |
| Seat Type: | Electorates |
| Seat: | Waimakariri Te Tai Tonga (Maori electorate)[1] |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | NZST |
| Utc Offset1: | +12 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | NZDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +13 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
| Postal Code: | 7691 |
| Area Code: | 03 |
| Blank Name: | Local iwi |
| Blank Info: | Ngāi Tahu |
Flaxton is a small rural community in between the towns of Rangiora and Kaiapoi in the Waimakariri District, New Zealand.
Flaxton is in the middle of what was once the Rangiora swamp. Plans for the drainage of this swamp (4000 acres) were prepared, and the first two miles of main drain were cut in about 1860. Two years later another two and a half miles were added, and also several branch drains. These drains have had the effect of drying the land, and lowering the level of the ground in places by as much as eight feet.[2]
The average temperature in summer is 16.2, and in winter is 6.4.[3]
| Month | Normal temperature | |
|---|---|---|
| January | 16.7 °C | |
| February | 16.3 °C | |
| March | 15.0 °C | |
| April | 12.1 °C | |
| May | 8.8 °C | |
| June | 6.3 °C | |
| July | 5.8 °C | |
| August | 7.1 °C | |
| September | 9.4 °C | |
| October | 11.4 °C | |
| November | 13.5 °C | |
| December | 15.5 °C |