Kimberley | |
Settlement Type: | Rural Area |
Pushpin Map: | New Zealand |
Coordinates: | -43.4471°N 172.1211°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | New Zealand |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Canterbury |
Subdivision Type2: | Territorial authority |
Subdivision Name2: | Selwyn District |
Seat Type: | Electorates |
Seat: | Selwyn Te Tai Tonga (Maori electorate)[1] |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Postal Code Type: | Postcode(s) |
Postal Code: | 7571 |
Kimberley is a rural area in the Selwyn District of the South Island of New Zealand. It is west of the outskirts of Christchurch and directly north of Darfield. It consists of an old hall, a cemetery and arable and sheep farming land.
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake occurred south of Kimberley at 4:35 am on 4 September 2010, causing widespread damage to buildings in the districts of Selwyn, Christchurch and Waimakariri.[2]