Pleasant Point, New Zealand

Pleasant Point
Motto: 
"The name says it all"
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Coordinates: 44°15′40″S 171°7′50″E / 44.26111°S 171.13056°E / -44.26111; 171.13056
CountryNew Zealand
RegionCanterbury
Territorial authorityTimaru District
Community boardPleasant Point Community Board[1]
WardPleasant Point-Temuka
Settled1864[2]
Area
[3]
 • Total5.21 km2 (2.01 sq mi)
Elevation
65 m (213 ft)
Population
 (June 2023)[4]
 • Total1,510
 • Density290/km2 (750/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+12 (NZST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode
7903
Area code03
Local iwiNgāi Tahu

Pleasant Point is a small country town in the Timaru District, New Zealand. It is situated some 19 kilometers inland from Timaru on State Highway 8. It has two primary schools and the high school was closed down in 2004 by the Labour Government. In March 1986 the town suffered from one of the worst floods in history.

References

  1. ↑ "Pleasant Point Community Board - Timaru District Council". www.timaru.govt.nz. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "Pleasant Point | NZHistory, New Zealand history online". nzhistory.govt.nz. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
  3. ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  4. ↑ "Subnational population estimates (RC, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (regional councils); "Subnational population estimates (TA, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (territorial authorities); "Subnational population estimates (urban rural), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (urban areas)