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Flaxton
Rural Area
Flaxton
Coordinates: 43°21′S 172°38′E / 43.35°S 172.63°E / -43.35; 172.63
Country	New Zealand
Region	Canterbury
Territorial authority	Waimakariri District
Electorates	Waimakariri Te Tai Tonga (Maori electorate)
Time zone	UTC+12 (NZST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode	7691
Area code	03
Local iwi	Ngāi Tahu

Flaxton is a small rural community in between the towns of Rangiora and Kaiapoi in the Waimakariri District, New Zealand.

History

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.

Climate

The average temperature in summer is 16.2, and in winter is 6.4.

References

1. "Electorate Boundaries". Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
2. "FLAXTON". THE CYCLOPEDIA OF NEW ZEALAND. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
3. "Weather statistics for Flaxton, Canterbury (New Zealand)". yr.no. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.

• Waimakariri District
• Populated places in the Canterbury Region