Glentui

Rural Area in Canterbury, New Zealand
43°13′S 172°14′E / 43.22°S 172.24°E / -43.22; 172.24CountryNew ZealandRegionCanterburyTerritorial authorityWaimakariri DistrictWardOxford-Ohoka WardElectoratesKaikoura
Te Tai Tonga (Maori electorate)[1]Time zoneUTC+12 (NZST) • Summer (DST)UTC+13 (NZDT)Postcode
7495
Area code03

Glentui is a small rural community in the Waimakariri District, New Zealand. It is well known for Glentui Meadows, a facility frequently used by youth groups and schools for camping.[2]

Close to Gentui was Birch Hill Station, a sheep station that was taken up by Theophilus Samuel Mannering in the nineteenth century. George Edward Mannering, who would later become an mountaineer, was born here in 1862.[3]

Demographics

Glentui is part of the wider Okuku statistical area.[4]

Climate

The average temperature in summer is 16.2 °C, and in winter is 5.9 °C.[5]

Climate data for Glentui, New Zealand
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) 16.8
(62.2) 		16.3
(61.3) 		14.6
(58.3) 		11.6
(52.9) 		8.3
(46.9) 		5.8
(42.4) 		5.3
(41.5) 		6.5
(43.7) 		8.9
(48.0) 		11.2
(52.2) 		13.3
(55.9) 		15.5
(59.9) 		11.2
(52.2)
Source: Norwegian Meteorological Institute[6]

References

  1. ^ "Electorate Boundaries". Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Glentui Meadows Group Accommodation". Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  3. ^ Elworthy, Sam. "George Edward Mannering". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  4. ^ 2018 Census place summary: Okuku
  5. ^ "Weather statistics for Glentui, Canterbury (New Zealand)". yr.no. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Climate Data and Activities". Norwegian Meteorological Institute. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
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