Hinds, New Zealand
Hinds | |
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Rural settlement | |
Hinds is located 44 degrees south of the equator | |
| Coordinates: 44°00′S 171°34′E / 44.000°S 171.567°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Canterbury |
| Territorial authority | Ashburton District |
| Ward | Eastern |
| Electorates |
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| Government | |
| • Territorial authority | Ashburton District Council |
| • Regional council | Environment Canterbury |
| • Mayor of Ashburton | Neil Brown |
| • Rangitata MP | James Meager |
| • Te Tai Tonga MP | Tākuta Ferris |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.18 km2 (0.84 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2024) | |
• Total | 350 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
Hinds is a small town in the Mid-Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located on the Canterbury Plains on the south bank of the Hinds River, which reaches the Pacific Ocean between the nearby localities of Longbeach and Lowcliffe. Other localities around Hinds include Ealing to the west, Willowby, Windermere, and Winslow to the northeast, and Eiffelton to the southeast.