Douglas, Canterbury

For the other locality in New Zealand called Douglas, see Douglas, Taranaki.

Douglas

Douglas is a lightly populated locality^[1] in the southern Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is situated inland southwest of Waimate, the largest town in the region.

It was settled in 1911, and has a population of 20 people.^[2]

The nearest state highway, State Highway 82, passes to the east of Douglas through nearby Waihao Downs. Waihao Downs was also once the terminus of the nearest railway to Douglas, the Waimate Branch, from 4 April 1884 until 11 December 1953.^[3] The nearest railway is now the Main South Line near the coast.

References

↑ "Place Name Detail: Douglas". New Zealand Geographic Placenames Database. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 7 April 2007.
↑ "$25,000 just for being called Douglas". The New Zealand Herald. 8 December 2009.
↑ Geoffrey B. Churchman and Tony Hurst, The Railways of New Zealand: A Journey Through History (Auckland: HarperCollins, 1991).

Coordinates: 44°46′S 170°52′E / 44.767°S 170.867°E / -44.767; 170.867

Towns of the Waimate District, Canterbury, New Zealand

Main Towns	Glenavy Hakataramea Makikihi Morven Saint Andrews Studholme Waimate (seat) Willowbridge

Localities	Arno Blue Cliffs Broad Gully Cattle Creek Cup and Saucer Junction Deep Creek Dog Kennel Douglas Elephant Hill Esk Valley Green Hills Gordons Valley Grays Corner Gum Tree Flat Hakataramea Downs Hakataramea Valley Hook Hook Bush Hunter Ikawai Kapua Kohika Kowhatu Lyalldale Maungati Maungatiro Maytown Norton Reserve Nukuroa Otaio Otaio Gorge Pentland Hills Pikes Point Riverview Springbrook Southburn Struan Tawai Te Waimate Uretane Waiariari Waihao Downs Waihao Forks Waihaorunga Waikakahi Waituna

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