Pleasant Point | |
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Motto: "The name says it all" | |
Coordinates: 44°15′40″S 171°7′50″E / 44.26111°S 171.13056°E | |
Country | New Zealand |
Region | Canterbury |
Territorial authority | Timaru District |
Community board | Pleasant Point Community Board[1] |
Ward | Pleasant Point-Temuka |
Settled | 1864[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 5.21 km2 (2.01 sq mi) |
Elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
Population (June 2022)[4] | |
• Total | 1,490 |
• Density | 290/km2 (740/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
Postcode | 7903 |
Area code | 03 |
Local iwi | Ngāi 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.
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