Timaru District
Timaru District is a local government district on New Zealand's South Island, administered by the Timaru District Council. It is part of the larger Canterbury Region.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sacred Heart Basilica and Fraser Park.
Sacred Heart Basilica
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Sacred Heart Basilica or Timaru Basilica, is a Catholic church in Timaru, New Zealand. The term basilica is used to describe the building's Roman basilican style. style.
Fraser Park
Recreation area
Alpine Energy Stadium, originally called Fraser Park, is a sports stadium in Timaru, New Zealand. It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches. The stadium is able to hold 12,000 people or 12,500 with temporary seating.
South Canterbury Museum
Museum
Photo: Karora, Public domain.
South Canterbury Museum is a museum located in Timaru, New Zealand and owned by the Timaru District Council. Its collections include natural history specimens, Māori artefacts, European settlement and recent social history and documentary history.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Timaru and Gleniti.
Timaru
Photo: Heather Rainbow, CC0.
Timaru is a city of 28,900 as of June 2023 on the South Island of New Zealand, on the east coast at Caroline Bay. It is a seaport and the second largest city in the Canterbury region, and is about halfway between Christchurch and Dunedin.
Gleniti
Suburb
Gleniti is a suburb of Timaru, in the South Canterbury district and Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located west of the town centre.
West End
Suburb
West End is a suburb of Timaru, in the South Canterbury area and Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located west of the town centre. The suburb contains a multi-sport stadium called Fraser Park, which was branded as Alpine Energy Stadium.
Timaru District
- Type: district of New Zealand with 49,500 residents
- Description: territorial authority district of New Zealand
- Location: Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Slovenian—“Timaru District” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Timaru District”
- Chinese: “蒂玛鲁郡”
- Chinese: “蒂马鲁区”
- Czech: “Timaru District”
- French: “Timaru”
- German: “Timaru District”
- German: “Timaru-Distrikt”
- Italian: “distretto di Timaru”
- Italian: “Distretto di Timaru”
- Russian: “Тимару”
- Slovenian: “Distrikt Timaru”
- Slovenian: “Timaru District”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rosedale Gardens and Ashbury Park.
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