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Ashburton Aerodrome

Aerodrome

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Ashburton Aerodrome is a small airport 2 NM to the east of Ashburton township on the east coast of the South Island, New Zealand. Newmans Air operated a Christchurch to Queenstown service via Ashburton in the 1980s which allowed skiers to connect to the nearby skifield of Mt. Ashburton Aerodrome is situated 2½ km south of Thurso.

Ashburton College

School

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Ashburton College is a state coeducational secondary school located in Ashburton, New Zealand. It opened in 1965 following the merger of two Ashburton secondary schools: Ashburton High School and Hakatere College, and moved to its current site in 1974. Ashburton College is situated 3½ km southwest of Thurso.

Ashburton Aviation Museum

Building

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The Ashburton Aviation Museum is located at Ashburton Aerodrome, a small airport 3.7 km to the east of Ashburton in the South Island of New Zealand. There are two buildings housing a collection of around 40 aircraft. Ashburton Aviation Museum is situated 3 km southeast of Thurso.

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Allenton

Suburb

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Allenton is a suburb of Ashburton, in the Ashburton District and Canterbury Region of New Zealand's South Island. The suburb has its own rugby club. Ashburton Hospital is located in Allenton. Allenton is situated 4 km west of Thurso.

Ashburton

Town

Photo: Andrew Cooper, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ashburton is a large town in the Canterbury Region, on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is the seat of the Ashburton District Council. Ashburton is situated 4 km southwest of Thurso.

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