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Bankside
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NameBankside
Alternative NameMatanuiDescriptionMatanui is name recorded for the Bankside area, according to 'Māori Place-Names of Canterbury' by Herries Beattie.
The Bankside area is south of Dunsandel on the Main South Road (SH1). It is notable for a water-skiing lake called Lake Crichton on Fraser Road and a large dairy factory on Heslerton Road. The largest lavender farm in the Southern Hemisphere, in College Road, is also located here.
The Bankside fuel depot in Breadings Road, built to service the nearby Te Pirita airfield in WW2 is listed as a heritage site by Pouhere Taonga Heritage New Zealand.
In the 2028 census, 1656 people were recorded as living in the Bankside region.
Alternative NameMatanuiDescriptionMatanui is name recorded for the Bankside area, according to 'Māori Place-Names of Canterbury' by Herries Beattie.The Bankside area is south of Dunsandel on the Main South Road (SH1). It is notable for a water-skiing lake called Lake Crichton on Fraser Road and a large dairy factory on Heslerton Road. The largest lavender farm in the Southern Hemisphere, in College Road, is also located here.
The Bankside fuel depot in Breadings Road, built to service the nearby Te Pirita airfield in WW2 is listed as a heritage site by Pouhere Taonga Heritage New Zealand.
In the 2028 census, 1656 people were recorded as living in the Bankside region.
Bankside. Selwyn Stories, accessed 27/04/2025, https://selwynstories.selwynlibraries.co.nz/nodes/view/5434
