Ashburton, New Zealand

Ashburton () is a town in the Canterbury Region, on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand The town has a population of .

 History 
The town was established in 1858, . The Canterbury government gave Ashburton £20,000 to build roads in the district in 1873 and a railway in 1874. The Presbyterian church was established in 1876 and the Catholic church in 1882.

Ashburton was listed as a borough in 1878. Ashburton was used as a training base for the Royal New Zealand Air Force during World War 2.

 References 

 Sources 


 Other websites 

 Ashburton District Council
 AshburtonOnline

Category:Towns in Canterbury Region
Category:Ashburton District
Category:1850s establishments in Oceania
Category:19th-century establishments in New Zealand