Woodend, New Zealand
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Woodend is a town 26 km north of Christchurch
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...

 on State Highway 1 named after one of New Zealand's
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

 early settlers named Thomas Woodend. The population as at the 2006 Census was 2,637.

Woodend is in the Waimakariri District
Waimakariri District
The Waimakariri District is a political district of New Zealand, located in the South Island, on the eastern coast of north Canterbury. It is north of Christchurch and the Waimakariri River and is a part of the greater Canterbury region. The name is Māori for cold river.The district was established...

 with both the Waimakariri
Waimakariri River
The Waimakariri River is the largest of the North Canterbury rivers, in the South Island of New Zealand. It flows for 151 kilometres in a generally southeastward direction from the Southern Alps across the Canterbury Plains to the Pacific Ocean....

 and Ashely Rivers running either side. Close by Pegasus Bay
Pegasus Bay
Pegasus Bay is on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand.-Location:The bay has a sandy beach and runs from Banks Peninsula to the Waipara River mouth...

 and a new town currently under construction called Pegasus Town
Pegasus Town
Pegasus Town is a new town being constructed 25 km north of Christchurch, New Zealand, close to the town of Woodend.It is named for the nearby Pegasus Bay. The project was proposed in 1997 by Southern Capital and was being developed by Infinity Investment Group and Multiplex Living. However,...

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