- Halswell
Infobox Settlement
name = Halswell
area_total_km2 = 10.6422
population_as_of = 2006
population_total = 4065
population_density_km2 = autoHalswell is an outer suburb of
Christchurch ,New Zealand , located in open country nine kilometres southwest of the city centre on State Highway 75. A residential suburb, it has little in the way of its own industry and acts as an inner commuter suburb.Overview
Until recently, Halswell was completely separated from the city geographically, but in recent years many new subdivisions have been created to the north of the suburb, creating the new suburbs of Oaklands and Westlake. These have effectively joined Halswell to the Christchurch urban area.The Halswell area is growing rapidly with subdivisions expanding the residential areas of Aidanfield to the North East, and The Rocks at the top of Kennedy’s Bush Road to the South.
The centre of the Halswell community is the Halswell School catering for boys and girls from the age of 5 up to 14. In 2007 the role was 653 students and its government Decile was 10.
Halswell has a public swimming pool, library, post office with Kiwibank. Also in Halswell is the Halswell Quarry Park which is a 55 hectare family orientated park maintained by the Christchurch City Council.
Halswell is named after Edmund Storr Halswell QC (1790-1874), a government officer and member of the management commission of the Canterbury Association. He arrived in New Zealand in 1841 and was appointed Commissioner of Native Reserves.
It is home to many friendly people and is a fantastic place for families to live. Halswell School has turned out a number of top students in their respective fields.
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