Grey District

Grey District

. It has a land area of 3,516.48 km² (1,357.72 sq mi). The seat of the council is at Greymouth, where 27% of the district's population live.

Population

The district has a population of 13,221 at the 2006 census, of whom 8% are Maori. Of the total population, 3600 live in Greymouth, 1221 in Runanga, 1707 in Cobden and 330 in Blackball.Fact|date=September 2007 With around 95% of its inhabitants being of European descent (2001 Census), the Grey District has a very homogenous ethnic composition. With a "no qualification" share of its population of almost 40% (compared to around 27% in New Zealand as a whole, 2001 Census), education in the District is noticeably below countywide standards. [http://www.greydc.govt.nz/Documents/LTCCP/2006/2006-2016%20LTCCP%20(2007%20Amendment).pdf District Profile] (from the 'Long Term Community Outcomes Plan: 2006-2016', amended June 2007)]

Infrastructure

There are 619 km of road in the district, of which 358 km are sealed (2000s data). [http://www.greydc.govt.nz/Documents/LTCCP/2006/2006-2016%20LTCCP%20(2007%20Amendment).pdf Roading] (from the 'Long Term Community Outcomes Plan: 2006-2016', amended June 2007)]

Destruction of historic site

Greymouth has an historic World War II gun emplacement at Cobden. The Grey District Council destroyed part of this site, without consultation, in 2007 to make way for a sewer line [ [http://www.nzrifle.com/ml_cobden.htm 134 Heavy Battery NZA Greymouth] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.greydc.govt.nz Grey District Council]


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