Greendale, New Zealand

Greendale is a lightly populated rural area, part of the Selwyn District, Canterbury, a region of New Zealand's South Island.

Greendale
Greendale road sign
Coordinates: 43°35′S 172°5′E
CountryNew Zealand
RegionCanterbury region
DistrictSelwyn District
WardMalvern
CommunityMalvern
Electorates
  • Selwyn
  • Te Tai Tonga (Māori)
Government
  Territorial authoritySelwyn District Council
  Regional councilEnvironment Canterbury
  Mayor of SelwynSam Broughton
  Selwyn MPNicola Grigg
  Te Tai Tonga MPTākuta Ferris

One of the first farmers was Thomas William Adams, a pioneer of forestry and education in the area. Another one of the first farmers was Charles Early who moved to Greendale (Water ford) in 1876.

On 4 September 2010, Greendale became further notable as the location of the strongest earthquake ground-shaking ever recorded in New Zealand, registering an acceleration 1.25 times that of gravity. This was later exceeded by the 2.2 g recordings during the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake at Heathcote Valley.

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