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Ward is a small town in Marlborough, New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 1, 20 kilometres south of Seddon. Kaikoura is 82 km to the southwest. The Flaxbourne River flows past to the north and into the Pacific Ocean to the south-east of Ward.
The population was 903 in the 2006 Census, an increase of 3 from 2001.
History
Flaxbourne Station was established in the area around 1847. In 1905, most of the station was subdivided, and Ward township was formed. In 1961 the population was 218.
Education
Ward School is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a decile rating of 6 and a roll of 58. A celebration to mark 100 years of schooling in the area was held in 2006
The population was 903 in the 2006 Census, an increase of 3 from 2001.
History
Flaxbourne Station was established in the area around 1847. In 1905, most of the station was subdivided, and Ward township was formed. In 1961 the population was 218.
Education
Ward School is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a decile rating of 6 and a roll of 58. A celebration to mark 100 years of schooling in the area was held in 2006
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ward,_New_Zealand
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Coordinates: 41°49'41"S 174°7'59"E
- Hector / Ngakawau / Granity 192 km
- Twizel 425 km
- Cornwall 2155 km
- Fingal 2167 km
- Buckland 2172 km
- Mangana 2175 km
- Upper Esk 2190 km
- Oatlands 2205 km
- West Ulverstone 2333 km
- Wynyard 2365 km
- Kapara Te Hau/Lake Grassmere 12 km
- Lake Grassmere salt extraction lagoons 12 km
- Clifford Bay 19 km
- Te Whanganui/Big Lagoon 31 km
- Maori Channel 32 km
- Te Pokohiwi/Boulder Bank 34 km
- Morgan's Creek 35 km
- Woodbourne Airport (NZWB) 41 km
- Cloudy Bay 42 km
- Cook Strait 56 km