Glentui

Glentui is a small rural community in the Waimakariri District, New Zealand. It is well known for Glentui Meadows, a facility frequently used by youth groups and schools for camping.[2]

Glentui
Rural Area
Glentui
Coordinates: 43.22°S 172.24°E / -43.22; 172.24
Country New Zealand
RegionCanterbury
Territorial authorityWaimakariri District
ElectoratesKaikoura
Te Tai Tonga (Maori electorate)[1]
Time zoneUTC+12 (NZST)
  Summer (DST)UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode
7495
Area code(s)03

Close to Gentui was Birch Hill Station, a sheep station that was taken up by Theophilus Samuel Mannering in the nineteenth century. George Edward Mannering, who would later become an mountaineer, was born here in 1862.[3]

Climate

The average temperature in summer is 16.2 °C, and in winter is 5.9 °C.[4]

Climate data for Glentui, New Zealand
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) 16.8
(62.2)
16.3
(61.3)
14.6
(58.3)
11.6
(52.9)
8.3
(46.9)
5.8
(42.4)
5.3
(41.5)
6.5
(43.7)
8.9
(48.0)
11.2
(52.2)
13.3
(55.9)
15.5
(59.9)
11.2
(52.2)
Source: Norwegian Meteorological Institute[5]
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References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Glentui Meadows Group Accommodation". Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  3. Elworthy, Sam. "George Edward Mannering". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  4. "Weather statistics for Glentui, Canterbury (New Zealand)". yr.no. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  5. "Climate Data and Activities". Norwegian Meteorological Institute. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
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