Greendale, New Zealand
Greendale is a lightly populated rural area,[1] part of the Selwyn District, Canterbury, a region of New Zealand's South Island.


Greendale
One of the first farmers was Thomas William Adams, a pioneer of forestry and education in the area.[2] 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.[3] This was later exceeded by the 2.2 g recordings during the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake at Heathcote Valley.
Notable people
gollark: *is still slightly above bronze*
gollark: They vanish so fast.
gollark: And it's one of our xenowyrm overlods, too!
gollark: Again, not mine, from the trading hub: https://dragcave.net/teleport/8f58004f019a5bdf9e8dacf614d1a7af
gollark: Not mine; it's from the DC community notice board: https://dragcave.net/teleport/0fb013bcafea469a1ee2f203ce555d9d (two xenowyrm eggs)
References
- "Place name detail: Greendale". New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 13 January 2008.
- McKelvey, Peter. "Alfred Albert Thomas William Adams". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- Gorman, Paul (7 September 2010). "Fault awakens after 16,000 years of inactivity". The Press. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
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