Lauriston, New Zealand

Lauriston is a lightly populated locality in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is situated on the Canterbury Plains south of the Rakaia River, some 20 kilometres (12 mi) inland from Rakaia. It was named after one of its pioneer settlers with the name of Laurie.[1]

Lauriston goods shed

See also

List of towns in New Zealand

References

Reed, A. W. (2010). Peter Dowling (ed.). Place Names of New Zealand. Rosedale, North Shore: Raupo. p. 214. ISBN 9780143204107.

Populated places of the territorial authority of Ashburton District, Canterbury, New Zealand

seat: Ashburton

Ashburton Ward

Ashburton
- Ashburton Central
- Allenton
- Hampstead
- Netherby
Tinwald

Eastern Ward

Hinds Sub-Division	Ashton Carew Coldstream Ealing Eiffelton Flemington Heatherlea Hinds Huntingdon Lagmhor Lake Hood Longbeach Lowcliffe Lynnford Maronan Waterton Wheatstone Willowby Windermere Winslow
Rakaia Sub-Division	Acton Barhill Chertsey Dorie Dromore Elgin Fairton Hakatere River Mouth Hatfield Kyle Mitcham Newland Overdale Pendarves Rakaia Riverside Rokeby Seafield Sherwood Somerton Wakanui Winchmore

Western Ward

bold - main town; bold & italics - minor town; normal text - locality; italics - minor locality

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