Cust, New Zealand

Cust is a rural village in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located in North Canterbury and comes under seat of the Waimakariri District Council. It is located approximately 16 km east of Oxford and 17 km west of Rangiora.[2][3] The town is named after Sir Edward Cust, who was a member of the Canterbury Association which organised European settlement of the area around 1850. Earlier names for the town were Moeraki Downs and Middleton-on-the-Cust.[4]

Cust
Village
The main street of Cust - Cust Rd
Cust
Location in New Zealand
Coordinates: 43°18′40″S 172°22′55″E
Country New Zealand
RegionCanterbury
Territorial authorityWaimakariri District
ElectoratesWaimakariri
Te Tai Tonga (Maori electorate)[1]
Population
 (2006)
 • Total426
Time zoneUTC+12 (NZST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode
7471 and 7475
Area code(s)03
Local iwiNgāi Tahu

Education

Cust School is Cust's only school. It is a state co-educational full primary school[5] with a decile rating of 10 and a roll of 153 students (as of March 2020).[6] The principal is Robert Schuyt.

Demographics
Cust population by year
CensusPop.±%Ref
1901713-[7]
.........
2001399-[8]
20064267[8]
20134475[8]

Motorcycle racing

For more than 20 years, a metalled-road racing circuit at Cust was used as the venue for the New Zealand Grand Prix for motorcycling. The Easter event, last held in 1963, would swell the village population to 25,000.[9]

Climate

The average temperature in summer is 16.2 °C, and in winter is 5.9 °C.[10]

MonthNormal temperature
January16.8 °C
February16.3 °C
March14.6 °C
April11.6 °C
May8.3 °C
June5.8 °C
July5.3 °C
August6.5 °C
September8.9 °C
October11.2 °C
November13.3 °C
December15.5 °C

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Peter Dowling (editor) (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. Map 81. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  3. Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. Map 178. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
  4. "Cust & Fernside". Archived from the original on 21 October 2008. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
  5. Education Counts: Cust School
  6. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  7. "CUST". THE CYCLOPEDIA OF NEW ZEALAND. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  8. "StatsMaps - 2013 Census population and dwelling map". Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  9. The early racing era, cams-racing.org.nz.
  10. "Weather statistics for Cust, Canterbury (New Zealand)". yr.no. Retrieved 28 November 2013.

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