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. Cust is about 16 km east of Oxford and 17 km west of Rangiora. The population was 426 in the 2006 Census, an increase of 30 from 2001. 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. Cust School is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a decile rating of 10 and a roll of 123. For more than 20 years a metalled road racing circuit at Cust was used as the venue for the New Zealand Grand Prix for...