Leeston

Leeston is a small town on the Canterbury Plains in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located 40 kilometres southwest of Christchurch, between the shore of Lake Ellesmere and the mouth of the Rakaia River. The town is a farming service centre, but has all the necessities for a real township such as a supermarket, schools, churches, hospital (for the elderly only) and a small open swimming pool. The Selwyn District Council currently has a service office in Leeston, after the headquarters was shifted to Rolleston. Leeston is growing relatively fast for a small town, having a population of 1,299 up 8.3%, or 99 people, since the 2001 census, significantly above the average population growth rate in New Zealand, though not as high as...