Woodend, New Zealand

The warmest months of the year are January and February, with an average high temperature of 23°C. The coldest month of the year occurs in July, when the average high temperature is 11°C. Monthly rainfall ranges between an average of 34mm in January and April to 63mm in July. ==Education==

Woodend School is Woodend's only school. It is a state co-educational full primary school with a decile rating of 8 and a roll of students (as of == Demographics ==

Woodend is defined by Statistics New Zealand as a small urban area and covers . It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Before the 2023 census, the town had a smaller boundary, covering . == Ravenswood ==

A large subdivision called Ravenswood is being built on the northern edge of Woodend. The first residents moved in in 2019. It is expected to eventually have 1500 homes built on it, significantly enlarging the town of Woodend. The subdivision will include 13 hectares of commercial buildings including a petrol station, fast food restaurant and a supermarket. == Government ==

The Waimakariri District Council provides local government services to Woodend. Woodend is part of the Waimakariri electorate. == Notable buildings ==

Saint Barnabas Church Saint Barnabas is the Woodend – Pegasus Anglican Parish Church. It replaced a previous church built on the site which was built in 1859–60. The previous church was condemned due to dry rot. The current church was designed by architect Cecil Wood in 1930 and opened in June 1933. In 1993 an extension containing meeting rooms and kitchen facilities was completed. This was designed by architect Don Donnithorne. Woodend Methodist Church The Woodend Methodist Church was built in 1911. It was damaged in the 2010–2011 Christchurch Earthquakes and has subsequently been repaired. == Transport ==

State Highway 1 runs through the middle of Woodend. Traffic volumes have been increasing every year and reached 20,000 cars per day in 2019. Frustrated local residents blocked State Highway 1 in February 2020 in protest. In September 2020, the traffic lights which had been promised by the New Zealand Transport Authority (NZTA) in 2020 to make crossing State Highway One had been delayed. The NZTA expects traffic volumes to double over the next 30 years. Its preferred solution is to build a new four-lane bypass which will join the current motorway at Lineside Road and run through to the entrance to Pegasus town. In March 2021, it was listed as an "on the horizon" project only in Canterbury’s draft Regional Land Transport Plan. ==Notable residents==

• Anton Cooper (born 1994), cross-country cyclist and World Under 23 Cross-country champion • Catharine Squires, known as Kate, was a Plymouth Brethren preacher ==References==