Greta Valley is a town in North

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, 83 km north of

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. It was named after the River Greta in Yorkshire by local runholders Sir Charles Clifford and Sir

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in the 1850s, but it is to the east of the Greta River and on the south bank of the Waikari River. It is situated approximately halfway between Christchurch and Cheviot just off State Highway 1.

2016 earthquake

At 18:13 on 22 November 2016, an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 struck the town of Scargill, 2 kilometres northwest of Greta Valley. The earthquake was described by locals as severe due to its shallow depth of 7 kilometres. As a result, there was significant damage to the local community hall, houses, and water tanks. The earthquake was considered an aftershock of the

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Demographics

Greta Valley is part of the wider Omihi statistical area.

Education

Greta Valley School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students, with a roll of as of . Facilities include a swimming pool, two playing fields, a tennis court and a library.

References

{{Hurunui District Populated places in the Canterbury Region Hurunui District