Kimberley, New Zealand

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{{Use New Zealand English|date=December 2015}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}

{{Infobox settlement

|name = Kimberley

|settlement_type = Rural Area

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|coordinates = {{coord|43|26|49.403|S|172|7|15.952|E|region:NZ|display=inline,title}}

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = New Zealand

|subdivision_type1 = Region

|subdivision_name1 = Canterbury

|subdivision_type2 = Territorial authority

|subdivision_name2 = Selwyn District

|established_date =

|founder =

|seat_type = Electorates|seat = Selwyn
Te Tai Tonga (Maori electorate){{cite web |url=http://www.elections.org.nz/mapping/ |title=Find my Electorate |publisher= Electoral Commission|accessdate=2015-11-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208035645/http://www.elections.org.nz/mapping/ |archive-date=8 February 2013 |url-status=dead }}|unit_pref = Metric

|population_as_of =

|postal_code_type = Postcode(s)|postal_code = 7571

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Kimberley is a rural area in the Selwyn District of the South Island of New Zealand. It is {{convert|35|km}} west of the outskirts of Christchurch and directly north of Darfield. It consists of an old hall, a cemetery and arable and sheep farming land.

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake occurred south of Kimberley at 4:35 am on 4 September 2010, causing widespread damage to buildings in the districts of Selwyn, Christchurch and Waimakariri.{{cite news|url = http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10671049|title = "Extremely violent" 7.4 quake hits Christchurch|work = The New Zealand Herald|date = 4 September 2010|first1 = Jarrod|last1 = Booker}}