Place:Rolleston, Canterbury, New Zealand

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NameRolleston
TypeCity or town
Coordinates43.6°S 172.4°E
Located inCanterbury, New Zealand
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Rolleston

is the seat and largest town in the Selwyn District, in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located on the Canterbury Plains south-west of Christchurch, and is considered a satellite town of the city. The town has a population of making it New Zealand's 26th-largest urban area and the third-largest in Canterbury (behind Christchurch and Timaru). It was nicknamed the "Town of the Future" in the 1970s by Prime Minister Norman Kirk. The "Town of the Future" signage has since been removed from the entrances to Rolleston.

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