# Greta Valley

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Town in Canterbury, New Zealand

Place in Canterbury, New Zealand

Greta Valley Greta Valley village looking in a south easterly direction Interactive map of Greta Valley Coordinates: 42°57′50″S 172°58′04″E / 42.9638°S 172.9677°E / -42.9638; 172.9677 Country New Zealand Region Canterbury Territorial authority Hurunui District Ward East Ward Time zone UTC+12 (New Zealand Standard Time) • Summer (DST) UTC+13 (New Zealand Daylight Time)

Greta Valley looking toward the intersection with [New Zealand State Highway 1](/source/New_Zealand_State_Highway_1)

Tavern Reserve, Picnic Area and Playground

Local Cafe

**Greta Valley** is a town in North [Canterbury](/source/Canterbury%2C_New_Zealand), 83 km north of [Christchurch](/source/Christchurch), [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand). It was named after the [River Greta](/source/River_Greta%2C_Durham) in Yorkshire by local [runholders](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/runholder) Sir [Charles Clifford](/source/Sir_Charles_Clifford%2C_1st_Baronet) and Sir [Frederick Weld](/source/Frederick_Weld) in the 1850s, but it is to the east of the [Greta River](/source/Greta_River) and on the south bank of the [Waikari River](/source/Waikari_River_(Canterbury)).[1]

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 [2016 Kaikōura earthquake](/source/2016_Kaik%C5%8Dura_earthquake).[2]

## Demographics

Greta Valley is part of the wider [Omihi statistical area](/source/Omihi#Demographics).[3]

## Education

Greta Valley School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,[4] with a roll of 37 as of March 2026.[5] Facilities include a swimming pool, two playing fields, a tennis court and a library.[5]

## References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Greta Valley](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Greta_Valley).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** *Discover New Zealand:A Wises Guide* (9th ed.). 1994. p. 380.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Scargill in pictures: the aftermath of a quake"](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/nz-earthquake/86814704/scargill-in-pictures-the-aftermath-of-a-quake). Stuff. 24 November 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [2018 Census place summary: Omihi](https://www.stats.govt.nz/tools/2018-census-place-summaries/omihi)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-moe3359_4-0)** ["Greta Valley School Ministry of Education School Profile"](https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school=3359). *educationcounts.govt.nz*. [Ministry of Education](/source/Ministry_of_Education_(New_Zealand)).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ero3359_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ero3359_5-1) ["Greta Valley School Education Review Office Report"](https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/3359/greta-valley-school). *ero.govt.nz*. [Education Review Office](/source/Education_Review_Office). Retrieved 1 January 2026.

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