# Medbury > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Medbury > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Medbury.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medbury > Source revision: 1305660278 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Locality in Hurunui District, Canterbury Region, New Zealand For other uses, see [Medbury (disambiguation)](/source/Medbury_(disambiguation)). Medbury **Medbury** is a rural locality in the [Canterbury](/source/Canterbury%2C_New_Zealand) region of New Zealand's [South Island](/source/South_Island), situated near the [Hurunui River](/source/Hurunui_River) and [State Highway 7.](/source/New_Zealand_State_Highway_7) There is no longer a significant population base forming a township, just rural properties. On 15 December 1884, the [railway](/source/Railway) line was extended to Medbury [Waikari](/source/Waikari) was opened to Medbury, which remained the terminus for just over a year until the line was further extended to [Culverden](/source/Culverden) on 8 February 1886. Initially, the line was intended to become the [Main North Line](/source/Main_North_Line%2C_New_Zealand) to [Nelson](/source/Nelson%2C_New_Zealand) and [Blenheim](/source/Blenheim%2C_New_Zealand), but a coastal route via [Parnassus](/source/Parnassus%2C_New_Zealand) and [Kaikōura](/source/Kaik%C5%8Dura) was chosen. The line through Medbury had its furthest terminus in [Waiau](/source/Waiau%2C_Canterbury) and it became known as the [Waiau Branch](/source/Waiau_Branch). Medbury station had a loading bank, stockyards, and a [water tank](/source/Water_tank) for [steam locomotives](/source/Steam_locomotive), and a [goods shed](/source/Goods_shed) was installed in 1924. The station was closed due to low traffic in 1974, with the line's closure taking place on 15 January 1978. The goods shed still stands, relocated to a farmer's paddock. ## Climate Climate data for Medbury (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1927–1991, 2016–present) Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high °C (°F) 37.9 (100.2) 36.0 (96.8) 32.8 (91.0) 29.4 (84.9) 25.7 (78.3) 23.9 (75.0) 20.6 (69.1) 22.8 (73.0) 27.5 (81.5) 29.1 (84.4) 31.1 (88.0) 33.1 (91.6) 37.9 (100.2) Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 23.4 (74.1) 23.4 (74.1) 20.9 (69.6) 17.6 (63.7) 14.8 (58.6) 11.6 (52.9) 11.4 (52.5) 12.9 (55.2) 14.8 (58.6) 17.1 (62.8) 18.9 (66.0) 21.2 (70.2) 17.3 (63.2) Daily mean °C (°F) 17.1 (62.8) 16.9 (62.4) 14.5 (58.1) 11.4 (52.5) 9.0 (48.2) 6.0 (42.8) 5.8 (42.4) 7.2 (45.0) 9.3 (48.7) 11.2 (52.2) 13.2 (55.8) 15.3 (59.5) 11.4 (52.5) Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 10.9 (51.6) 10.3 (50.5) 8.1 (46.6) 5.1 (41.2) 3.3 (37.9) 0.4 (32.7) 0.2 (32.4) 1.4 (34.5) 3.8 (38.8) 5.3 (41.5) 7.4 (45.3) 9.4 (48.9) 5.5 (41.8) Record low °C (°F) −1.1 (30.0) −0.6 (30.9) −2.0 (28.4) −5.6 (21.9) −8.3 (17.1) −10.0 (14.0) −13.3 (8.1) −9.2 (15.4) −6.7 (19.9) −5.3 (22.5) −3.3 (26.1) −1.2 (29.8) −13.3 (8.1) Average rainfall mm (inches) 40.0 (1.57) 37.5 (1.48) 57.1 (2.25) 53.1 (2.09) 59.3 (2.33) 50.7 (2.00) 57.1 (2.25) 73.1 (2.88) 49.8 (1.96) 57.9 (2.28) 41.2 (1.62) 42.0 (1.65) 618.8 (24.36) Source: NIWA (rainfall 1971–2000)[1][2] - 1.**[^](#ref_a)**Extremes includes nearby Balmoral Forest station. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["CliFlo -The National Climate Database (Agent numbers: 5431, 5432, 41282)"](https://cliflo.niwa.co.nz/). NIWA. Retrieved 11 September 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Monthly climate summaries from December 2001 to the present"](https://niwa.co.nz/climate-and-weather/monthly). NIWA. Retrieved 13 July 2025. ## External links - [Information about and photos of Medbury's railway station](https://web.archive.org/web/20070929135024/http://www.trainweb.org/enzedrail/branch/waiau/07/) [42°52′S 172°40′E / 42.867°S 172.667°E / -42.867; 172.667](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Medbury¶ms=42_52_S_172_40_E_region:NZ_type:city) v t e Hurunui District, New Zealand Seat: Amberley Populated places Amberley Ward Amberley Balcairn Broomfield Leithfield Amuri-Hurunui Ward Culverden Hawarden Medbury Mount Lyford Pyramid Valley Rotherham Lake Sumner Waiau Waikari Weka Pass Cheviot Ward Cheviot Gore Bay Hawkswood Hundalee Parnassus Glenmark Ward Greta Valley Motunau Omihi Waipara Hanmer Springs Ward Hanmer Springs Lewis Pass Geographic features Ashley Forest Conway River Doubtful River Doubtless River Edwards River Empson River Esk River Gelt River Glencoe River Glencoe River Glenrae River Grantham River Greta River Hanmer River Harper Pass Hundalee Hills Hurunui River Motunau Island Mount Grey / Maukatere Lake Tennyson Waiau Uwha River Waimakariri River Waipara River Facilities and attractions Hanmer Conservation Park Hurunui River South Branch Kate Valley Landfill Waiau Branch Weka Pass Railway Government District Council Mayor Regional Council --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Medbury](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medbury) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medbury?action=history)). 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