New Zealand - Canterbury - Aerial view of Ashburton - 1981 Ashburton - A large town in the Canterbury Region - 85 kilometres south west of Christchurch - Ashburton township has a population of 19,600, with an additional 15,200 living in the wider district. - The town is the 27th largest urban area in New Zealand - Named by the surveyor Captain Joseph Thomas of the New Zealand Land Association - "Ashvegas", Ashburton's common nickname, is an ironic allusion to Las Vegas. (Reference: Wikipedia) --------------------- Image source: LINZ CC-BY 3.0 Sourced from https://retrolens.co.nz/ Date taken: 10/03/1981 Survey Number: SN5892 Copyright: Crown Elevation: 5500 Run Number: A Photo Number: 2 Scale: 8000