Cust River

River in New Zealand

Cust River

Location
Country	New Zealand
Physical characteristics

Source
• location	Canterbury Plains

Mouth
• location	Cam River / Ruataniwha
• coordinates	43°22′26″S 172°38′04″E / 43.37375°S 172.63433°E / -43.37375; 172.63433
Length	51 km (32 mi)

The Cust River is a river in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. It flows east across the upper Canterbury Plains from its source north of the town of Oxford, New Zealand, flowing into the Cam River / Ruataniwha close to the town of Rangiora. The small town of Cust lies on the banks of the river.^[1] The lower part of the river, to the south-west of Rangiora, is diverted into a channel and called the "Main Drain".^[2] The channel was built in 1862 to drain the swampy land between Rangiora and the Waimakariri River, and when it was enlarged in 1868 it accidentally captured the Cust.^[3]

The river was named in 1849 after Sir Edward Cust, a member of the Canterbury Association.^[4]^[5]

Brown trout spawn in the river^[6] and are suitable for fishing in spring.^[7]

References

^ Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. Maps 81–82. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
^ Discover New Zealand:A Wises Guide (9th ed.). 1994. pp. 373, 394.
^ "The Waimakariri River". Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
^ "Cust, New Zealand". Retrieved 30 August 2009.
^ Reed, A. W. (2010). Peter Dowling (ed.). Place Names of New Zealand. Rosedale, North Shore: Raupo. p. 94. ISBN 9780143204107.
^ "Central Plains Water Proposal: Concerns of the North Canterbury Fish and Game Council" (PDF). p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
^ "Fishing Close to Christchurch". Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2009.

Land Information New Zealand - Search for Place Names

The territorial authority of Waimakariri District, Canterbury, New Zealand

Populated places; seat: Rangiora • Waimakariri District Council

Kaiapoi-Woodend Ward

Kaiapoi-Tuahiwi Sub-Division	Clarkville Kaiapoi Kairaki Ohapuku The Pines Beach Flaxton Tuahiwi
Woodend-Sefton Sub-Division	Coldstream Pegasus Saltwater Creek Sefton Waikuku Waikuku Beach Woodend Woodend Beach

Oxford-Ohoka Ward

Ohoka-Swannanoa Sub-Division	Eyreton Eyrewell Mandeville North Ohoka Swannanoa West Eyreton Wetheral Wilsons Siding
Oxford Sub-Division	Ashley Gorge Bennetts Bexley Burnt Hill Carleton Coopers Creek Gammans Creek Glenburn Glentui Horrellville Lees Valley Oxford Okuku Range Rockford Starvation Hill The Warren View Hill Okuku Hills

Rangiora-Ashley Ward

Ashley Sub-Division	Ashley Loburn Loburn North Okuku Whiterock Cust Fernside Springbank Summerhill
Rangiora Sub-Division	Rangiora Southbrook

Schools

Primary

Secondary

Area

Disestablished

Primary	Okuku Whiterock

Facilities

Sports clubs

Electorates

Historic	Ashley Hurunui Kaiapoi Rangiora
Current	Kaikōura Waimakariri

Member of
Parliament

for the Kaikōura electorate	N Doug Kidd (1996–99) N Lynda Scott (1999–2005) N Colin King (2005–14) N Stuart Smith (2014–present)
for the Waimakariri electorate	L Mike Moore (1996–99) L Clayton Cosgrove (1999–2011) N Kate Wilkinson (2011–14) N Matt Doocey (2014–present)