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Kirwee

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Township on the Canterbury Plains between the Waimakariri and Selwyn Rivers, 8km east of Darfield.
Meaning of place name
Named after Kirwee in India, the site of a notable battle, by Colonel De R.J. Brett, a substantial landowner in this district.