Gleniti is a suburb of Timaru, in the South Canterbury district and Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island.

[3] The name is a hybrid of the Scottish term glen and the original Māori name for the area Wai-iti (which translates as little water).

[3] Gleniti is the home of Aorangi Park, South Canterbury's main sports complex.

The percentage of people born overseas was 13.2, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 39.4% had no religion, 51.7% were Christian, 0.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.4% were Hindu, 0.2% were Muslim, 0.3% were Buddhist and 1.3% had other religions.