Hinds is a small town in the Mid-Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island.

It is located on the Canterbury Plains on the south bank of the Hinds River, which reaches the Pacific Ocean between the nearby localities of Longbeach and Lowcliffe.

Other localities around Hinds include Ealing to the west, Willowby, Windermere, and Winslow to the northeast, and Eiffelton to the southeast.

[4] State Highway 1 and the Main South Line railway pass through Hinds.

Hinds is described by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement, and covers 2.18 km2 (0.84 sq mi).