Kirwee is a town located west of Christchurch in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island.

It was named after Karwi in India by retired British Army colonel De Renzie Brett.

[3] Kirwee is also home to the South Island Agricultural Field Days, held biennially.

[4][5] In the early 1870s, Kirwee was intended to be the junction of two branch lines, one to Whitecliffs and the other to Sheffield and Springfield.

[7] Kirwee is described by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement, and covers 4.21 km2 (1.63 sq mi).

Before the 2023 census, the settlement had a smaller boundary, covering 3.68 km2 (1.42 sq mi).

[10] State Highway 73 and the Midland Line railway both pass through the town.