Mayfield, Canterbury

Mayfield is a small farming settlement in Mid Canterbury, in New Zealand's South Island.

It is located 35 km from Ashburton[1] on former State Highway 72 at the intersection of the Lismore-Mayfield Road towards the top of the Canterbury Plains.

[2] The village has a shop, garage, tavern, local transport company and rural supply store.

The Mayfield domain features rugby fields, tennis and squash courts, outdoor swimming pool, rifle range, play centre, adventure playground and memorial hall.

It was he who essentially invented the heavier, more robust farming gear needed when it became quite clear that the lightweight harrows and plows previously used could not handle the stony conditions and it was he who lived to see Mayfield grown from one or two houses to a functioning, prosperous settlement.

[9] The Mayfield Agricultural and Pastoral show takes place on the second Saturday in March each year.

[1][10] In June 2006 Mayfield and the Mid Canterbury region were hit by large snowfalls disrupting power, phone and roads.

Power remained cut for hundreds of households more than a week after the event making it one of the worst storms to hit the region in several decades.