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# Halswell

Halswell is a city in New Zealand, and the figures below are its published values. Halswell's unemployment stood at 4.1% at the end of 2023.

## Mobility

Halswell's nearest airport was CHC, 11 km away and offered 20 direct destinations.

## Climate

Monthly mean temperature moved from 16.8°C in January to 6.4°C in July. Halswell's monthly precipitation totalled 42.9 mm in January and 52.8 mm in July. Halswell's average monthly sunshine was 227.5 hours in January and 127.8 hours in July.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 4.1 % | parent_municipality | 2023-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [1] |
| Average daytime high by month | `climate_monthly_high_c` | Jan 22 · Feb 21.9 · Mar 20.1 · Apr 17.2 · May 14.7 · Jun 11.7 · Jul 11.2 · Aug 12.5 · Sep 14.8 · Oct 16.7 · Nov 18.5 · Dec 20.5 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan 11.7 · Feb 11.7 · Mar 9.9 · Apr 7.3 · May 4.8 · Jun 2.1 · Jul 1.6 · Aug 2.9 · Sep 4.7 · Oct 6.5 · Nov 8.1 · Dec 10.5 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan 16.8 · Feb 16.8 · Mar 15 · Apr 12.3 · May 9.8 · Jun 6.9 · Jul 6.4 · Aug 7.7 · Sep 9.7 · Oct 11.6 · Nov 13.3 · Dec 15.5 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 42.9 · Feb 37.1 · Mar 44.2 · Apr 54 · May 57.2 · Jun 63.9 · Jul 52.8 · Aug 54.7 · Sep 39.3 · Oct 46.8 · Nov 46.2 · Dec 48.8 mm | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [5] |
| Average sunshine by month | `climate_monthly_sunshine_h` | Jan 227.5 · Feb 195.2 · Mar 190.6 · Apr 158.1 · May 141.2 · Jun 115.3 · Jul 127.8 · Aug 156.5 · Sep 169.1 · Oct 205.4 · Nov 226.7 · Dec 215 hours | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [6] |
| Airport Direct Destinations Count | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 20 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [7] |
| Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 11 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [8] |
| Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | CHC | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [8] |

Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed.

## Language courses and integration

- [English Language Teaching — Intensive Literacy and Numeracy Fund](https://www.tec.govt.nz/funding/fund-finder/english-language-teaching) — State Language Course · Tertiary Education Commission · English · checked 2026-08-10
- [New Zealand settlement services](https://www.immigration.govt.nz/about-us/our-strategies-and-programmes/supporting-people-from-overseas-to-settle-in-new-zealand/settlement-services/) — Newcomer Adaptation · Immigration New Zealand · checked 2026-08-10
- [Provision of English Language Training (PELT)](https://www.tec.govt.nz/assets/Publications-and-others/PELT-Directory-of-Providers.pdf) — State Language Course · Tertiary Education Commission · English · checked 2026-08-10
- [Welcoming Communities](https://www.immigration.govt.nz/about-us/our-strategies-and-programmes/supporting-refugees-and-asylum-seekers/welcoming-communities/immigration-new-zealand-leads-welcoming-communities/) — Welcome Program · Immigration New Zealand · checked 2026-08-10

These are country-level programmes, not proof of a course location in this city.

## Public employment service

- [Work and Income employment service](https://www.workandincome.govt.nz/) — Job Search

This is a country-level service, not proof of a physical office in this city.

## Healthcare access

Migrants can receive medical care in Halswell when the country-wide insurance or residence conditions are met. City capacity facts do not determine personal eligibility.

- Public healthcare access for foreign residents: Conditional — [official source](https://www.healthnz.govt.nz/hospitals-services/eligibility-subsidies/publicly-funded-healthcare)

## Country-wide rules

Visa, benefit, tax and healthcare eligibility rules are published on the [New Zealand country page](https://immigrationdb.com/countries/new-zealand/).

## Sources

1. Stats NZ — Official source — https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/christchurch-city
2. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_TMAX.csv
3. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_TMIN.csv
4. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_TAVG.csv
5. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_PRCP.csv
6. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_TSUN.csv
7. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat
8. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv

## Cite

This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately.

### APA

ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 14). Halswell, New Zealand: jobs, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62; version approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/halswell/ Retrieved 2026-09-14. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_halswell-new-zealand-jobs-climate_c57c5f350096,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Halswell, New Zealand: jobs, climate},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-14},
  version = {approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62},
  snapshot = {approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/halswell/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-14. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

[Halswell, New Zealand: jobs, climate](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/halswell/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62; version approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62; retrieved 2026-09-14; built 2026-09-14.

- Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1`
- Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/halswell/
- Title: Halswell, New Zealand: jobs, climate
- Author: ImmigrationDB
- Publisher: ImmigrationDB
- Snapshot: `approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62`
- Version: `approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62`
- Retrieved: 2026-09-14
- Built: 2026-09-14
- Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

## Data

- HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/halswell/
- JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/nz/halswell.json
- Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/nz/halswell.md
- MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/nz/halswell
- Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json
- City shard index: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/index.json
- Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json