Gleniti is a suburb of Timaru, in the South Canterbury district and Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located west of the town centre.^[3]

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Gleniti
Suburb
Coordinates: 44.384°S 171.197°E / -44.384; 171.197
Country	New Zealand
City	Timaru
Local authority	Timaru District Council
Electoral ward	Timaru
Area [1]
• Land	716 ha (1,769 acres)
Population  (June 2023)[2]
• Total	4,110

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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.^[4]

Gleniti covers 7.16 km² (2.76 sq mi).^[1] It had an estimated population of 4,110 as of June 2023, with a population density of 574 people per km².

Gleniti had a population of 3,924 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 417 people (11.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 720 people (22.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,554 households, comprising 1,863 males and 2,061 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.9 males per female, with 624 people (15.9%) aged under 15 years, 513 (13.1%) aged 15 to 29, 1,590 (40.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,194 (30.4%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 93.7% European/Pākehā, 4.5% Māori, 1.1% Pasifika, 3.9% Asian, and 1.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

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.

Of those at least 15 years old, 507 (15.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 756 (22.9%) people had no formal qualifications. 681 people (20.6%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,422 (43.1%) people were employed full-time, 504 (15.3%) were part-time, and 48 (1.5%) were unemployed.^[5]

Gleniti School is a coeducational state full primary school (years 1-8). It has a roll of 367 students as of February 2024.^[8] It first opened in 1879.^[9]