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Ōpōtiki College
Ōpōtiki College is a state secondary school located in Ōpōtiki, in the Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand. History The first secondary schooling available in Ōpōtiki was at the Opotiki District High School, which was established in 1922. The name was changed in 1953 when Opotiki College opened as a separate secondary school (on its present site). When Opotiki College came into being in 1953, a new crest was decided on. At the top is a burning lamp. Underneath is a cogged wheel and key. The fern and the mere were added later. The first motto was in Latin – ; “as the mind is, so is the man”. This was later changed to te reo Māori – ; meaning “The mind is the measure of the man”. A new logo has recently been developed that has at its centre the Koru. Kura Ki Uta The school ''marae'' (Maori communal space) was opened in 1981, complete with a dedicated meeting house or ''wharenui'', given the name . The school (Māori Performing Arts team) has ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōpōtiki
Ōpōtiki (; from ''Ōpōtiki-Mai-Tawhiti'') is a small town in the eastern Bay of Plenty in the North Island of New Zealand. It houses the headquarters of the Ōpōtiki District Council and comes under the Bay of Plenty Regional Council. Geography The town of Ōpōtiki is situated exactly on latitude 38° South. The climate is temperate. Summer temperatures reach the mid-20s (Celsius, mid-70s Fahrenheit) on the coast and encourage a continuation of the beach culture of the Bay of Plenty. Winter days are often cloudless, the daytime temperature never drops below freezing but there may be a mild frost at night. Winter snow falls along the crest of the ranges, and on the higher peaks (over 1000 m) may remain for a few weeks. Rain occurs at any season. Severe localised rainstorms ('cloudbursts') may occur in the high country and have caused flash flooding including past inundations of Ōpōtiki township. Demographics The Ōpōtiki urban area, as defined by Statistics New Zeala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Freyberg
Lieutenant-General Bernard Cyril Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg, (21 March 1889 – 4 July 1963) was a British-born New Zealand soldier and Victoria Cross recipient, who served as the 7th Governor-General of New Zealand from 1946 to 1952. Freyberg served as an officer in the British Army during the First World War. He took part in the beach landings during the Gallipoli Campaign and was the youngest general in the British Army during the First World War, later serving on the Western Front, where he was decorated with the Victoria Cross and three Distinguished Service Orders, making him one of the most highly decorated British Empire soldiers of the First World War. He liked to be in the thick of the action: Winston Churchill called him "the Salamander" due to his ability to pass through fire unharmed. During the Second World War, he commanded the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Battle of Crete, the North African Campaign and the Italian Campaign. Freyberg was involved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Walker (rugby Union)
William Charles Aroyn Walker (born 19 May 1978) is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer. He played for Gloucester and Worcester Warriors in the Guinness Premiership. He has also played for the New Zealand Maori. Walker is currently the head coach of the Blues Women in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition. Rugby career Walker debuted for North Harbour in 1997. He later played for Otago in 2002 and 2003. He also played for the Highlanders from 2002 to 2003 before going abroad. Walker joined Gloucester for the start of the 2006/07 season on a 2-year contract from World Fighting Bull. He made 24 appearances in all competitions during his debut season, scoring 220 points. This included 2 tries against Bath & Bristol. In his second season, he made 23 appearances in all competitions, scoring 96 points. He scored 2 tries against Leicester Tigers and Bourgoin. On 22 May 2008, Walker signed a 2-year extension to his contract. On 13 September 2008, Walker played a key role in Gl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leanne Walker
Leanne Walker (born 17 July 1968) is a New Zealand former basketball player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), .... Walker also competed for New Zealand at the 1994 World Championship held in Australia.FIBA Archive. 1994 World Championship for WomenNew Zealand Retrieved 2014-01-04. References 1968 births Living people New Zealand women's basketball players Olympic basketball players for New Zealand Basketball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics {{NewZealand-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikki Slade Robinson
Nikola Slade Robinson (born 1968), generally known as Nikki Slade Robinson, is a New Zealand children’s picture book writer and illustrator. Her books have been widely reviewed and shortlisted for a number of awards. ''The Little Kiwi’s Matariki'' won the Best Picture Book section of the 2016 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. Biography Nikki (Nikola) Slade Robinson was born in Te Puke in 1968. From the age of five years, she drew constantly, read widely and wanted to make children’s books when she grew up. She was educated at Woodlands School and Ōpōtiki College, and studied for a Diploma of Visual Communications Design (Illustration) at Wellington Polytechnic. Her writing and illustrating career began with freelance work and submitting her portfolio to publishers. She illustrated her first book at age 21. As well as writing and illustrating her own books, and illustrating books for others, she has worked on many educational titles including some in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Shelford
Frank Nuki Ken Shelford (born 16 May 1955) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A flanker, Shelford represented Bay of Plenty and Hawkes Bay at provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1981 to 1985. He played 22 matches for the All Blacks including four internationals. Of Whakatōhea descent, Shelford played for New Zealand Māori, captaining the side against Tonga in 1983. He won the Tom French Cup In rugby union, the Tom French Cup is an honour awarded by New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) to the Tom French Memorial Māori player of the year. The cup has been awarded annually since 1949, when it was donated to the New Zealand Māori coach To ... for Māori player of the year in 1981. Shelford was named the supreme winner at the 1984 Bay of Plenty sports awards. References 1955 births Living people Bay of Plenty rugby union players Māori All Blacks players New Zealand international rugby union play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Rolleston
James Rolleston (born 8 June 1997) is a New Zealand actor known for the films ''Boy'' and '' The Dark Horse''. The latter was released in October 2014 and had its world premiere at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival on 4 September. Film career Rolleston made his screen debut in the Taika Waititi film ''Boy'', playing the main role of the child who idolises his father. ''Boy'' became the most successful local film released in New Zealand to date. In 2014 he took roles in two further films: critically acclaimed drama '' The Dark Horse'', in which he co-starred opposite Cliff Curtis as a teenager who is set to be initiated into a gang, and action movie ''The Dead Lands'', in which he plays a young Maori warrior seeking vengeance for the massacre of his family. Rolleston also starred in ''Pork Pie'', the 2017 remake of the New Zealand classic ''Goodbye Pork Pie''. Rolleston has frequently appeared in Vodafone New Zealand television commercials. Filmography Personal life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murray Ken Hudson
Murray Ken Hudson, (24 February 1938 – 13 February 1974) was a Sergeant with the Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment who lost his life when trying to protect soldiers under his command at Waiouru Military Camp in New Zealand. He was awarded the George Cross posthumously on 11 October 1974. Born in Ōpōtiki in the Bay of Plenty, where he attended Ōpōtiki College, Hudson enlisted in the New Zealand Army on 24 May 1961. He served in Malaya, Borneo and Vietnam, serving with the New Zealand Special Air Service The 1st New Zealand Special Air Service Regiment, abbreviated as 1 NZSAS Regt, was formed on 7 July 1955 and is the Special forces unit of the New Zealand Army, closely modelled on the British Special Air Service (SAS). It traces its origins to .... Sergeant Hudson was a drill instructor at Waiouru supervising a training exercise when an NCO accidentally armed a grenade he was about to throw. Hudson saw the soldier freeze, and immediately ordered him to throw i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Henwood
Samuel Tamihana Henwood (born 28 March 1991) is a New Zealand rugby union player. He currently plays for the in Super Rugby and in New Zealand's domestic Mitre 10 Cup. Early career Born and raised in the small town of Opotiki in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand, Henwood initially turned out for the Bay's youth sides alongside future All Black, Sam Cane. He attended Opotiki College for four years, then moved to Auckland for his final year of high school and attended King's College where he captained their first XV. Senior career Henwood debuted for Auckland during the 2011 ITM Cup season, however over the next few years he suffered multiple shoulder injuries which required reconstruction ending two of his seasons prematurely. He made his return to the National Provincial Competition in 2014, playing for the Counties Manukau Steelers. During the 2014–2015 and 2015–2016 off-seasons, he played in Portugal for Clube de Tecnico who were coached by his former C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exia Shelford
Exia Edwards (née Shelford, born 12 November 1975) is a former New Zealand rugby union player, representing and Bay of Plenty. She made her international debut at the 1998 Rugby World Cup in the Netherlands. She was also part of two other successful Rugby World Cup's in 2002 and 2006. In 1999, Shelford scored a try when the Black Ferns beat the United States 65–5 at Palmerston North. At the 2005 Canada Cup she scored a try in the 30–9 victory over Scotland at Ottawa Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core .... Shelford also played rugby league for the New Zealand Māori women's team and netball for Bay of Plenty. References 1975 births Living people New Zealand women's international rugby union players New Zealand female rugby union players Female rugby un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luka Connor
Luka Connor (born 24 September 1996) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She was part of the Black Ferns 2021 Rugby World Cup squad that won their sixth title. She plays for Chiefs Manawa in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition; she also plays for the Bay of Plenty Volcanix in the Farah Palmer Cup and club rugby for Rangataua. Biography Connor is from the Te Whakatōhea, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui and Ngāti Porou iwi. She was attending Opotiki College, Ōpōtiki College when she made her debut for the Bay of Plenty Volcanix in 2014. 2017 In 2017, She suffered a serious knee injury and missed the entire provincial season of 2018. 2019 Connor was one of 29 players who were offered Black Ferns contracts in 2019. On 28 June 2019, Connor made her test debut for the Black Ferns, she came off the bench against Canada women's national rugby union team, Canada in San Diego. She was named in the Black Ferns squad for the 2019 Laurie O'Reilly Cup and featured in the second test match ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
