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Ellesmere, New Zealand
Ellesmere is a locality in the Selwyn District of New Zealand. Located south of Rolleston, the locality has given its names to a number of features. Ellesmere ward is a large rural area within Selwyn District; two of Selwyn's ten district councillors are elected in that ward. Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora, Canterbury's largest lake, is located south of Ellesmere. The Anglican Church has a parish called Ellesmere, and Walter Harper Walter Harper (1893 – October 25, 1918) was an Alaska Native mountain climber and guide. On Saturday, 7 June 1913, he was the first person to reach the summit of Denali (Mount McKinley), the highest mountain in North America. He was followed by ... was its vicar from 1876 to 1882. The parliamentary Ellesmere electorate existed from 1861 to 1928. References Selwyn District Populated places in Canterbury, New Zealand {{CanterburyNZ-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selwyn District
Selwyn District is a predominantly rural district in central Canterbury, on the east coast of New Zealand's South Island. It is named after the Selwyn River / Waikirikiri, which is in turn named after Bishop George Selwyn, the first Anglican bishop of New Zealand who, in 1843 and 1844, travelled the length of the country by horse, foot, boat and canoe, leaving in his wake a sprinkling of locations that now bear his name. History The first inhabitants of the area were the Māori who first settled New Zealand from the Cook and Society Islands about 700 years ago. The predominant Māori tribe today, in Selwyn and most of the rest of the South Island, is Ngāi Tahu, whose local marae (meeting house) is at Taumutu near the exit of Lake Ellesmere (Te Waihora). In the late 19th century, European (chiefly British) colonists arrived and carved the area up into farmland. This has remained the predominant pattern ever since. The Selwyn District as a unit of government was formed in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolleston, New Zealand
Rolleston ( mi, Roretana, Tauwharekākaho) is the seat and largest town in the Selwyn District, in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located on the Canterbury Plains south-west of Christchurch, and is part of the wider Christchurch metropolitan area. The town has a population of making it New Zealand's 24th-largest urban area and the third-largest in Canterbury (behind Christchurch and Timaru). It was nicknamed the "Town of the Future" in the 1970s by Prime Minister Norman Kirk. The "Town of the Future" signage has since been removed from the entrances to Rolleston. History Rolleston originated as a railway terminus in 1866, and is named after the Canterbury statesman William Rolleston. Rolleston, who was born in Yorkshire in 1831 and died in 1903, served as Superintendent of the Province of Canterbury from 1868 until 1876 (when central government abolished the New Zealand provinces). He also served as a Member of Parliament, holding various Cabinet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selwyn District Council
Selwyn District Council is the territorial authority for the Selwyn District of New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count .... The council was formed in 1989. A Selwyn County Council previously operated in the area between 1876 and 1910. The council is led by the mayor of Selwyn, who is currently . There are also ten ward councillors. Composition Councillors are elected once every three years, using the first-past-the post system. The last election to take place was in October 2022. Councillors * Mayor: * Ellesmere Ward (2): Shane Ngapou O Te Hahi Epiha, Elizabeth Mundt * Malvern Ward (2): Lydia Gliddon, Bob Mugford * Rolleston Ward (3): Phil Dean, Sophie McInnes, Nicole Reid * Springs Ward (3): Debra Hasson, Malcolm Lyall, Grant Miller Community boards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora
Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora is a broad, shallow coastal lake or waituna, in the Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand. It is directly to the west of Banks Peninsula, separated from the Pacific Ocean by the long, narrow, sandy Kaitorete Spit, or more correctly Kaitorete Barrier. It lies partially in extreme southeastern Selwyn District and partially in the southwestern extension of the former Banks Peninsula District, which now (since 2006) is a ward in the city of Christchurch. The lake holds high historical and cultural significance to the indigenous Māori population and the traditional Māori name ''Te Waihora'', means ''spreading waters''. It has officially had a dual English/Māori name since at least 1938. Geography and hydrology Currently Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora is a brackish bar-type waterbody, commonly called a lake or lagoon. It covers an area of , and is New Zealand's 5th largest lake (by area). Waituna and river mouth lagoons, or hapua, for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Encyclopedia Of New Zealand
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Harper (priest)
Walter Harper (12 January 1848 – 6 January 1930) was Dean of Christchurch from 1901 until 1913. Harper was born on 12 January 1848 at Stratfield Mortimer, Berkshire, England. He was the fourteenth child of Henry Harper, a former Bishop of Christchurch, and Emily Harper (). His parents emigrated to Christchurch in New Zealand on the ''Egmont'', arriving in Lyttelton on 23 December 1856. Harper received his education at Christ's College, Christchurch (1857–1868) in Christchurch, and Trinity College, Oxford; and ordained in 1873. After a curacy in Bebington he was Vicar of Ellesmere then Christchurch. He was principal of the Upper Department at Christ's College, Christchurch and sub-dean of Christchurch Cathedral from 1893 until 1900. On 13 July 1875, Harper married Emily Hope at St Andrew's Church in Bebington, Merseyside, England. They had a son and a daughter. His wife died on 27 September 1880 at the parsonage in Southbridge aged 35. On 23 January 1919, Harper married Sib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellesmere (New Zealand Electorate)
Ellesmere was a parliamentary electorate in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. It existed for two periods between 1861 and 1928 and was represented by six Members of Parliament. Population centres Ellesmere was a rural electorate, with the locality Ellesmere having given it its name. It was created in the 1860 Electoral Redistribution and was used in its initial form for the 1861 election. It was located on Banks Peninsula and included Sumner, Ferrymead, settlements around Lyttelton Harbour excluding Lyttelton itself (which had its own electorate). On the peninsula, its boundary with was east of Port Levy. In the south-west, it bordered Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora but surprisingly, the lake that gave the electorate its name was not included in the electorate, but belonged to . The electorate was abolished between 1866 and 1890. In December 1887, the House of Representatives voted to reduce its membership from general electorates from 91 to 70. The 1890 electoral redistrib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
