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Nayland College
Nayland College is a coeducational state secondary school located in Stoke, Nelson, New Zealand. It is one of three secondary schools in Nelson which are coeducational. The school was officially opened on 3 February 1966. Crest The crest is divided into quarters. The sailing ship represents discovery, the model of the atom represents research in reference to Lord Rutherford's work. The pine cone references forestry and the importance of this industry in New Zealand. The migratory godwit represents dispersal of students throughout the world. Extra-curricular Notable extra-curricular activities of the college include its well-regarded student produced newspaper and biennial musical productions. "The Circuit" is the longest running high school newspaper in New Zealand. The school has an active sports department with two gyms and multiple health and physical education rooms. Nayland College's best finish at the New Zealand Secondary School Football Championship was second place in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nayland College 2017
Nayland is a village and former civil parish in the Stour Valley on the Suffolk side of the border between Suffolk and Essex in England. In 2011 the built-up area had a population of 938. In 1881 the civil parish had a population of 901. History ''From an article by Rosemary Knox, Wissington'' Nayland village and the adjoining rural hamlet of Wissington (these days usually called 'Wiston'), were originally two separate parishes; in 1883 they were united into one civil parish, Nayland-with-Wissington, although the two ecclesiastical parishes remain separate. Nayland and Wiston lie on the northern bank of the River Stour, which divides Essex and Suffolk. Originally they were two different parishes with different histories. The name Nayland means an island, and the village developed on the higher ground amidst the lower river flood plain. It provided a good place for both a safe crossing of the river and an early manorial centre, probably a wooden castle. These advantages br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy Brockie
Jeremy Russell Brockie (born 7 October 1987) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a forward. He has represented New Zealand at senior international level, including the 2010 FIFA World Cup and at the 2008 Olympic Games, and was part of the squad that won the 2016 OFC Nations Cup. Club career Early years Brockie started his youth football for Richmond Athletic and his senior career at Matson's Premier Football League side Nelson Suburbs before going on to play for Canterbury United in the 2004–05 season of the New Zealand Football Championship. NZ Knights and the A-League He was one of the few shining lights for the New Zealand Knights in their debut A-League season, scoring four competition goals from nine starts. His first goals in the A-League were a double against Newcastle Jets at North Harbour Stadium. Brockie also scored a last minute goal against Sydney FC to earn the Knights a point, with his fourth goal coming in his side's final regular seaso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robbie Malneek
Robbie Malneek (born 3 April 1983) is a New Zealand rugby union player. Early career Malneek was born in Masterton, but moved with his family to Nelson aged eight. He attended secondary school first at Nayland College, where he played hooker, and then, from 2000 to 2001, Nelson College, where he moved to the back line and eventually fullback.''Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006'', 6th edition (CD-ROM). Senior career He made his provincial debut for Nelson Bays in 2002, and has played for Tasman since that union was formed in 2006. He is currently the most capped player in Tasman's short history. He has also had two stints playing in Italy, first with Parma in the 2007/08 and 2008/09 seasons, and then at Reggio in 2012/13. Following the completion of 2014 ITM Cup Malneek travelled to Sri Lanka to play for CR & FC during the 2014/15 season. In the Spring of 2016, Malneek played with Mystic River Rugby Club The Mystic River Rugby Club, sometimes called Boston Mys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brenda Lawson
Brenda Catherine Lawson (born 30 October 1967) is a New Zealand rower. She was twice world champion in women's double sculls with Philippa Baker, and they were both inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 2012. Lawson was born in 1967 in Nelson; her mother is Val Wilson. She received her education at Nayland College and lived in Nelson until age 17, when she left to progress her rowing career. Lawson rowed for clubs in Wairau, Hamilton, and Whanganui. Along with Philippa Baker she finished 4th in the women's double sculls at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Lawson and Baker then went on to become double sculls world champions twice in a row, first in 1993 in Račice, Czech Republic, and then in 1994 in Indianapolis, USA. At the 1995 World Rowing Championships in Tampere, Finland, they came third. At the 1996 Summer Olympics, Lawson and Baker came sixth in the double sculls. Lawson and Baker were named New Zealand team of the year at the 1994 Halberg Awards, and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhodes Scholarship
The Rhodes Scholarship is an international postgraduate award for students to study at the University of Oxford, in the United Kingdom. Established in 1902, it is the oldest graduate scholarship in the world. It is considered among the world's most prestigious international scholarship programs. Its founder, Cecil John Rhodes, wanted to promote unity among English-speaking nations and instill a sense of civic-minded leadership and moral fortitude in future leaders, irrespective of their chosen career paths. Initially restricted to male applicants from countries that are today within the Commonwealth, Germany and the United States, the scholarship is now open to applicants from all backgrounds and genders around the world. Since its creation, controversy has surrounded its initial exclusion of women, its historical failure to select black Africans, and Cecil Rhodes's own standing as a British imperialist. Rhodes Scholars have achieved distinction as politicians, academics, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceri Evans
Ceri Evans (born 2 October 1963 in Christchurch, New Zealand) is a New Zealand former association football player who frequently represented his country as a central defender in the 1980s and 1990s. After graduating in medicine with distinction from the University of Otago, Evans attended Oxford University as a Rhodes scholar, gaining a first class honours in Experimental Psychology while playing football for Oxford United. He is the son of Gwyn Evans who played professionally for Crystal Palace, for Christchurch United and Nelson United in New Zealand and who also became a senior official in the New Zealand Football Association. Ceri's interest in traumatic memory saw him interview over 100 violent offenders to gain his PhD. He was awarded the Gaskell Gold Medal by the Royal College of Psychiatrists and specialised in forensic psychiatry. After returning home to Christchurch, Ceri served as Clinical Director of thCanterbury Regional Forensic Psychiatry Service led national pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand National Football Team
The New Zealand men's national football team ( mi, Tīma hoka a-motu o Aotearoa) represents New Zealand in men's international football competitions. The team is governed by the governing body for football in New Zealand, New Zealand Football (NZF), which is currently a member of FIFA and Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). The team's official nickname is the All Whites ( mi, Ōmā). New Zealand is a five-time OFC champion. The team represented New Zealand at the FIFA World Cup tournaments in 1982 and 2010, and the FIFA Confederations Cup tournaments in 1999, 2003, 2009 and 2017. Because most New Zealand football clubs are semi-professional rather than fully professional, most professional New Zealand footballers play for clubs in English-speaking countries such as England, the United States and Australia. However, there are also New Zealand footballers who now play for clubs in European league such as Italy, Denmark, and Turkey. History Early years New Zealand's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whanganui (New Zealand Electorate)
Whanganui electorate boundaries used since the Whanganui (known as Wanganui until 1996) is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate. It was first established in 1860 for the 3rd Parliament and has existed continuously since then. It is held by Steph Lewis of the Labour Party, who won it in the 2020 general election. Establishment In the 1860 electoral redistribution, the House of Representatives increased the number of representatives by 12, reflecting the immense population growth since the original electorates were established in 1853. The redistribution created 15 additional electorates with between one and three members, and the electorate was split into two separate electorates: the electorate and the Wanganui electorate, with one member each. Population centres The current electorate is based on the urban area of Whanganui, the towns Ōpunake and Hāwera, and smaller centres Kaponga, Eltham, Normanby, Manaia, Patea and Waverley; broadly speaking, the Whanganui and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chester Borrows
Kerry James "Chester" Borrows (born 20 June 1957) is a National Party politician who served as a Member of the New Zealand Parliament (MP) from 2005 to 2017. Borrows worked as a police officer, including as a sole charge officer, and received a Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct for attempting to arrest an armed murderer. He first stood for Parliament in 1999, and was successfully elected in 2005. He was a Minister outside Cabinet for three years, and was Deputy Speaker also for three years. He did not run for Parliament in 2017. Borrows served as head of the Safe and Effective Justice Advisory Group, tasked with helping reform New Zealand's criminal justice system. He has also served as an archdeacon in the Anglican Church. Early years Born in 1957, Borrows was raised in Nelson and was educated at Nayland College. Borrows joined the New Zealand Police and worked in Nelson, Wellington and Auckland before becoming the sole charge officer in Patea. As a police constable, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Solomon
Laura Jane Solomon (28 June 1974 – 18 February 2019) was a New Zealand novelist, playwright and poet. She emerged as part of a new wave of young New Zealand writers in the 1990s anthologised in Mark Pirie's ''New Zealand Writing: The NeXt Wave'' (1998). Her first two novels were published around this time, while Solomon was in her early 20s, and she subsequently moved abroad to London where she wrote further works and trained as an IT professional. In 2007 she returned to New Zealand due to ongoing health problems, but continued to write and publish prolifically until her death. Solomon is best-known as a novelist, but her poetry and short stories have also been widely published and short-listed for awards and prizes. Early life and career Solomon was born in Auckland on 28 June 1974. Her mother was a special needs teacher and her father was an electrical engineer. She grew up in various parts of New Zealand, including Raetihi and Nelson. She graduated from Nayland College ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carthew Neal
Carthew Neal is an Academy nominated film, television and interactive producer. Neal produced Taika Waititi's satire ''Jojo Rabbit'' for Fox Searchlight, which received six Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture. He also produced Waititi's adventure comedy film ''Hunt for the Wilderpeople''. It is based on best selling novel '' Wild Pork & Watercress'' written by Barry Crump. ''Hunt for the Wilderpeople'' premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. It became New Zealand's number #1 at the box office and sold out to all territories worldwide. He also produced David Farrier and Dylan Reeve's feature documentary ''Tickled'', which also premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. It was released by Magnolia and HBO in the US and sold by Magnolia worldwide. Neal executive produced Farrier's Dark Tourist (television series) for Netflix. He also produced Madeleine Sami and Jackie van Beek's movie ''The Breaker Upperers'' which premiered at 2018 South by Southwest. It is d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristian Lavercombe
Kristian Lavercombe is a Welsh-born actor and singer best known for playing Riff Raff in over 2000 performances of ''The Rocky Horror Show''. Described by the show's writer Richard O'Brien as "a fantastically talented Riff Raff", Lavercombe's interpretation of the role has variously been described as "deliciously sleazy", "simply perfection" and "consistently the most watchable thing on stage throughout". Early life Originally from Neath in South Wales and the son of Gerald Lavercombe and Janice (née Cook), Lavercombe attended Nayland College and trained at the National Academy of Singing and Dramatic Art in New Zealand; an early role was playing Frank 'n' Furter in ''Rocky Horror'' in New Zealand. Career Lavercombe has performed as Riff Raff in ''The Rocky Horror Show'' over 2,000 times including during the International Tour (2010); the Australian Tour (2014–2015); the UK’s 40th Anniversary Tour (2015); during a West End live cinema broadcast in 2015 with Richard O’Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
