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Waikirikiri
The Selwyn River / Waikirikiri flows through the Selwyn District of Canterbury in the South Island of New Zealand. Description The river has its source in the Southern Alps and flows east for before emptying into Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora, south of Banks Peninsula. Terrace cliffs above the river's upper reaches gave the town of Whitecliffs its name. For much of its course the river flows through wide shingle channels. In drought years, the river can disappear beneath this bed and seem to dry up completely. This frequently occurs where State Highway 1 crosses the river at the settlement of Selwyn, about upstream from its outflow into Lake Ellesmere. In the foothills, the Selwyn flows year-round. On the plains, the riverbed is highly permeable, and the river overlays a deep and porous aquifer. As soon as the river reaches the plains, water begins leaking down through the bed and into the aquifer. In most months, all river-water disappears within of leaving the foothills. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Selwyn (bishop Of Lichfield)
George Augustus Selwyn (5 April 1809 – 11 April 1878) was the first Anglican Bishop of New Zealand. He was Bishop of New Zealand (which included Melanesia) from 1841 to 1869. His diocese was then subdivided and Selwyn was metropolitan bishop, Metropolitan (later called Primate of New Zealand, Primate) of New Zealand from 1858 to 1868. Returning to Britain, Selwyn served as Bishop of Lichfield from 1868 to 1878. After his death, Selwyn College, Cambridge and Selwyn College, Otago were founded to honour his life and contribution to scholarship and the church. The colleges and other educational facilities uphold the legacy of the bishop. Early years Selwyn was born at Church Row, Hampstead, Church Row, Hampstead, the second son of William Selwyn (QC), William Selwyn (1775–1855) and of Laetitia Frances Kynaston. At the age of seven he went to Great Ealing School, the school of Nicholas, where the future Cardinal Newman and his brother Francis William Newman, Francis were among h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Highway 77 (New Zealand)
State Highway 77 is a New Zealand state highway network, state highway in New Zealand going through the inland parts of Central and Mid Canterbury, New Zealand, Canterbury between the towns of Ashburton, New Zealand, Ashburton and Darfield, New Zealand, Darfield via the Rakaia Gorge. It is wholly single carriageway with two one-lane bridges at the Rakaia River, Rakaia and Selwyn Rivers. One set of traffic lights is found in Ashburton marking the southern terminus of the highway. About 43 km of the highway lie on the Inland Scenic Route (formerly State Highway 72). Route The highway begins as ''Bangor Road'' just west of Darfield town centre, and proceeds in a westerly directions towards the mountains through flat pastoral farmland. Just before reaching the foothills, the road intersects with the Inland Scenic Route (Deans Road) coming from Sheffield and Waddington, New Zealand, Waddington and begins its concurrency at Homebush, New Zealand, Homebush. After a name change ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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