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Geraldine, New Zealand
Geraldine () is a town in the Canterbury Region, Canterbury region in the South Island of New Zealand. It is about 140 km south of Christchurch, and inland from Timaru, which is 38 km to the south. Geraldine is located on State Highway 79 (New Zealand), State Highway 79 between the Orari River, Orari and Hae Hae Te Moana River, Hae Hae Te Moana Rivers and 45 kilometres to the east of Fairlie, New Zealand, Fairlie. History There is evidence of Māori people, Māori travels through the Geraldine area and artifacts and carvings have been discovered in the nearby areas of Beautiful Valley, Gapes Valley and Kakahu. The area was part of the continuous Canterbury Purchase or Kemp's Deed whereby over thirteen million acres was purchased by Henry Tacy Kemp on behalf of the Crown from Ngāi Tahu for £2,000 in 1848. Following the purchase the colonial surveyor Charles Torlesse visited the region in 1849. However, it wasn't until 1854 when Thomas Cass (surveyor), Thomas Cass, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Māori Language
Māori (; endonym: 'the Māori language', commonly shortened to ) is an Eastern Polynesian languages, Eastern Polynesian language and the language of the Māori people, the indigenous population of mainland New Zealand. The southernmost member of the Austronesian language family, it is related to Cook Islands Māori, Tuamotuan language, Tuamotuan, and Tahitian language, Tahitian. The Māori Language Act 1987 gave the language recognition as one of New Zealand's official languages. There are regional dialects of the Māori language. Prior to contact with Europeans, Māori lacked a written language or script. Written Māori now uses the Latin script, which was adopted and the spelling standardised by Northern Māori in collaboration with English Protestant clergy in the 19th century. In the second half of the 19th century, European children in rural areas spoke Māori with Māori children. It was common for prominent parents of these children, such as government officials, to us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Canterbury Region
Canterbury () is a region of New Zealand, located in the central-eastern South Island. The region covers an area of , making it the largest region in the country by area. It is home to a population of The region in its current form was established in 1989 during nationwide local government reforms. The Kaikōura District joined the region in 1992 following the abolition of the Nelson-Marlborough Regional Council. Christchurch, the South Island's largest city and the country's second-largest urban area, is the seat of the region and home to percent of the region's population. Other major towns and cities include Timaru, Ashburton, Rangiora and Rolleston. History Natural history The land, water, flora, and fauna of Canterbury has a long history, stretching from creation of the greywacke basement rocks that make up the Southern Alps to the arrival of the first humans. This history is linked to the solidification and development of tectonic plates, the development of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Guise Brittan
William Guise Brittan (3 December 1809 – 18 July 1876), mostly known as Guise Brittan and commonly referred to as W. G. Brittan, was the first Commissioner of Crown Lands for Canterbury in New Zealand. Biography Brittan was born in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, in 1809 into a respectable middle-class family that originated from Bristol. He received his education at Plymouth Grammar School, after which he studied medicine. He undertook several journeys on the ''General Palmer'' to China or India. Later, he lived in Staines and then in Sherborne, Dorset, where, together with his older brother Joseph, he was proprietor of the ''Sherborne Mercury'', a newspaper covering the area beyond the boundaries of Dorset. He married Louisa Brittan (née Chandler) and his brother married her sister Elizabeth Mary Brittan (née Chandler). He joined the Canterbury Association, despite being of much lower class than most of its members. When a Society of Canterbury Colonists formed in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Thomas Cass (surveyor)
Thomas Cass (22 November 1817 – 17 April 1895) was one of New Zealand's pioneer surveyors. Cass contributed much to the public life in the early Canterbury Region. Early life Cass was born in London on 22 November 1817, the son of Michael Cass, a linen draper of Gerrard Street, Soho, and his wife Jane. His father was originally from Thirsk, North Yorkshire. Cass's father died in 1825, leaving his widow, who ran a girls' day school, with six children to raise. He received his education at the Royal Mathematical School, in Christ's Hospital school in Hertford and London from 1827 to 1834. In return for his sponsored education, Cass was committed to a seven-year apprenticeship at sea as a trainee mariner, allocated to John Skelton, Commander of the ship ''Africa''. His elder brother John Cass (1813–1889) also trained as a mariner, becoming captain of the ''Caduceus''. New Zealand As soon as Cass completed his apprenticeship he left England in 1841 on the ''Prince Rupert'' to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Charles Torlesse
Charles Obins Torlesse (2 May 1825 – 14 November 1866) was a prominent surveyor for the Canterbury Association in Canterbury, New Zealand. Biography Torlesse was born in Stoke-by-Nayland, Suffolk, England, in 1825. He was the eldest son of the Rev Charles Martin Torlesse, who was on the management committee of the Canterbury Association. His mother Catherine Torlesse was the sister of Edward Gibbon Wakefield. Aged 16, Torlesse started a survey cadetship under his uncle Arthur Wakefield for the New Zealand Company in Nelson. He stayed in Nelson from 1841 and returned to England in 1843, after his uncle was killed in the Wairau Affray. Torlesse together with fellow surveyor Thomas Cass returned to New Zealand by the ''Bernica'', and arrived in December 1848, to work under chief surveyor, Captain Joseph Thomas. In 1849 he was joined by survey assistant, John Cowell Boys, who had also been a part of the Nelson party in 1841. The pair worked closely together and formed a fri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kakahu
Kakahu is a locality in the Canterbury region in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located about 22 kilometers (13.6 mi) west of Geraldine. It is well known for its rich historical and geological history. History Kakahu Station run was taken up in 1853. The area was milled for timber in the early years before the focus changed to the rich mineral landscape in the area this included lime and marble. The area was home to numerous lime kilns and quarries over the years including the still intact Hall Road Kiln. A post office and two schools were constructed in the area. Kakahu School was opened in 1875 but was renamed in Hilton School in 1884 when the nearby Kakahu Bush School was opened. Kakahu Bush School was consolidated with Pleasant Point School in 1938. In 1910, St Aidan's Anglican Church was constructed which would remain open up until 1964 when diminishing numbers saw the building relocated to Marchwiel. Notable landmarks Kakahu Lime Kiln The Hall Road Kiln ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Gapes Valley
Gapes Valley is a valley in the Canterbury Region in the South Island of New Zealand. It is about west of Geraldine and located on the Geraldine Fairlie Highway. The valley is nestled between the Waitohi Hill and the Rocky Ridges and is described as being long with the flat land of exceptional quality. Today Gapes Valley consists of a sparse grouping of houses, the hall and a recently established brewery. History The valley was named after William Gapes (born in Saffron Walden, Essex, England; twin brother of James Gapes), who after working throughout the region settled on an farm in the valley. The valley was once home to a small post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letter (message), letters and parcel (package), parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post o .... The Gapes Valley School was opened in 1882 though would later close with student ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Māori People
Māori () are the Indigenous peoples of Oceania, indigenous Polynesians, Polynesian people of mainland New Zealand. Māori originated with settlers from East Polynesia, who arrived in New Zealand in several waves of Māori migration canoes, canoe voyages between roughly 1320 and 1350. Over several centuries in isolation, these settlers developed Māori culture, a distinct culture, whose language, mythology, crafts, and performing arts evolved independently from those of other eastern Polynesian cultures. Some early Māori moved to the Chatham Islands, where their descendants became New Zealand's other indigenous Polynesian ethnic group, the Moriori. Early contact between Māori and Europeans, starting in the 18th century, ranged from beneficial trade to lethal violence; Māori actively adopted many technologies from the newcomers. With the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, Treaty of Waitangi/Te Tiriti o Waitangi in 1840, the two cultures coexisted for a generation. Rising ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Fairlie, New Zealand
Fairlie is a Mackenzie District service town (or township) located in the Canterbury, New Zealand, Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand. The estimated population was Being on state highway 8 between Christchurch (182 km, 2 hours 20 minutes drive) and Queenstown, New Zealand, Queenstown (300 km 3.5 hours drive), tourism is fast becoming a major industry within the town. Kimbell, New Zealand, Kimbell is 8 km west of Fairlie via State Highway 8 (New Zealand), state highway 8. Geraldine, New Zealand, Geraldine is 45 km east via State Highway 79 (New Zealand), state highway 79 and Timaru is 58 km southeast of Fairlie via State Highway 8 (New Zealand), state highway 8. Fairlie sits at an altitude of 301 metres above sea level. From 1884 to 1968, the town was served by the Fairlie Branch railway, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Hae Hae Te Moana River
The Hae Hae Te Moana River is a river in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. It originates in the Four Peaks Range of the Southern Alps, with a North Branch and South Branch merging to the north of Pleasant Valley. The river runs south-east to join the Waihī River near Winchester. The combined river is called the Temuka River, which flows past Temuka to join the Ōpihi River shortly before it runs into the Canterbury Bight. See also *List of rivers of New Zealand This is a list of all waterways named as rivers in New Zealand. A * Aan River * Acheron River (Canterbury) * Acheron River (Marlborough) * Ada River (New Zealand), Ada River * Adams River (New Zealand), Adams River * Ahaura River * Ahuriri R ... References Land Information New Zealand- Search for Place Names Rivers of the Canterbury Region Rivers of New Zealand {{CanterburyNZ-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Orari River
The Orari River is a river of the south Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It rises to the northwest of the Four Peaks Range, initially flowing north then east to circumnavigate the range before flowing southeast across the Canterbury Plains. It reaches the Pacific Ocean east of Temuka. The towns of Geraldine and Orari are both close to its banks. The river has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because it supports breeding colonies of the endangered black-billed gull. See also *List of rivers of New Zealand This is a list of all waterways named as rivers in New Zealand. A * Aan River * Acheron River (Canterbury) * Acheron River (Marlborough) * Ada River (New Zealand), Ada River * Adams River (New Zealand), Adams River * Ahaura River * Ahuriri R ... References Rivers of the Canterbury Region Important Bird Areas of New Zealand Rivers of New Zealand {{CanterburyNZ-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
State Highway 79 (New Zealand)
State Highway 79 (SH 79) is a New Zealand New Zealand state highway network, state highway connecting the South Canterbury communities of Rangitata, Geraldine, New Zealand, Geraldine, and Fairlie, New Zealand, Fairlie. Starting at State Highway 1 (New Zealand), State Highway 1 the highway is 61 kilometres in length and runs in a general east–west direction. 6.3 km of the highway through Geraldine runs concurrently with the Inland Scenic Route (), formerly State Highway 72. The road is a two-lane single carriageway, with a one-lane bridge crossing the Orari River. It is an important tourist highway, and forms part of the most direct route between Christchurch and the Mackenzie Basin, Mackenzie Country, Aoraki / Mount Cook and Queenstown, New Zealand, Queenstown/Wānaka. Route The highway starts on the Canterbury Plains and proceeds in a north-westerly direction. The highway then intersects with the Inland Scenic Route and crosses the Orari River. The highway then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
