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Geraldine High School, New Zealand
Geraldine High School (Māori: ''Te Kura Tuarua o Raukapuka'') is a co-educational state secondary school located in Geraldine, South Canterbury, New Zealand. The school serves students from Years 7 to 13 and from both the town of Geraldine and the surrounding rural communities. History From the passage of the Education Act of 1877 to 1901, local residents of Geraldine worked to gain approval for establishment of a district high school in Geraldine, raising the status of the Geraldine Primary School. The origins of Geraldine High School trace back to January 1902 with the establishment of the Geraldine District High School. At that time, 27 students were enrolled in the high school. In 1906 the school building was destroyed by fire, and for seventeen months, the seniors met in the town's Volunteer Hall and juniors met in the Oddfellows Hall. Unfortunately, the low numbers resulted in the closure of the high school in 1909. In 1915, it was reopened in the Oddfellows Hall, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Odd Fellows
Odd Fellows (or Oddfellows when referencing the Grand United Order of Oddfellows or some British-based fraternities; also Odd Fellowship or Oddfellowship) is an international fraternity consisting of lodges first documented in 1730 in 18th-century London, London. The first known lodge was called Loyal Aristarcus Lodge No. 9, suggesting there were earlier ones in the 18th century. Notwithstanding, convivial meetings were held "in much revelry and, often as not, the calling of the Watch to restore order." Names of several British pubs today suggest past Odd Fellows affiliations. In the mid-18th century, following the Jacobite risings, the fraternity split into the rivaling Order of Patriotic Oddfellows in southern England, favouring William III of England, and the Ancient Order of Oddfellows in northern England and Scotland, favouring the House of Stuart. Odd Fellows from that time include John Wilkes (1725–1797) and Sir George Savile, 8th Baronet of Thornton (1726–1784), adv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otago Daily Times
The ''Otago Daily Times'' (''ODT'') is a newspaper published by Allied Press Ltd in Dunedin, New Zealand. The ''ODT'' is one of the country's four main daily newspapers, serving the southern South Island with a circulation of around 26,000 and a combined print and digital annual audience of 304,000. Founded in 1861 it is New Zealand's oldest surviving daily newspaper – Christchurch's '' The Press'', six months older, was a weekly paper until March 1863. Its motto is "Optima Durant" or "Quality Endures". History Founding The ''ODT'' was founded by William H. Cutten and Julius (later Sir Julius) Vogel during the boom following the discovery of gold at the Tuapeka, the first of the Otago goldrushes. Co-founder Vogel had learnt the newspaper trade while working as a goldfields correspondent, journalist and editor in Victoria prior to immigrating to New Zealand. Vogel had arrived in Otago in early October 1861 at the age of 26 and soon took up employment at the ''Otago Colonis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Certificate Of Educational Achievement
The National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) is the official secondary-school qualification in New Zealand. Phased in between 2002 and 2004, it replaced three older secondary-school qualifications. The New Zealand Qualifications Authority administers NCEA. History NCEA Level 1 replaced School Certificate in 2002, Level 2 replaced Sixth Form Certificate in 2003 and Level 3 replaced Bursary in 2004. A transitional Sixth Form Certificate was offered by schools in 2003 and 2004. System The NCEA system has three levels – one, two, and three – corresponding to their respective levels on the National Qualifications Framework. Each level is generally studied in each of the three final years of secondary schooling, with NCEA Level 1 in Year 11, NCEA Level 2 in Year 12, and NCEA Level 3 in Year 13, although it is not uncommon for students to study across multiple levels. To pass each level, students must gain a certain number of credits at that level or above. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Inglis
Mark Joseph Inglis (born 27 September 1959) is a New Zealand mountaineer, researcher, winemaker and motivational speaker. He holds a degree in Human Biochemistry from Lincoln University, New Zealand, and has conducted research on leukaemia. He is also an accomplished cyclist and, as a double leg amputee, won a silver medal in the 1 km time trial event at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney. He is the first double amputee to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world above sea level. In addition to being a goodwill ambassador for the Everest Rescue Trust, Inglis has created a New Zealand-based charitable trust Limbs4All. He has also created a range of sports drinks and energy gels named PeakFuel. Mountaineering Born in Geraldine, Inglis began work as a professional mountaineer in 1979 as a search and rescue mountaineer for Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park. In 1982 Inglis and climbing partner Philip Doole were stuck in a snow cave on Aor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Badcock (artist)
John Badcock (born 1952, Queenstown, New Zealand, Queenstown) is a New Zealand (Kiwi) artist, based in Geraldine, New Zealand, Geraldine, South Canterbury. Badcock has been a professional artist for more than three decades. His accolades include solo exhibitions throughout New Zealand since 1985, and more recently the exhibiting of ''The Last Supper'' at the ChristChurch Cathedral. In 2007 he exhibited 100 life-sized portraits of people who passed by his studio, painted during a single year. Badcock won the Kelliher Art Award in 1965, and was a finalist in the New Zealand Portrait Awards in 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2006. He is the subject of two New Zealand Art Films: ''John Badcock'' – a Film by Brian High, and ''A Changing Landscape'' – A Film by Simon Pattison. In the 1990s, Badcock frequently exhibited paintings with the McGregor Wright Gallery. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Badcock, John Living people New Zealand artists People from Queenstown, New Zealand 1952 birth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordan Luck
Jordan William Hunter Luck (born 15 October 1961) is the former lead singer and songwriter of the New Zealand rock band the Exponents. He was born in Vanderhoof in the province of British Columbia, Canada. His family moved to Tokarahi (near Oamaru) and later moved to Geraldine where he grew up. He attended University of Canterbury and College House. He is now in a band called The Jordan Luck Band. At the 2007 APRA Silver Scroll Awards on 18 September, Luck was named as the first inductee to the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame. He was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to music in the 2012 Queen's Birthday and Diamond Jubilee Honours. In 2019, Luck would cover Al Park's "I Walked Away" for the covers collection ''Better Already - The Songs Of Al Park''. Park, a singer-songwriter sometimes credited as the father figure for the 'Lyttelton Sound' and the first guy to bring punk music to Otautahi, had featured in the video for " Victoria", a to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gus Spillane
Augustine Patrick Spillane (10 May 1888 – 16 September 1974) was a New Zealand rugby union player. Gus Spillane came from a Temuka rugby family of Irish descent and one steeped in rugby. Three of his brothers also represented South Canterbury with one, Charles, later moving to Wanganui and Taranaki and becoming prominent in refereeing and administration. The Spillane Cup, the traditional trophy competed for at Easter by North Island Marist clubs, is named after Charles Spillane. Primarily a tidyfirst five-eighth, Spillane represented South Canterbury at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1913. He appeared in two matches for the All Blacks, both of them internationals against the touring Australian team, in which he played at second-five eighth. He also captained South Canterbury against the tourists midweek between the Dunedin and Christchurch tests.. Between 1911, when he was 23, and 1923, when he was 35, he played 21 m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Williams (broadcaster)
Peter Allan Williams (born 6 March 1954) is a New Zealand broadcaster and sports journalist who worked for the national broadcaster TVNZ between 1979 and 2018. His roles with TVNZ included hosting the ''1News'' 6pm weekend bulletin and serving as the southern editor of TVNZ Sports in Wellington. Between 2019 and 2021, Williams also hosted the morning talkback programme on Magic Talk, a MediaWorks radio network. Early life and family Williams was born in Geraldine in 1954, the son of Elizabeth Ann (née McLaren) and Allan Huia Williams. He was educated at Waitaki Boys' High School from 1967 to 1971, and then West High School in Corning, New York as an AFS scholar from 1971 to 1972. Williams played in the Otago schoolboys golf team in 1970 and was a North Otago cricket representative in 1971. Williams married Cecile van Dyk in 1976 and the couple had three children. Broadcasting TVNZ, 1979–2018 Williams started his broadcasting career at Radio Otago's 4XO, now More FM ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Bishop (referee)
David James Bishop (born 13 September 1948) is a former New Zealand international rugby union referee, who controlled 26 international matches between 1986 and 1995, including at the first three Rugby World Cup tournaments. Bishop was born in Christchurch on 13 September 1948, the son of James and Myra Bishop, and educated at Geraldine High School. He married Alison Zanders in 1979, and the couple had two children. In 1990, he was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal The New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal was a commemorative medal awarded in New Zealand in 1990 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, and was awarded to 3,632 people. Background The New Zealand 1990 Com .... References 1948 births Living people Sportspeople from Christchurch New Zealand rugby union referees Rugby World Cup referees 20th-century New Zealand sportsmen People educated at Geraldine High School, New Zealand {{NewZealand-rugbyunion-b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Henry (bobsledder)
Peter John Douglas Henry (born 17 June 1962) is a former New Zealand bobsledder and decathlete who competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics and the 1990 Commonwealth Games. Early life and family Henry was born in Brighton, England, on 17 June 1962, the son of Tom Henry and Martina Admiraal. The family migrated to New Zealand, and Henry was educated at Geraldine High School. He became an air traffic controller, and in 1986 married Karen Forbes, who had competed for New Zealand in the heptathlon at the 1982 Commonwealth Games. Sporting career Henry competed as a bobsledder for New Zealand in the 1988 Winter Olympics at Calgary. He was brakeman in a two-man bobsleigh driven by Lex Peterson and the pair finished 20th in the two-man event. In the four-man bobsleigh, he competed alongside Peterson, Blair Telford and Rhys Dacre, finishing in 21st place. Henry is also an track and field athlete. He competed in the decathlon in the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, where he fini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lists Of Schools In New Zealand
New Zealand has over 2,500 primary and secondary schools. State schools and state integrated schools are primarily funded by the central government. Private schools receive a lower level of state funding (about 25% of their costs). See Secondary education in New Zealand for more details. Population decline in rural and some urban areas has led to school closures in recent decades. This was a much debated topic in 2003–2004. Schools by region North Island *List of schools in the Auckland Region *List of schools in the Bay of Plenty Region * List of schools in the Gisborne District * List of schools in the Hawke's Bay * List of schools in Manawatū-Whanganui * List of schools in the Northland Region * List of schools in Taranaki * List of schools in Waikato * List of schools in the Wellington Region South Island * List of schools in the Canterbury Region ** List of schools in Christchurch *List of schools in the Marlborough district *List of schools in Nelson, New Zealand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
