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Te Ara Ātea
Te Ara Ātea is a multi-function cultural and community centre in the town of Rolleston, New Zealand. It houses workshops, performance spaces, art and museum exhibitions including nationally significant taonga, and a modern library. It opened on 2 December 2021, with the library and community spaces replacing the library and community spaces that were previously part of the Rolleston Community Centre. The two-storey building has 2200 square metres of space. Te Ara Ātea is designed to be the manawa or heart of Rolleston's town centre. History Construction of Te Ara Ātea was completed on 4 November 2021. The building opened on 2 December 2021. The building and landscape were designed by architects Warren and Mahoney, and cost $22.7 million to construct. The building houses the town’s new library along with art and museum spaces, workshops, meeting rooms and a dedicated performance space with lighting and gantries to host exhibitions and performing arts. The building also ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolleston, New Zealand
Rolleston () is the seat and largest town in the Selwyn District, in the Canterbury, New Zealand, 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 Greater Christchurch, Christchurch metropolitan area. Rolleston is one of the fastest growing towns in New Zealand, having grown from a population of around 2,800 in 2001 to around 28,000 in 2023. The town has a population of making it New Zealand's Ranked list of New Zealand urban areas, 21st-largest urban area and the second-largest in Canterbury (behind Christchurch). 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 ... [...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] |
Stuff (website)
Stuff is a New Zealand news media website owned by newspaper conglomerate Stuff Ltd (formerly called Fairfax). As of early 2024, it is the most popular news website in New Zealand, with a monthly unique audience of more than 2 million. Stuff was founded in 2000, and publishes breaking news, weather, sport, politics, video, entertainment, business and life and style content from Stuff Ltd's newspapers, which include New Zealand's second- and third-highest circulation daily newspapers, ''The Post'' and '' The Press'', and the highest circulation weekly, '' Sunday Star-Times'', as well as international news wire services. Stuff has won numerous awards at the Newspaper Publishers' Association awards including 'Best News Website or App' in 2014 and 2019, and 'Website of the Year' in 2013 and 2018, 'Best News Website in 2019', and 'Digital News Provider of the Year' in 2024 and 2025. History Independent Newspapers Ltd, 2000–2003 The former New Zealand media company Independ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warren And Mahoney
Warren and Mahoney is an international architectural and interior design practice - one of the few third generation architectural practices in the history of New Zealand architecture. It is a highly awarded architectural practice, with offices in New Zealand and Australia. History The practice was founded by Miles Warren in 1955, and with the award of the Dental Nurses Training School (now known as Central Nurses' Training School) Miles sought the assistance of his fellow atelier colleague Maurice Mahoney. In 1958,Warren and Mahoney Christchurch City Libraries, retrieved 2012-04-30 the partnership of Warren and Mahoney was established. The partnership created a distinctive form of architecture utilising a modern, brutalist architecture, brutalist style (described by Warren himself as "const ... [...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 () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of isla .... 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] |
Libraries In New Zealand
This list of libraries in New Zealand includes libraries operated by Territorial authorities of New Zealand, territorial authorities, Universities of New Zealand, universities, Government of New Zealand, central government and the private sector, as well as public and community libraries. References Directory of New Zealand Libraries {{Library nav Libraries in New Zealand, Lists of libraries by country, New Zealand Lists of buildings and structures in New Zealand, Libraries New Zealand education-related lists, Libraries ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buildings And Structures Completed In 2021
A building or edifice is an enclosed structure with a roof, walls and windows, usually standing permanently in one place, such as a house or factory. Buildings come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and functions, and have been adapted throughout history for numerous factors, from building materials available, to weather conditions, land prices, ground conditions, specific uses, prestige, and aesthetic reasons. To better understand the concept, see ''Nonbuilding structure'' for contrast. Buildings serve several societal needs – occupancy, primarily as shelter from weather, security, living space, privacy, to store belongings, and to comfortably live and work. A building as a shelter represents a physical separation of the human habitat (a place of comfort and safety) from the ''outside'' (a place that may be harsh and harmful at times). buildings have been objects or canvasses of much artistic expression. In recent years, interest in sustainable planning and building practi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
