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Ōpōtiki College
Ōpōtiki College is a state secondary school located in Ōpōtiki, in the Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand. History The first secondary schooling available in Ōpōtiki was at the Opotiki District High School, which was established in 1922. The name was changed in 1953 when Ōpōtiki College opened as a separate secondary school (on its present site). When Ōpōtiki College came into being in 1953, a new crest was decided on. At the top is a burning lamp. Underneath is a cogged wheel and key. The fern and the mere were added later. The first motto was in Latin – ; “as the mind is, so is the man”. This was later changed to Māori language, te reo Māori – ; meaning “The mind is the measure of the man”. A new logo has recently been developed that has at its centre the Koru. Kura Ki Uta The school ''marae'' (Maori communal space) was opened in 1981, complete with a dedicated meeting house or ''wharenui'', given the name . The school (Māori Performing Art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōpōtiki
Ōpōtiki (; from ''Ōpōtiki-Mai-Tawhiti'') is a town in the eastern Bay of Plenty in the North Island of New Zealand. It houses the headquarters of the Ōpōtiki District Council, the mayor of Ōpōtiki and comes under the Bay of Plenty Regional Council. History In 1840, the New Zealand Church Missionary Society (CMS) established a station in Ōpōtiki. Ōpōtiki was the traditional centre of the Māori people, Māori iwi (tribe) Te Whakatōhea. On 2 March 1865, CMS missionary Carl Völkner was killed by local Māori for acting as a spy for the New Zealand Government. In response to Völkner's death, the New Zealand Government dispatched military expeditions to Ōpotiki to hunt down his killers. Several local people were arrested, with some being executed. The Government also confiscated a large area of land stretching from Matatā to the east of Ōpōtiki from local Bay of Plenty Region, Bay of Plenty tribes including Te Whakatōhea. Military settlers settled in Ōpōtiki, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Freyberg
Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom), Lieutenant-General Bernard Cyril Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg, (21 March 1889 – 4 July 1963) was a United Kingdom, British-born New Zealand soldier and Victoria Cross recipient, who served as the List of governors-general of New Zealand, 7th governor-general of New Zealand from 1946 to 1952 - the first to have been raised and educated in New Zealand. Freyberg served as an officer in the British Army during the First World War. He took part in the beach landings during the Gallipoli campaign and was the youngest general in the British Army during the First World War, later serving on the Western Front (World War I), Western Front, where he was decorated with the Victoria Cross and three Distinguished Service Orders, making him one of the most highly decorated British Empire soldiers of the First World War. He liked to be in the thick of the action: Winston Churchill called him "the Salamander" due to his ability to pass through fire unharme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikki Slade Robinson
Nikola Slade Robinson (born 1968), generally known as Nikki Slade Robinson, is a New Zealand children’s picture book writer and illustrator. Her books have been widely reviewed and shortlisted for a number of awards. ''The Little Kiwi’s Matariki'' won the Best Picture Book section of the 2016 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. Biography Nikki (Nikola) Slade Robinson was born in Te Puke in 1968. From the age of five years, she drew constantly, read widely and wanted to make children’s books when she grew up. She was educated at Woodlands School and Ōpōtiki College, and studied for a Diploma of Visual Communications Design (Illustration) at Wellington Polytechnic. Her writing and illustrating career began with freelance work and submitting her portfolio to publishers. She illustrated her first book at age 21. As well as writing and illustrating her own books, and illustrating books for others, she has worked on many educational titles including some in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Shelford
Frank Nuki Ken Shelford (born 16 May 1955) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A flanker, Shelford represented Bay of Plenty and Hawkes Bay at provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1981 to 1985. He played 22 matches for the All Blacks including four internationals. Of Whakatōhea descent, Shelford played for New Zealand Māori, captaining the side against Tonga in 1983. He won the Tom French Cup In rugby union, the Tom French Cup is an honour awarded by New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) to the Tom French Memorial Māori player of the year. The cup has been awarded annually since 1949, when it was donated to the New Zealand Māori coach To ... for Māori player of the year in 1981. Shelford was named the supreme winner at the 1984 Bay of Plenty sports awards. References 1955 births Living people Bay of Plenty rugby union players Māori All Blacks players New Zealand international rugby union player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Rolleston
James Rolleston (born 8 June 1997) is a New Zealand actor known for the films ''Boy'' and '' The Dark Horse''. The latter was released in October 2014 and had its world premiere at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival on 4 September. Film career Rolleston made his screen debut in the Taika Waititi film ''Boy'', playing the main role of the child who idolises his father. ''Boy'' became the most successful local film released in New Zealand to date. In 2014 he took roles in two further films: critically acclaimed drama '' The Dark Horse'', in which he co-starred opposite Cliff Curtis as a teenager who is set to be initiated into a gang, and action movie ''The Dead Lands'', in which he plays a young Māori warrior seeking vengeance for the massacre of his family. Rolleston also starred in ''Pork Pie'', the 2017 remake of the New Zealand classic '' Goodbye Pork Pie''. Rolleston has frequently appeared in Vodafone New Zealand television commercials. Filmography Personal li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murray Hudson
Murray Ken Hudson, GC (24 February 1938 – 13 February 1974) was a sergeant with the Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment who lost his life when trying to protect soldiers under his command at Waiouru Military Camp. He was awarded the George Cross posthumously on 11 October 1974. Military career Born in Ōpōtiki in the Bay of Plenty, where he attended Ōpōtiki College, Hudson enlisted in the New Zealand Army on 24 May 1961. He served in Malaya, Borneo and Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ..., serving with the New Zealand Special Air Service. Sergeant Hudson was a drill instructor at Waiouru supervising a training exercise when a non-commissioned officer (NCO) accidentally armed a grenade he was about to throw. Hudson saw the soldier freeze, and immedi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Henwood
Samuel Tamihana Henwood (born 28 March 1991) is a New Zealand rugby union player. He is nephew of Brian Brown, notable figure in the underbelly of the far north of NZ. He currently plays for the in Super Rugby and in New Zealand's domestic Mitre 10 Cup. Early career Born and raised in the small town of Opotiki in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand, Henwood initially turned out for the Bay's youth sides alongside future All Black, Sam Cane. He attended Opotiki College for four years, then moved to Auckland for his final year of high school and attended King's College where he captained their first XV. Senior career Henwood debuted for Auckland during the 2011 ITM Cup season, however over the next few years he suffered multiple shoulder injuries which required reconstruction ending two of his seasons prematurely. He made his return to the National Provincial Competition in 2014, playing for the Counties Manukau Steelers. During the 2014–2015 and 2015–2016 off- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Henwood
Kate Henwood (born 28 January 1989) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She plays for the Chiefs Manawa in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition. Personal life Henwood worked as a management accountant at Control Tech Ltd, an electrical engineering company, in Whakatāne before she was offered a full-time contract in 2023. Her brother, Sam Henwood, previously played for the Chiefs, Hurricanes, and the Māori All Blacks. Rugby career Henwood returned to top level rugby in 2022 for the Bay of Plenty in the Farah Palmer Cup after several seasons away from the game. She was called in as an injury replacement for the Chiefs Manawa for the 2023 Super Rugby Aupiki season. Henwood was named in the Black Ferns 30-player squad to compete in the Pacific Four Series and O’Reilly Cup. She was named in the starting line up for her international debut against Australia on 29 June 2023 at Brisbane. In July, she featured in her sides 21–52 victory over Canada at the Pacific Four Series i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exia Shelford
Exia Edwards (née Shelford, born 12 November 1975) is a former New Zealand rugby union player, representing and Bay of Plenty. She made her international debut at the 1998 Rugby World Cup in the Netherlands. She was also part of two other successful Rugby World Cup's in 2002 and 2006. In 1999, Shelford scored a try when the Black Ferns beat the United States 65–5 at Palmerston North. At the 2005 Canada Cup she scored a try in the 30–9 victory over Scotland at Ottawa Ottawa is the capital city of Canada. It is located in the southern Ontario, southern portion of the province of Ontario, at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the cor .... Shelford also played rugby league for the New Zealand Māori women's team and netball for Bay of Plenty. References 1975 births Living people New Zealand women's international rugby union players New Zealand female rugby union players {{NewZealand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luka Connor
Luka Connor (born 24 September 1996) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She was part of the Black Ferns 2021 Rugby World Cup squad that won their sixth title. She plays for Chiefs Manawa in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition; she also plays for the Bay of Plenty Volcanix in the Farah Palmer Cup and club rugby for Rangataua. Biography Connor is from the Te Whakatōhea, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui and Ngāti Porou iwi. She was attending Ōpōtiki College when she made her debut for the Bay of Plenty Volcanix in 2014. 2017 In 2017, She suffered a serious knee injury and missed the entire provincial season of 2018. 2019 Connor was one of 29 players who were offered Black Ferns contracts in 2019. On 28 June 2019, Connor made her test debut for the Black Ferns, she came off the bench against Canada in San Diego. She was named in the Black Ferns squad for the 2019 Laurie O'Reilly Cup and featured in the second test match against Australia. She later featured for the New Zealand D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dylan Collier
Dylan Collier (born 27 April 1991) is a New Zealand professional rugby union player who plays as a forward and captains the New Zealand national sevens team. Club career A goal kicking winger, Collier was a New Zealand Warriors junior and played in their 2011 National Youth Competition Grand Final winning side. In 2012 Collier played for the Auckland Vulcans in the NSW Cup. Collier signed for Waikato in 2013 and made his New Zealand rugby sevens debut in 2015 after playing for Waikato at the National Sevens Championship. He joined the Southland Stags for the 2016 Mitre 10 Cup. International career Collier was part of the All Blacks Sevens squad that won a bronze medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. In 2024, He led 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. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Carrington
Kenneth Roy Carrington (born 3 September 1950) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A wing and centre three-quarter, Carrington represented Auckland and, briefly, Bay of Plenty at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks The New Zealand national rugby union team, commonly known as the All Blacks, is the representative men's national team in the sport of rugby union for the nation of New Zealand, which is considered the country's national sport. Famed for th ..., from 1971 to 1972. He played nine matches for the All Blacks including three internationals. References 1950 births Living people Rugby union players from Whakatāne People educated at Opotiki College People educated at Rutherford College, Auckland New Zealand rugby union players New Zealand international rugby union players Māori All Blacks players Auckland rugby union players Bay of Plenty rugby union players Rugby union wings Rugby union ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
