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Gore High School
Gore High School was a secondary school in Gore, New Zealand. The school operated until 2023. On 1 January 2024 it merged with Longford Intermediate to form a new school, Māruawai College. Notable staff * Johnny Borland – high jumper, athletics official * George Jobberns – geographer, university professor * James Ernest Strachan – school principal Notable alumni * Aaron Barclay (born 1992), triathlete *Todd Barclay (born 1990), Member of Parliament for Clutha-Southland * Jimmy Cowan (born 1982), former Highlanders and All Blacks half back * Amanda Hooper (née Christie, 1980–2011), professional field hockey player *Justin Marshall (born 1973), former Crusaders and All Black Half back * Marty McKenzie (born 1992), current Chiefs, Taranaki and New Zealand Maori All Blacks First-Five *Penny Simmonds Penelope Elsie Simmonds (born September 1959) is a New Zealand politician, Member of Parliament and a Minister in the House of Representatives for the National Party ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gore, New Zealand
Gore () is a town and Gore District, New Zealand, district in the Southland Region, Southland region of the South Island of New Zealand. It has a resident population of as of Gore is known for its country music scene and hosts an annual country music festival. The town is also surrounded by farmland and is an important centre for agriculture in New Zealand, agriculture in the region. Geography The town of Gore is located on State Highway 1 (New Zealand), State Highway 1, 64 kilometres northeast of Invercargill and 70 km west of Balclutha, New Zealand, Balclutha – Dunedin and Invercargill are the nearest cities. The Gore District, New Zealand, Gore District has a resident population of The urban area estimated resident population in was , the second largest in Southland. Gore is a service town for the surrounding farm communities. It is divided by the Mataura River into Gore and East Gore, the majority of the town being situated on the western banks of the rive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Borland
John Haines Borland (9 March 1925 – 21 February 1990) was a New Zealand school teacher, field athlete and athletics official. He represented his country in the high jump at the 1950 British Empire Games, and served as president of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association from 1970 to 1971. Early life and family Born in Rangiora on 9 March 1925, Borland was the son of Robert William Borland, who was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (Military Division) in the 1946 New Year Honours. Johnny Borland was educated at Christchurch Boys' High School, and went on to study at Canterbury University College and the University of Otago, where he was awarded a Diploma of Physical Education. Borland married Eva Cynthia Peirson, a physiotherapist, in 1953, and the couple went on to have three children. Athletics High jump Borland won three national high jump titles: in 1946, 1947 and 1950. His best winning jump was in 1950, with a height of . He was also the New Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Jobberns
George Jobberns (2 June 1895 – 30 August 1974) was a New Zealand geographer and educator. Born in 1895 at Te Moana near Geraldine in the foothills of South Canterbury, New Zealand, Jobberns taught the first Geography I course at Canterbury University College in 1934. In 1937 he was appointed lecturer-in-charge of the first independent Department of Geography in New Zealand and in 1942 was elected to the first chair of Geography in New Zealand. On his retirement in May 1960, he was made Professor emeritus of the University of Canterbury. In the 1963 New Year Honours, Jobberns was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. Jobberns died in Christchurch Christchurch (; ) is the largest city in the South Island and the List of cities in New Zealand, second-largest city by urban area population in New Zealand. Christchurch has an urban population of , and a metropolitan population of over hal ... on 30 August 1974, at 79 years. The Jobberns room at the Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Ernest Strachan
James Ernest Strachan (20 April 1883 – 30 September 1973) was a New Zealand educator. He was born in Dunedin, New Zealand, in 1883. He was the principal of Rangiora High School from 1917–1948, during which time he abolished corporal punishment and the prefect system and introduced the school council, among others. Education In 1903, he entered the Dunedin Teachers' College. He also took classes at the University of Otago, graduating MA with honours in mental science in 1905. Career From 1906 to 1910, he was assistant master in the secondary department of Lawrence District High School, and from 1911 to 1917, he was science master at Gore High School. In 1917, Strachan was appointed principal of Rangiora High School, from where he was able to complete a BSc at Canterbury College (now called the University of Canterbury) in 1921. During his time as principal, he gave more emphasis to existing courses in agriculture, home science and commerce to supplement the tradit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Barclay
Aaron Barclay (born 21 October 1992) is a triathlete who represents New Zealand internationally. He competed at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore and won the first-ever gold medal awarded for the boys' event. Barclay also subsequently won a silver medal in the mixed relay event, competing for a team representing Oceania. The Games were the first time Barclay had competed outside of Oceania. Biography and sporting record Barclay's parents are Craig and Christine Barclay. He attended Gore High School. Barclay had been portrayed as being "visually impaired" and "disabled" as he chooses to race without contact lenses, something his coach said the triathlete was able to overcome without problem. However, this was later revealed as being only semi-true. Barclay requires glasses outside of competition, and had jokingly claimed to be half-blind without them on a questionnaire athletes were made to fill out for Infostrada Sports before the Games, which was picked up on and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Southland Times
''The Southland Times'' is the regional daily paper for Southland, including Invercargill, and neighbouring parts of Otago, in New Zealand. It is now owned by media business Stuff Ltd, formerly the New Zealand division of Fairfax Media. History ''The Southland Times'' was first established in 1862. The first edition was published on 12 November 1862 under the title of ''Invercargill Times''. The three founders were Gerard George Fitzgerald, John T. Downes, and Charles Reynolds. The name changed to ''The Southland Times'' in June 1864. Initially, it was published two or three times a week until it became a daily paper in 1875. From 1869 until its purchase by the INL ( Independent Newspapers Limited), it was owned by the Gilmour family. Robert Gilmour became a part owner in 1869–70, and then in 1879 became the sole owner of the paper. In 1972, digital computers and software, phototypesetters, and a Japanese APR photopolymer plate were installed at the paper, making the '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Todd Barclay
Todd Keith Barclay (born 8 June 1990) is a former New Zealand politician. A member of the National Party, he was elected to the New Zealand House of Representatives in 2014 as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Clutha-Southland. In 2017, Barclay resigned from parliament in disgrace after a scandal involving secret recordings he made. Early life Barclay was born in 1990 in Dipton, New Zealand, Dipton, where his parents Maree and Paul Barclay operated the supermarket. The family moved to |
New Zealand National Party
The New Zealand National Party (), often shortened to National () or the Nats, is a Centre-right politics, centre-right List of political parties in New Zealand, political party in New Zealand that is the current senior ruling party. It is one of two major parties that dominate contemporary New Zealand politics, alongside its traditional rival, the New Zealand Labour Party, Labour Party. National formed in 1936 through amalgamation of conservative and Liberalism, liberal parties, Reform Party (New Zealand), Reform and United Party (New Zealand), United respectively, and subsequently became New Zealand's second-oldest extant political party. National's predecessors had previously formed United–Reform Coalition, a coalition against the growing labour movement. National has governed for six periods during the 20th and 21st centuries, and has spent more List of New Zealand governments, time in government than any other New Zealand party. After the 1949 New Zealand general electio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Cowan
Quinton James Cowan (born 6 March 1982) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He first played for the All Blacks – New Zealand's national team – during the 2004 tour to the United Kingdom and France, and played his last Test match for the side during the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Cowan was born in Gore and attended Gore High School. After he left school a strong season for the Mataura Rugby Club saw him selected to play provincially for the Southland Stags in 2000. He was selected for the Highlanders in the 2003 Super 12 (now known as Super Rugby) season, and continued to play for both the Highlanders and Southland until signing for Gloucester in 2012. Career Early years Cowan was identified as a promising halfback, and is a product of New Zealand's rugby development program. In 2001, he was selected in New Zealand's World Cup Winning Under 19 team. In 2002 and 2003 he was also selected in the New Zealand Colts, winning the Under-21 Rugby World Cup in 2003. Southland C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanda Hooper
Amanda Jane Hooper (née Christie; 1980 – 22 February 2011) was a professional field hockey player from New Zealand. She died in one of the office buildings that collapsed in the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake at age 30. Amanda Christie was born in Southland in 1980 and grew up in Waikaia on her family's farm. She was head girl at Gore High School in 1998; her motivation for success stemmed from her father's death four years earlier. She was married to Richard Hooper and had two girls with him who at the time of her death were two and four years old. She was a member of the national women's squad '' The Black Sticks'' from 2001 to 2003, with a total of 40 caps. In 2003, she was nominated for World Junior Player of the Year. She participated in the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England, where the New Zealand women came fourth. She competed in the 2002 Women's Hockey World Cup where New Zealand came eleventh. Locally, she played 55 games for Canterbury, and w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justin Marshall
Justin Warren Marshall (born 5 August 1973) is a New Zealand former rugby union player. He played 81 games for the New Zealand All Blacks between 1995 and 2005. Marshall played for the in the Super Rugby, Super 12 from 1996 to 2005, winning the competition five times. He subsequently moved to Europe and had spells playing for Leeds Tykes, the Ospreys (rugby union), Ospreys, Montpellier Hérault RC, Montpellier and Saracens F.C., Saracens. He is now a Sky Sports commentator in New Zealand for most All Blacks games and other provincial matches. Early life He was born in Gore, New Zealand, Gore on 5 August 1973 and educated at Gore High School, before settling in Christchurch where he played for the High School Old Boys RFC, High School Old Boys club. Playing career Marshall began his rugby union career with Southland Rugby, Southland and was then asked to join Christchurch by Canterbury coach Vance Stewart. It was whilst here that Marshall first made the break into the All Bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marty McKenzie (rugby Union)
Martin Ramsay McKenzie (born 14 August 1992) is a Rugby union footballer who plays as either a Fly-half or Fullback. He represents the Southland Stags in the Mitre 10 Cup. He currently plays for the Chiefs in super rugby. McKenzie was a member of the New Zealand under 20 side that competed in the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship in South Africa. McKenzie is the cousin of former Stags teammate Robbie Robinson and also brother of Chiefs First-five Damian McKenzie In March 2014, Mckenzie was called up to play for the New Zealand Sevens team. Personal life McKenzie is a New Zealander of Māori descent (Ngāti Tūwharetoa Ngāti Tūwharetoa is an iwi descended from Ngātoro-i-rangi, the priest who navigated the Arawa canoe to New Zealand. The Tūwharetoa region extends from Te Awa o te Atua ( Tarawera River) at Matatā across the central plateau of the North ... descent). Notes External links itsrugby.co.uk profile 1992 births Living people Blues (Super Rug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
