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Maitland, New Zealand
Maitland is a rural community in the Gore District and Southland Region Southland () is New Zealand's southernmost region. It consists of the southwestern portion of the South Island and includes Stewart Island. Southland is bordered by the culturally similar Otago Region to the north and east, and the West Coast ... of New Zealand. Education Two schools historically operated in the area: Maitland School, established in 1896, and Waikaka Valley School, established by 1877. The two schools merged in 1997 to form Willowbank School, which closed in 2016. References Gore District, New Zealand Populated places in the Southland Region {{Southland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 island countries, sixth-largest island country by area and lies east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and south of the islands of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. The Geography of New Zealand, country's varied topography and sharp mountain peaks, including the Southern Alps (), owe much to tectonic uplift and volcanic eruptions. Capital of New Zealand, New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, and its most populous city is Auckland. The islands of New Zealand were the last large habitable land to be settled by humans. Between about 1280 and 1350, Polynesians began to settle in the islands and subsequently developed a distinctive Māori culture. In 1642, the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman became the first European to sight and record New Zealand. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southland, New Zealand
Southland () is New Zealand's southernmost Regions of New Zealand, region. It consists of the southwestern portion of the South Island and includes Stewart Island. Southland is bordered by the culturally similar Otago, Otago Region to the north and east, and the West Coast Region in the extreme northwest. The region covers over 3.1 million hectares and spans 3,613 km of coastline. , Southland has a population of 103,900, making it the eleventh-most-populous New Zealand region, and the second-most sparsely populated. Approximately half of the region's population lives in Invercargill, Southland's only city. The earliest inhabitants of Southland were Māori people, Māori of the Waitaha (South Island iwi), Waitaha iwi, followed later by Kāti Māmoe and Kāi Tahu. Early European arrivals were Seal hunting, sealers and Whaling, whalers, and by the 1830s, Kāi Tahu had built a thriving industry supplying whaling vessels, looked after whalers and settlers in need, and had b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gore District, New Zealand
Gore District is a district in the Southland Region of the South Island of New Zealand. It is named for Gore, New Zealand, Gore, the district's biggest township. Geography The Gore District is located in the south of the South Island. The two neighbouring districts are Southland District, Southland in the west and Clutha District, Clutha in the east. The district has a land area of . The seat of the district council is in the town of Gore, New Zealand, Gore. The district has a population of Towns and localities Gore is the main centre of Gore District. Other places in the district include the following, based on wards: Gore Ward: * Gore, New Zealand, Gore (seat) Kaiwera-Waimumu Ward: * Kaiwera Community boards in New Zealand, Community Board: ** Diamond Peak, New Zealand, Diamond Peak ** East Gore ** Ferndale, Gore District, Ferndale ** Kaiwera ** Otaraia ** Tuturau (north part) ** Waikana ** Watarikiki (east part) * Waimumu Community Board: ** Brydone, Southland, Brydone (n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gore District Council
Gore District Council is the territorial authority for the Gore District of New Zealand. The council is led by the mayor of Gore, who is currently . There are also eight ward councillors and three councillors elected at large. Composition Councillors * Mayor * Gore ward: Bronwyn Reid, Bret Highsted, Nick Grant, Glenys Dickson, Doug Grant * Mataura ward: Neville Phillips * Waikaka ward: John Gardyne * Waimumu-Kaiwera ward: Stewart MacDonell * Councillors elected at-large: Cliff Bolger, Nicky Davis, Richard McPhail Community boards * Mataura Community Board: Alan Taylor, Greg Chaffey, Linda Sinclair, Susan Taylor, Steve Dixon History The council was established in 1989, directly replacing the Gore and Mataura Borough Councils and part of Southland County Council (established in 1885.) as the Gore District, New Zealand Gore District is a district in the Southland Region of the South Island of New Zealand. It is named for Gore, New Zealand, Gore, the district's biggest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southland Regional Council
Environment Southland () is the southernmost regional council in New Zealand, administering the Southland Region, including Stewart Island Stewart Island (, ' glowing skies', officially Stewart Island / Rakiura, formerly New Leinster) is New Zealand's third-largest island, located south of the South Island, across Foveaux Strait. It is a roughly triangular island with a la .... In 2006, it had an operating revenue of NZ$19.6 million, NZ$7.1 million of this from rates revenue. (data sheet on official localcouncils.govt.nz website. Accessed 2008-06-21.) Councillors Coat of arms References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Government
The New Zealand Government () is the central government through which political authority is exercised in New Zealand. As in most other parliamentary democracies, the term "Government" refers chiefly to the executive branch, and more specifically to the Ministry (collective executive), collective ministry directing the executive. Based on the principle of responsible government, it operates within the framework that "the reigns, but the government rules, so long as it has the support of the New Zealand House of Representatives, House of Representatives".Sir Kenneth Keith, quoted in the Cabinet Manual'. The ''Cabinet Manual (New Zealand), Cabinet Manual'' describes the main laws, rules and Constitutional convention (political custom), conventions affecting the conduct and operation of the Government. Executive power is exercised by Ministers in the New Zealand Government, ministers, all of whom are sworn into the Executive Council of New Zealand, Executive Council and accounta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southland Times
''The Southland Times'' is the regional daily paper for Southland Region, Southland, including Invercargill, and neighbouring parts of Otago, in New Zealand. It is now owned by media business Stuff (company), 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, 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 photop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
