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Te Koromiko Swannanoa School

Te Koromiko Swannanoa School

Item Type: PlaceDescription: 1305 Tram Road, Swannanoa.
The school opened in 1871 with a roll of 33. It was originally called the Mandeville Plains School but was renamed Swannanoa School in 1909. The first teachers were Ja... Place: Swannanoa School Keywords: Swannanoa Geolocation: [1] Collection: Schools of the Waimakariri External Link: Te Koromiko Swannanoa School <https://swannanoa.school.nz/>
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Clarkville Te Kura ki Waimātao

Clarkville Te Kura ki Waimātao

Item Type: PlaceDescription: 10 Heywards Road, Clarkville.
The school opened in 1874 and was originally known as Kaiapoi Island School, due to its situation between the north and south branches of the Waimakariri River. Th... Place: Clarkville School Keywords: Clarkville Geolocation: [2] Collection: Schools of the Waimakariri External Link: Clarkville School <https://clarkville.school.nz/>
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West Eyreton School

West Eyreton School

Item Type: PlaceDescription: 1651 North Eyre Road, West Eyreton.
The school opened in 1872 with 32 pupils. Dominie Brown was the first master. The school had a very colourful opening, organised by Marmaduke Dixon:
"All th... Place: West Eyreton School Keywords: West Eyreton Geolocation: [3] Collection: Schools of the Waimakariri External Link: West Eyreton School <https://westeyreton.school.nz/>
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Woodend School

Woodend School

Item Type: PlaceDescription: 39 Main North Road, Woodend.
The first school in Woodend was set up local Methodist congregation member Robert Atkinson in a barn in 1859. He taught the 30 or so children who attended six subje... Place: Woodend School Date: January 2024 Keywords: Woodend School Geolocation: [4] Collection: Schools of the Waimakariri Further Information: Woodend School <https://woodend.school.nz/> External Link: Woodend School <https://woodend.school.nz/>
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Northern A & P Association Building

Northern A & P Association Building

Item Type: PlaceDescription: Charles Leech gave the land for this building situated at 93 Ivory Street, Rangiora, to the Northern Agricultural and Pastorial Association.

Opening of the Northern A & P Association building
... Place: Northern A & P Association Building Keywords: Rangiora Geolocation: [5]
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Rangiora War Memorial

Rangiora War Memorial

Item Type: PlaceDescription: Situated on the corner of High and Ivory Streets, Rangiora. The Rangiora War Memorial Cenotaph stands on land donated by Charles Leech and was erected in 1924 as a memorial to those who fell in W... Keywords: Rangiora Collection: War Memorials
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Kaiapoi Town Centre

Kaiapoi Town Centre

Item Type: PlaceDescription: The town centre of Kaiapoi has been undergoing many changes since the September 2010 earthquake. Many buildings in Kaiapoi were destroyed in the earthquake of September 2010, and more have been d... Place: Kaiapoi Keywords: Kaiapoi
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Kaiapoi Library

Kaiapoi Library

Item Type: PlaceDescription: Apart from minor alterations the Coronation Library remained in use until the mid 1980s when, because of a growing demand and lack of space, it was decided to build a new library and council offi... Date: 2014 Place: Kaiapoi Geolocation: [6] Collection: Waimakarairi Libraries External Link: Waimakariri Libraries <https://waimakaririlibraries.com/home>
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Kaiapoi railway station

Kaiapoi railway station

Item Type: PlaceDescription: The building, designed by Sir George Troup, the principal architect of the Railways Department. He is best known for the Dunedin Railways Station.
Waimakariri District Council Historic Heritage ... Place: Kaiapoi railway station Keywords: Kaiapoi Geolocation: [7] Collection: Places of the Waimakariri External Link: Landmarks, Waimakariri <https://landmarks.waimakariri.govt.nz/kaiapoi-heritage/kaiapoi-railway-station>
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Kaiapoi Courthouse

Kaiapoi Courthouse

Item Type: PlaceDescription: The courthouse and lock-up of brick at 145 Williams Street, Kaiapoi, was completed in October 1890 and replaced an earlier wooden courthouse that was built in 1866. The building was designed by W... Place: Kaiapoi Courthouse Geolocation: [8] Organisation: Kaiapoi District Historical Society Inc. Collection: Places of the Waimakariri Further Information: Kaiapoi Museum <https://kaiapoimuseum.co.nz/> External Link: Landmarks, Waimakariri <https://landmarks.waimakariri.govt.nz/lost-heritage/kaiapoi-courthouse>
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Mandeville Footbridge

Mandeville Footbridge

Item Type: PlaceDescription: The footbridge was built in 1874 by W Stocks to provide access for pedestrians and school children, as the main road bridge was unreliable. It was originally longer, to cross swampy ground in wha... Place: Kaiapoi Keywords: Kaiapoi Geolocation: [9]
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The Plough Hotel

The Plough Hotel

Item Type: PlaceDescription: The Plough Hotel evolved from Solomon Stephen's accommodation house at the western entrance to the town. In 1859 he applied for a general hotel licence but was declined after being involved in a ... Keywords: Rangiora
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Bank of New Zealand Building

Bank of New Zealand Building

Item Type: PlaceDescription: This imposing classical brick and stone building was built in 1883 as a banking chamber and manager's residence. Occupying a prominent corner site, the BNZ proclaimed its status, stability and se... Place: Kaiapoi Keywords: Kaiapoi Geolocation: [10] Collection: Commercial and Public buildings External Link: Landmarks, Waimakariri <https://landmarks.waimakariri.govt.nz/kaiapoi-heritage/bank-of-new-zealand>
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Red Lion Hotel

Red Lion Hotel

Item Type: PlaceDescription: The first hotel in Rangiora was the Lion, which opened in 1857 on land that Thomas Wilberforce Foster had bought from George Hanmer. Hanmer had bought the land from Charles Torlesse in December 1... Place: Rangiora Keywords: Rangiora Geolocation: [11] Collection: Canterbury streets through time
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Little Bethel Church

Little Bethel Church

Item Type: PlaceDescription: After holding services in private homes under the leadership of T.S. Mannering and William Emms Ivory, Calvanistic Baptists used the Church of England assembly and school room.
The Baptists were... Keywords: Rangiora
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St John the Baptist Anglican Church

St John the Baptist Anglican Church

Item Type: PlaceDescription: Almost from the beginning of Rangiora, Anglicans held services in private homes and hotels. In 1856 they built their multi-purpose chapel, school room, and community meeting hall in Victoria Stre... Keywords: Rangiora
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Hanmer Springs

Hanmer Springs

Item Type: PlaceDescription: Historic images from the Hanmer Springs township. Keywords: Hanmer Springs Geolocation: [12]
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Rangiora

Rangiora

Item Type: PlaceDescription: The Town Centre. Dust, mud, water, and fires were hazards afflicting the Rangiora town centre from its inception. The town grew like Topsy, with buildings scattered, often at large intervals, ove... Keywords: Rangiora
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High Street - Christchurch

High Street - Christchurch

Item Type: PlaceDescription: Images and history of High Street, Christchurch. High Street runs on a diagonal between Colombo and St Asaph Streets. Part of High Street is a pedrestrian area, and the area has been refurbished...
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High Street - Rangiora

High Street - Rangiora

Item Type: PlaceDescription: From January 2012, buildings in Rangiora's High Street were progressively closed as they were assessed as not meeting the standards required by new building codes and were earthquake-prone and da... Keywords: Rangiora
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Kaiapoi War Memorial

Kaiapoi War Memorial

Item Type: PlaceDescription: In 1919, following the end of the Great War, the Kaiapoi Patriotic Committee considered several options for the town war memorial. It initially decided on a Memorial Town Hall. However, escalatin... Place: Kaiapoi Geolocation: [13] Organisation: Kaiapoi RSA Collection: War Memorials Further Information: NZ History Kaiapoi war memorial <https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/kaiapoi-war-memorial> External Link: A brief history of the Kaiapoi war memorial <https://waimakaririlibraries.com/heritage/local-history/places-of-the-waimakariri/kaiapoi/a-brief-history-of-the-kaiapoi-war-memorial>
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Charles Merton

Charles Merton

Item Type: PersonName: Charles Merton Date: 1821-1885 Biography: Charles Murton was born in Haughley, Suffolk, in 1821 to parents James and Susan Murton. By the time Charles married Charlotte Street in 1847, he had changed the spelling of his surname to Merton...
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Solomon Stephens

Solomon Stephens

Item Type: PersonName: Solomon Stephens Date: 1832-1891 Biography: Solomon Stephens was born at Chiltee, Wiltshire. He married young, aged 19, and came to New Zealand on the Cornwall, arriving 10 December 1851. His wife, Selina, was only 18 at the time. They liv...
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William Buss

William Buss

Item Type: PersonName: William Buss Date: 1850-1908 Biography: William Buss was born in Sellindge, Kent, and came to New Zealand with his sister on board the Roman Emperor which arrived 27 January 1960. He made his home at Rangiora on the Woodend Road.
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