Welcome to the first localeye Facts and Figures newsletter of
2004.localeye has a new look and enhanced search features.
When you do a Canterbury Search, the first result will list localeye
categories which use that key word, followed by individual website
listings, then relevant news stories, followed by the results of a general
search which lists other links of less relevance.
Recent News and Events
The
New Year 2004 heatwave
January
highs for the Canterbury region. From NIWA.
Te
Runanga o Ngai Tahu annual results
Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu has
reported another successful financial year to June 30 2003, announcing an
increase in Ngāi Tahu Holdings Group pre distribution surplus of 36 %
to $26.6 million ($19.5 million in 2002)
South
Pacific Summer
From December 2003 to February 2004, the Canterbury Museum is
celebrating the festive season with South Pacific style.
Road
Death Statistics
Canterbury road deaths statistics at the year ended 22
Dec 2003. From the Land Transport Safety Association.
Sites Added
Speight's
Coast to Coast Course Map
Map of the course for the annual Speights
Coast to Coast race.
Post
Shops and KiwiBanks in Christchurch
Map showing location and hours of opening of
Post Shops and Kiwi Banks around Christchurch city.
Post
Shops and KiwiBanks in Canterbury
Map showing location and hours of opening of
Post Shops and Kiwi Banks in the Canterbury region.
Otahuna
- History
Brief history of Otahuna - historic house
and gardens near Christchurch.
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Viewpoint
Tourism and Antarctica
TV One news has been running a series of in depth reports
on the impact of tourism in Antarctica. Christchurch is home to a
number of sites with historical links to the early dramas of Antarctic
exploration and is also a port of call for some tour companies which visit
Antarctica and the sub Antarctic region.
It is also home to the Antarctic
Heritage Trust whose primary focus lies in the protection
and restoration of the historic huts and contents left by these first
adventurers.These are the jewels in the crown of human heritage in
Antarctica and are designated as Specially Protected Areas within the
provisions of the Antarctic Treaty System.
The Trust says of its' role
"Around the turn of the twentieth century, Antarctica was the focus
of one of the last great races of terrestrial discovery. Men risked
their lives to conquer the inhospitable, frozen continent and their
stories are a chronicle of hardship, courage, endurance and tragedy.
They are records of men who overcame great odds, and often their own fears
and foibles, to open up Antarctica for the world. They are stories
that still inspire and evoke admiration in people around the world a
century later."
"Antarctic Heritage Trust works to conserve this important heritage
so that people may continue to appreciate, learn and draw inspiration from
the legacies of the 'heroic age' explorers for generations to come. "
Buried Treasures
Spotlight on a Museum - Northbrook Colonial Museum
Only half an hours drive northwest from
Christchurch lies the Northbrook
Colonial museum. Boasting an extensive range of New Zealand's colonial
history, displayed in 10,000 sq ft of buildings; Go back in time and
experience yesteryears.
- Rangiora's original Post Office clock
- A wide variety of colonial cooking
utensils
- Colonial washing machines, irons,
stoves, fridges etc
- Turn of the century clothes
- Blacksmith's shop
- New Zealand's largest collection of old
bricks
- Huge display of old toys and games
- A school room
- Old Post Office and equipment
- Books, books, books
- Play the gramophone
- Veterinary & farming equipment,
(especially dairy equipment)
- An early street comprising shops of
chemist, hardware, photography, butchery etc
- Old working printing press
- Great display of old feeding bottles
- Visit grandma's laundry and grandad's
garden section
- See Rangiora hospital's maternity room
- 1900's boudoir
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