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The district was established on 1 April 1989 following the merger of Rangiora District and Eyre County. The district covers 2,217.12 square kilometres (856.03 sq mi), and is home to 69,600 people. [2] Rangiora is the district seat and largest town, with other major towns including Kaiapoi, Oxford, Pegasus and Woodend.
High Street circa 1910s. Unofficially the High Street of Rangiora stretching from the Rangiora Town Hall at King Street up to Ashley Street is a 'heritage precinct' due to the presence of many historic buildings. Among them are the former Junction Hotel (1880), the Post Office (1936), the Farmers building (1919) and the Johnston Building (1896).
The first mayor, Trevor Inch, had been Mayor of Rangiora since 1986. He died shortly after resigning on health grounds in 1995. [4] He was succeeded by Janice Skurr, who was in office 1995–2001. Skurr died in 2008. [5] Former Member of Parliament Jim Gerard defeated Skurr in 2001 and was re-elected unopposed in 2004.
The first contest saw Rangiora's Jim Gerard easily defeated by former Prime Minister and MP for Christchurch North, Mike Moore. He left the office in July 1999, having been elected Director-General of the World Trade Organization. Clayton Cosgrove won the second contest in 1999 and was confirmed in 2002, 2005 and 2008. [2]
Waimakariri District Council (Māori: Ko te kaunihera ā rohe o Waimakariri) is the territorial authority for the Waimakariri District of New Zealand. [ 1 ] The council has 11 members: the mayor of Waimakariri , Dan Gordon , and ten ward councillors.
BRIDGEWATER – A Pennsylvania company wants to open a senior day care facility in an office building on Route 202-206 near Talamini Road. SeniorLIFE, headquartered in Pittsburgh, is scheduled to ...
Provinces (black) are divided into districts (grey), which are further divided into divisional secretariats (white). These are then further divided into Grama Niladharis (not marked on the map).
English: View looking east along High Street, Rangiora, with the post office and clock tower on the right and the premises of J B Cresswell (surgeon dentist), centre right. Photograph taken by William A Price circa 1910s. Inscriptions: Inscribed - Photographer's title on negative -bottom centre: High Street (Looking east). Rangiora. No. 3373.