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Kaiapoi pā was established around the year 1700 by the Ngāi Tahu chief Tūrākautahi and became the largest fortified village in the South Island.The site was previously occupied by an earlier tribe's stronghold, that of either the Waitaha or Kāti Māmoe, [10] both of which were absorbed by Ngāi Tahu through warfare and intermarriage. [11]
Independent Timber Merchants or the Independent Timber Merchants Society (usually shortened as ITM) is a New Zealand co-operative of independent building supplies and hardware retailers. Its stores sell a range of products to both tradespeople and consumers, including building supplies , power tools , kitchens and paint .
Kaiapoi Borough School is a state co-educational full primary school, [52] with 382 students (as of November 2024). [53] The school opened in 1873, [54] making it Kaiapoi's oldest school. [citation needed] Kaiapoi North School is a state co-educational full primary school, [55] with 523 students (as of November 2024). [53] The school opened in ...
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The Canterbury Rugby Football Union (CRFU) was established in 1879, following a match between South Canterbury and North Canterbury in Timaru.It took place on 26 July 1879, where delegates representing Christchurch, Christ's College, Temuka, North Canterbury (Rangiora), Eastern (Christchurch), South Canterbury (Timaru), Ashburton, and Southbridge clubs decided to form the union. [3]
The centre of Ngāi Tahu was the pa of Taurakautahi, known as Kaiapoi. Today, the hapu Ngai Tuahuriri is based at Tuahiwi, to the north of Kaiapoi. People who identify themselves as having NZ Maori ancestry presently represent 8.5% of the District's population, and most of these people live in the eastern part of the District.
Welcome sign to Maria Andrews Park, one of the club's home pitches. Waimakariri United is a football club based in Rangiora, New Zealand.It was formed in 2008 through the merger of two North Canterbury teams, Kaiapoi Town (formerly based at Kendall Park, Kaiapoi) and Rangiora FC (formerly based at Maria Andrews Park, Rangiora).
Kaiapoi was known to the Māori of other parts of New Zealand as the home of a people [3] who had both an abundance of food, and an exceptional wealth of the highly prized pounamu. In the eyes of the Māori, this hard and tenacious nephrite jade was the nearest equivalent to metal itself, and a tool or weapon made of it was considered a prized ...