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Brachyglottis repanda. Brachyglottis repanda, the rangiora or bushman's friend, is a small, bushy tree or tall shrub endemic to New Zealand. It grows to a height of 5 to 7 meters (16 to 23 ft). The petioles of the leaves have a characteristic groove up to 10 centimetres (3.9 in) long. [1] The large leaves with a soft furry underside have been ...
Helmore was born in Rangiora, New Zealand, in 1894, the eldest child of Christchurch-born solicitor and former national rugby representative George Helmore and his wife Janet Maud Gray. [1] His grandfather, Joseph Helmore, owned Millbrook in Christchurch and Helmores Lane went through the middle of that property, with the name commemorating his ...
In the late 19th century, New Zealand anthropologist Percy Smith proposed a theory about a Polynesian explorer named Ui-te-Rangiora, who may have reached Antarctica or subantarctic islands. [ 1 ] By the early 20th century, the 1820 expedition of Nathaniel Palmer , who observed the Antarctic Peninsula in November of that year, was also revisited.
Expeditions in Antarctica before the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, 1897. 1780s to 1839 – American and British whalers and sealers make incidental discoveries. 1819 – William Smith discovers South Shetland Islands), the first land discovered south of 60° south lat
Resene ColorShop. Resene ColorShop is a chain of retail stores selling paint and other home improvement products. Its first store opened in Wellington CBD in 1975 and it now has 60 stores around the country including 20 in Auckland. [5] The store is deliberately spelt with the American English spelling of color to be unique.
Rangiora is the largest town and seat of the Waimakariri District, in Canterbury, New Zealand. It is 29 kilometres (18 mi) north of Christchurch, and is part of the Christchurch metropolitan area. [3] With an estimated population of 19,600 (as of June 2023), [2] Rangiora is the 30th largest urban area in New Zealand, and the fifth-largest in ...
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History. The electorate existed from 1963 (when it replaced the Hurunui electorate) until 1996, when with mixed-member proportional (MMP) representation it was absorbed into the new Waimakariri electorate. The electorate is semi-rural and was represented by the National Party except for the 1972–1975 period.