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What is the main Iwi in Otautahi

Ngāi Tahu is the iwi that has manawhenua over most of the South Island. Early origins stem from successive migration streams from the North Island, and subsequent mostly coastal settlement. Many of these settlements became the 18 Papatipu Rūnanga that underpin the way modern Ngāi Tahu governs its affairs.

https://canterbury.libguides.com/otautahi-christchurch/migrationandsettlement#:~:text=Ng%C4%81i%20Tahu%20is%20the%20iwi,Ng%C4%81i%20Tahu%20governs%20its%20affairs.

Battle

Ngai Tahu conflict with Ngati Toa

The first battles

The first attack made against Ngāi Tahu was at Kaikōura during 1827–28. Ngāi Tahu records state that the Ngāti Kurī people of Kaikōura came down to the beach to welcome their kinsmen, the sub-tribe of Tū-te-pākihi-rangi of Ngāti Kahungunu, whom they were expecting as visitors. Instead, they found the fleet of canoes belonging to Ngāti Toa who, armed with muskets, attacked and killed them. Only those who fled to the hills survived. The battle was named Niho Maaka.Te Rauparaha and his tribes then visited Ngāi Tahu of Kaiapoi to trade muskets for greenstone. The Kaiapoi people soon learned of the attacks on their kin at Kaikōura. A Ngāpuhi warrior staying with Ngāi Tahu at Kaiapoi pā overheard the Ngāti Toa leader planning how they would attack the following morning. The Kaiapoi Ngāi Tahu countered the Ngāti Toa attack the following day, killing the leading Ngāti Toa chiefs, including Te Pēhi Kupe. The only prominent Ngāti Toa leader not slain was Te Rauparaha.

https://teara.govt.nz/en/ngai-tahu/page-6

The Canterbury Settlement

Canterbury Settlement

In November 1847 John Robert Godley and Edward Gibbon Wakefield met to plan the Canterbury settlement.

Wakefield believed that colonisation of countries like New Zealand could be organised in such a way that towns could be planned before settlers arrived. These towns would be like a community back in England, with landowners, small farmers and workers, and with churches, shops and schools.

Early in 1848 the Canterbury Association was formed, and it was decided to name the capital city Christchurch after the college John Godley had gone to at Oxford University.

Part of the plan included the opportunity for the new settlers to buy land. This would supply the money needed for public works such as roads and schools. But first the land had to be bought from the Māori owners.

https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/christchurch-brief-history/

Immigrants

Edward Gibbon Wakefield was English, as were most of the initiators of the New Zealand Company. Not surprisingly, over 80% of those assisted to migrate by the company were English, as were those who migrated after 1850 with the help of the Canterbury Association. This poster offered assistance for suitable immigrants to Canterbury. Those interested were asked to apply to the office in London.

https://teara.govt.nz/en/ephemera/1893/canterbury-association-advertisement

Marae in Canterbury

Marae - Canterbury

Takahanga Maru Kaitatea Ngāi Tahu (Te Rūnanga o Kaikōura) Kaikōura

Mangamaunu Hohepa Ngāi Tahu (Te Rūnanga o Kaikōura) Kaikōura

Tuahiwi Marae Māhunui II Ngāi Tahu (Te Ngāi o Tūāhuriri Rūnanga) Tuahiwi

Ōnuku Karaweko Ngāi Tahu (Ōnuku Rūnanga) Akaroa

Rāpaki Marae / Te Wheke Wheke Ngāi Tahu (Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke) Rāpaki

Koukourarata Tūtehuarewa Ngāi Tahu (Te Rūnanga o Koukourarata) Port Levy

Wairewa Te Mako Ngāi Tahu (Wairewa Rūnanga) Little River

Ngā Hau e Whā Aoraki All Nations (Te Rūnanga o Nga Maata Waka) Christchurch

Hakatere Marae Hakatere Ngāi Tahu Fairton

Arowhenua Te Hapa o Niu Tireni Ngāi Tahu (Te Rūnanga o Arowhenua) Temuka

Te Aitarakihi Te Whare Whakapiripiri Tuhono A Iwi All Nations (Te Rūnanga o Nga Maata Waka) Timaru

Waihao Waimate Centennial Memorial Hall Ngāi Tahu (Te Rūnanga o Waihao) Waimate

Hagley Park & Botanic Gardens

Hagley Park & Botanic Gardens

The establishment of Town Reserves, Hagley Park and the Government Domain (now the Botanic Gardens) was included as part of the Canterbury Association’s plan for the settlement of Christchurch. Approximately 500 acres on the west of the central town area is shown as the site of Hagley Park in the famous 1850 Black Maps of Christchurch. Hagley Park was named after the country estate of Lord Lyttelton, chairman of the Canterbury Association. In 1855 when the new Provincial Government took over the role of the Canterbury Association, a law was passed which said that, the land commonly known as Hagley Park, shall be reserved forever as a public park, and shall be open for the recreation and enjoyment of the public.

https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/hagley-park-and-the-christchurch-botanic-gardens/

Banks Peninsula

Banks Peninsula

Banks Peninsula is a peninsula of volcanic origin on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It has an area of approximately 1,150 square kilometres (440 sq mi) and encompasses two large harbours and many smaller bays and coves. The South Island's largest city, Christchurch, is immediately north of the peninsula.

Banks Peninsula is one of New Zealand's most unique landforms. With endless hills, bays and hidden bush, this is Nature's Playground right on Christchurch's doorstep. Akaroa and its surrounds are steeped in Māori and settler history, adventures and unique experiences.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banks_Peninsula

Kaikoura

Kaikoura is a coastal town on the South Island of New Zealand. It’s known for its abundant wildlife and its sperm whale population. The Kaikoura Peninsula Walkway winds from the town centre to lookout points at Point Kean. Close by, the rock platforms are home to a colony of New Zealand fur seals. The 1800s Fyffe House is a cottage built on a foundation of whalebones, with displays on the town’s whaling past.

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Kaikoura

Mount Cook

Mount Cook National Park is located on New Zealand's South Island about 2 hours from the town of Lake Tekapo. The park spans 722 square kilometers and is home to 8 of the 12 largest glaciers in New Zealand. These massive glaciers make up a whopping 40% of the national park!Aoraki, or Mount Cook as it’s more commonly known, is New Zealand’s highest mountain at 3,724 meters above sea level. Aoraki is the traditional Maori name for Mount Cook. Mount Cook Village is the only town within the national park.

https://destinationlesstravel.com/things-to-do-in-mount-cook-national-park/

Rakaia

Rakaia is a town seated close to the southern banks of the Rakaia River on the Canterbury Plains in New Zealand's South Island, approximately 57 km south of Christchurch on State Highway 1 and the Main South Line. Immediately north of the township are New Zealand's longest road bridge and longest rail bridge, both of which cross the wide shingle beds of the braided river at this point. Both bridges are approximately 1750 metres in length.

Rakaia was also the junction of the Methven Branch, a branch line railway to Methven that operated from 1880 until its closure in 1976. An accident at the railway station in 1899 killed four people.[3]

Rakaia's most obvious feature is a large fibreglass salmon. The river from which the town takes its name is known for its salmon fishing and jetboating. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakaia

Timeline

2019

Map

Chart

Hornby High School

The school opened in February 1975 to serve the growing Hornby area. The permanent classroom blocks were supposed to be ready for the first intake of 240 Form 3 (now Year 9) students, but delays within the Treasury and Ministry of Works saw the completion date pushed back to early 1976.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornby_High_School#:~:text=2%20Notes-,History,pushed%20back%20to%20early%201976.

Hornby High School

Parakiore Recreation and Sport Centre

Metro Sports Facility

Parakiore Recreation and Sport Centre is intended to be the largest aquatic and indoor recreation and leisure venue of its kind in New Zealand, and would be accessible to people of all ages, abilities and skill levels.

At over 30,000m2, Parakiore Recreation and Sports Centre would feature a 50 metre, 10-lane competition swimming pool and a separate diving pool, large aquatic leisure area, five hydroslides, fitness spaces and nine indoor courts for sports such as netball, volleyball and basketball. The facility would cater for the needs of the recreational, educational and high-performance sporting communities. Parakiore Recreation and Sport Centre will sit on the 70,000m2 central city site bordering Moorhouse Avenue, Stewart Street, St Asaph Street and Antigua Street.

Parakiore Recreation and Sport Centre will play an important part in fostering health and wellbeing in the region. It will attract people from across Canterbury and New Zealand. They will be able to play, train, participate and compete in a broad range of sports and recreational facilities for all ages and abilities. It will also offer a pleasant and relaxing environment for spectators.

Main Works on Parakiore Recreation and Sport Centre began in 2019 and is expected to be completed in the latter part of 2023.

https://www.otakaroltd.co.nz/anchor-projects/metro-sports-facility/

What schools have I been to?

Schools

When I was 5, i went to burnside primary school all the way through to year 6.

Then I moved to Kirkwood intermediate for year 7 and 8.

And then I came here, to Hornby High School, and i will most likely be here till year 13.

A significant place to me and my family.

A significant place to my family and I is a cute little road in Ilam, its a side street and it has a creek running along the side of it, with beautiful cherry blossoms and during the summer there are dandelions and sunflowers along the grass . The day before my mum and I put my dog down we went there and let him run through the flowers and grass, he was so happy and he looked so happy. That is why this place is significant to my family.

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My favourite place in Canterbury.

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