Press Release – NAI Harcourts A view of Irishman Creek station and Tekapo hydro canal. One of the most iconic high-country farms in the heart of the South Islands spectacular Aoraki Mt Cook region is coming onto the open market. Set in the expansive Mackenzie Basin on the …
A view of Irishman Creek station and Tekapo hydro canal.
One of the most iconic high-country farms in the heart of the South Island’s spectacular Aoraki Mt Cook region is coming onto the open market.
Set in the expansive Mackenzie Basin on the shores of Lake Pukaki, Irishman Creek Station, a standout 8678ha property, is home to a profitable farming operation, has substantial potential for future tourism development and is revered worldwide as the birthplace of the Hamilton Jet.
Perth based photographer Louise Coghill at the start of the Te Araroa trail, Cape Reinga. The trail is 3,000km down the length of New Zealand, from Cape Reinga in the north to the southernmost point of Bluff. Photograph: Louise Coghill
For four months Coghill, a photographer from the Australian city of Perth, had been hiking the Te Araroa trail: 3,000km down the length of New Zealand, from Cape Reinga in the north to the southernmost point of Bluff.
Coghill had set out in November 2019. By early March she had made it to the Canterbury region of the South Island. The end of her journey was in sight, plus she had picked up a boyfriend, Marco – a Swiss hiker she had met along the way.
Christchurch has had 59.2 millimetres of rain since December 20, more than the average for the month of 46.8mm. Hamilton said the rain had given firefighters some short-term relief, but all it would take was a couple of days of dry, windy weather to dry vegetation out again. “The hills are still brown. We don t want people to be complacent.” The fire risk across Christchurch was high, he said, while the wet weather encouraged new growth that ended up becoming dry and adding to the fuel.
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Fire and Emergency New Zealand announce new fire restrictions - including a ban on fireworks in parts of Christchurch and Akaroa - on December 16, 2020.
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Government funding of $11.6m was awarded to the Timaru District Council s Theatre Royal upgrade and Heritage precinct project. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, was in Timaru to confirm the Government support for the $23m project which ‘met the criteria of the Government’s ‘shovel-ready’ programme, in that it was ready to proceed and would create jobs. ‘‘The design and construction of the theatre upgrade and new (museum) facility is estimated to directly employ 155-210 people.’’ A planned $7.5m redevelopment of Alpine Energy Stadium received the biggest handout from the Timaru District Council’s stimulus fund. The Fraser Park Community Trust, which runs the facility, received $900,000 of the $1.85m available as the council culled 20 funding applications back to 10 successful projects.