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Central Otago District

	NZRFU (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Maniototo retained the Douglas O'Malley Memorial Trophy defeating Eastern 34 - 5 in a preseason match.
		Maniototo tried valiantly to cross the Wakatipu line and in the the last minute Tim Greer went over for what would have been his third try but was unsighted by the referee.
		Maniototo after drawing 12 all with Crescent in the first game of the competition lost to them in the Otago Countrywide Semi-final 27 -14 at Kaitangata.
	nzrugbynet.co.nz /NR/exeres/360E7E52-F46C-4015-99B2-9BFFDE8D9272.htm (885 words)

	Maniototo, New Zealand - history
		The Maniototo did not support Maori settlement, but the area was part of a route Maori travelled to collect greenstone (NZ Jade).
		Water was a scarce resource and the many water races which network the area were dug by pick and shovel, often a bottle filled with water was used to find the level, and wheelbarrows were used for spoil removal.
		The Maniototo has been left with a rich legacy from these goldrush days, with historic buildings and cemeteries, and historic hotels which were coach stops on the way to Central Otago.
	www.maniototo.co.nz /history.htm (374 words)

	NZRFU (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		A new club was formed in Maniototo in 1998 with the amalgamation of the Gimmerburn Patearoa and Ranfurly Clubs.
		Maniototo Premiers lifted the White Horse Cup through the 11 - 10 defeat of Matakanui Combined at Omakau.
		Maniototo lock Johnny Duncan leaping against his counterpart during the Final..
	www.nzrugbynet.co.nz /NR/exeres/FE242D6C-E4A5-4094-AEAB-F2FE3537B8FB.htm (275 words)

	Maniototo 4WD Drive Safaris, Ranfurly, Otago, New Zealand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Operation of our four-wheel drive and customised tours around the Maniototo high country of New Zealand is by P (Passenger) Licenced drivers with ten years experience organizing and running tours.
		Our goal is to provide you with a stress free journey into the remote tussock lands of the Maniototo, once the subject of the Country Calendar documentary on the annual Two Syndicates and Kyeburn Station autumn muster.
		This is a brutal land as well as beautiful, and we visit the hills where, in 1863, Sergeant Garvey became lost and perished in a blizzard.
	www.maniototo4wdsafaris.co.nz /about_us.htm (234 words)

	Central Otago New Zealand - Heart of the South- Maniototo
		It is the most charming of Otago's gold rush settlements (often referred to as the ‘Jewel of the Maniototo'), with a wealth of surviving Victorian architecture, and some buildings constructed from adobe (sun dried mud brick).
		In the south west corner of the Maniototo lies the tiny township of Patearoa, again another settlement occurring as the result of goldmining.
		This often forgotten corner of the Maniototo was once a thriving railway camp as the Central Otago Railway line snaked into being across the Maniototo Plain.
	www.nzsouth.co.nz /centralotago/maniatot.html (2050 words)

	Early childhood education in the Maniototo with Central Otago REAP
		Always sharply defined, the seasons of the Maniototo feature hot dry summers, beautiful autumn colours and cold, dry winters that herald a crisp clear spring.
		Many of the towns buildings were constructed in the 1950's in the simple modernist Art Deco style, which is appreciated today with Rural Art Deco, a refurbishment of the old buildings and Festival held every February.
		Although isolated, the Maniototo has a warm community spirit and numerous summer and winter activities including: curling, fishing, mountain biking, forest walks, the Central Otago Rail Trail and ice skating.
	www.coreap.org.nz /maniototo.htm (190 words)

	Otago Central Rail Trail Maniototo Plains New Zealand Cycling Hiking Horseriding Trail
		The Maniototo formed part of the Dunstan trail, the route from the coast to the hinterland used by Otago's early pioneers and gold prospectors.
		The Maniototo is the Curling Capital of New Zealand making it an exciting place to stop during winter as it is the only place in the world where you can try your hand at the traditional Scottish game of Curling.
		Ranfurly, the main centre of the Maniototo, was established in 1898, and was named after the 5th Earl of Ranfurly, who was a Governor General of New Zealand.
	www.atoz-nz.com /railtrail.asp (4931 words)

	Impressionen vom Oktoberturnier 2000
		While the teams are in the Maniototo (Naseby) area, they will be invited to a Beef and Greens (the traditional Scots curling dinner), and will also get the chance to be part of a Curlers Court.
		Introduced first in the McKenzie Country in South Canterbury, the sport rapidly established itself in the Maniototo and today there are approximately 17 clubs within the Plain, one of the oldest clubs in New Zealand being the Mt Ida Curling Club, headquarte- red in Naseby.
		Recently, the Maniototo Ice Rink successfully tendered for funding from the International Curling Council to establish an International Curling Rink beside the current facility.
	www.ccd-curling.de /nz-ccd.htm (899 words)

	New Zealand Geographic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Between songs the announcer gave the weather outlook: a high of 4° C and an overnight low of -6° C. “It’s a bit chilly in the wind, but otherwise just another winter’s day in the Maniototo,” she said cheerily.
		Five mountain ranges encompass the region: Rough Ridge to the west, the Rock and Pillar Range to the south-east, the Ida and Hawkdun Ranges to the north and the Kakanui Mountains to the north-east.
		in the Maniototo is a scant 400 mm a year, and winter temperatures regularly plunge into minus figures.
	www.nzgeographic.co.nz /articles.php?ID=69 (670 words)

	Ancient Briton Hotel ' Heart of Curling New Zealand '
		From the Maniototo plain through the Ida Valley and on into the Manuherikia, you enter a Timeless land of wide open spaces covered in tors, tussock and meandering waterways, bordered by snow-capped mountains.
		But this swells to upwards of 3000 in summer, as crib owners and camping ground dwellers enjoying the tranquil delights of this corner of the Maniototo; and for a time in winter, being home to the Scottish sport of curling.
		Naseby is steeped in History with it's pubs being the meeting place of miners, musterers, and townsfolk for generations.
	www.ancientbriton.co.nz (327 words)

	North of Alex: the Maniototo Plain, New Zealand. Travel guide & tourist information by Hostelbookers.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Despite easy road access, the Maniototo seems a world apart, largely ignored by foreign visitors, though it is a common summertime destination for Dunedinites who appreciate the dry climate and the quality of the light some 500 metres up.
		Passenger trains ran through the Maniototo until 1990, but by the end of 1991 all the track had been pulled up; the route has now been fashioned into the Otago Central Rail Trail.
		The main road through the Maniototo is SH85 from Alexandra to Palmerston, which is fast, largely straight and paved, and usually known as "The Pigroot"; it began life as the easiest route from the east coast to the Central Otago Goldfields.
	www.hostelbookers.com /guides/new_zealand/north_of_alex:_the_maniototo_plain/home (358 words)

	Otago, South Island New Zealand. Otago Peninsula, Dunedin, Maniototo, Oamaru, Alexandra, Cromwell, Queenstown, eco-tours (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Otago Peninsula, Dunedin, Maniototo, Oamaru, Alexandra, Cromwell, Queenstown, eco-tours
		Seemingly infinite in size, the Maniototo area is nicknamed “big sky country”, with heavens that seem to stretch on forever.
		Dotted with quaint rural towns, this area is especially fond of the winter pastime of Curling – a regular winter feature at Naseby’s purpose built ice rink.
	www.fourcorners.co.nz /new-zealand/otago/index.cfm (350 words)

	Time Out Tussock Tours - Maniototo high country experiences - high country 4WD & horse trekking tours in the south ...
		Time Out Tussock Tours - Maniototo high country experiences - high country 4WD & horse trekking tours in the south island of New Zealand.
		Ride through the timeless Stonehenge plateau under massive rocky formations on a rolling and tussock covered landscape to the high country locations where, "The Lord of the Rings" was set, backed by the panoramic views of Maniototo and Ida Valley.
		Follow the footsteps of eighteenth century goldminers, visit past historic dwellings and pubs.
	www.highcountrytours.co.nz (298 words)

	Winter biking in the Maniototo with our New Zealand railway line biking tours (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		This is a great trip for those who are wanting to experience the Maniototo region and the Otago Central Rail Trail in it’s raw and most beautiful state — in the winter.
		Bike across the vast Maniototo Plain to the rural Art Deco town of Ranfurly.
		In the afternoon we travel by bus to the gold mining town of Naseby where we explore the grand old buildings of the town, once the capital of the Maniototo, and meet a few local characters.
	www.puretrailsnewzealand.co.nz /winter-railtrail.htm (1590 words)

	Strath-Taieri, New Zealand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Across the Rock and Pillar range to the north west lies a larger high country plain known as The Maniototo.
		Those in the neighbouring Maniototo, such as Gimmerburn and Kyeburn, were given by the surveyor John Turnbull Thomson, and are locally known as "Thomson's Barnyard".
		In 1914 there was a move to have the Strath Taieri Riding transferred to the Maniototo County which was unsuccessful.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Strath-Taieri,_New_Zealand (1925 words)

	Clachanburn Country Garden and Cottage Accommodation, Maniototo, Central Otago \| Welcome
		Clachanburn is endorsed as a Garden of National Significance and registered with the New Zealand Garden Trust.
		Jane Falconer welcomes you to her rambling country garden, set in the stark beauty of the Maniototo.
		The lawns and borders roll gracefully away from the house to two large ponds with rugged hills to one side and the distant mountains beyond, giving an impression of a lush oasis in the heat and dry of Central Otago.
	www.clachanburn.co.nz (269 words)

	Hayes Engineering
		Although there was some evidence of past Maori occupation of the Maniototo Plain, it was, when it was first surveyed in the middle of the 19th century, so isolated and empty, so lacking in even a verbal history, that very few features had names.
		Further interest in the Maniototo and its surrounding hills and streams flared up with the discovery of gold at Naseby in 1863 - and has smouldered ever since.
		It was into this remote, rough-hewn, rural backwater of colonisation that a man who was to make a longlasting impact upon farming arrived in 1882.
	www.historic.org.nz /magazinefeatures/2004summer/2004_summer_Hayes.htm (1211 words)

	Ancient Briton Hotel ' Heart of Curling New Zealand '
		The Maniototo Early Settlers Museum provides an insight into Naseby's history displaying historic photos, Chinese gold diggers and an early grocery shop replica.
		Maniototo is the home of Curling in New Zealand.
		This ancient Scottish sport has been a central feature of the Maniototo when the long cold winters made work impossible and people looked for ways to pass the time.
	www.ancientbriton.co.nz /activities.htm (458 words)

	Maniototo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Kakanui Range dominates the eastern horizon of the Maniototo
		The Maniototo Plain, usually simply known as The Maniototo, is an elevated inland region in Otago, New Zealand.
		The region roughly surrounds the upper reaches of the Taieri River and the Manuherikia River, and is bounded by the Kakanui Range to the north and the Rock and Pillar Range to the southeast.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Maniototo (241 words)

	DNZB / BIOGRAPHY
		Robert Logan was born at Langton, Berwickshire, Scotland, on 2 April 1863, the son of Euphemia Helen Logan and her husband, Thomas Logan, a tenant farmer.
		Logan was active in local government, becoming a member of the Maniototo County Council in 1888 and chairman from 1901 to 1902.
		He raised the Maniototo Mounted Rifle Volunteers in 1900 and joined the 1st Otago Mounted Rifle Volunteers in 1904.
	www.dnzb.govt.nz /dnzb/Essay_Body.asp?PersonEssay=3L12&related=false (1265 words)

	Maniototo, Otago, South Island New Zealand - Four Corners New Zealand Travel Guide
		Nicknamed the "Big Sky" region, the Maniototo resembles a living oil painting.
		With rolling hills and a horizon that stretches on forever, you'll be enchanted by this slice of heartland New Zealand.
		Visit the rural Maniototo settlements of Naseby and St Bathans, and experience the best in true kiwi hospitality.
	www.fourcorners.co.nz /new-zealand/Maniototo (90 words)

	Maniototo Community Profile(published)
		The area used for this profile is based on Statistics New Zealand's area unit.
		The unemployment rate in Maniototo was 2.5 percent, compared with
		The most popular occupational group in Maniototo was Agriculture and Fishery Workers (65.4 percent).
	www2.stats.govt.nz /domino/external/web/CommProfiles.nsf/FindInfobyArea/608000-au (494 words)

	TIME.com: The Diary of a Mad Widow -- Aug. 6, 1979 -- Page 1
		Living in the Maniototo deals with the past and what the author cryptically labels the "Present Historic." It is a tense that allows hallucination to mingle with reality.
		A man is attacked by a detergent: "There was a flash of light, a smell of laundry and the penetrating fumes of a powerful cleanser, then a neutral nothing-smell, not even the usual substituted forest glade or field of lavender or carnation, and all that remained of Tommy were two faded footprints on the floor."
		The Maniototo is not necessarily plain in New Zealand's centeral Otago; the region may exist only in the wonderfully deranged mind of novel's narrator, herself a chimera of identities.
	www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,948764,00.html (714 words)

	Maniototo 4WD Drive Safaris, Ranfurly, Otago, New Zealand
		A journey with the team at Maniototo 4WD Safaris, run by a fourth-generation Maniototo farmer, John Mulholland, is a journey of discovery.
		John and his team enjoy sharing the country they love, while you enjoy the benefit of their ten years guiding Maniototo Four Wheel Drive tours.
		You escape the hustle and bustle of city life into a whole different world.
	www.maniototo4wdsafaris.co.nz (262 words)

	Southern Ice Hockey - FaceOff Newsletter 2 - Aug 04
		Auckland, Tamaki, Canterbury and the Southern Ice Hockey League which encompasses clubs in Albury, Dunedin, Maniototo, Gore, Alexandra and Queenstown.
		Each Region holds it's own leagues in the respective age groups and is responsible for conducting these competitions.
		Registration has now been completed for the year and apart from the Gore Club, there seems to be a slight downward trend in numbers.
	www.nzicehockey.co.nz /SIHL/SIHL_FaceOff_2.htm (3644 words)

	bestgardening.com - Maniototo Garden Trail 2000
		The annual Maniototo Garden trail is a feature of the summer holidays in Central Otago.
		This year the gardens featured in the tour included the town of Ranfurly inland from Dunedin (1 ½ hours from Dunedin and 40 minutes from Alexandra, Central Otago) and the adjoining Wedderburn area.
		So, if you are in Central Otago next summer, make sure you catch the Maniototo Garden Trail.
	www.bestgardening.com /bgc/events/maniototo001.htm (358 words)

	Clachanburn Country Garden and Cottage Accommodation, Maniototo, Central Otago \| Activities
		Maniototo Gardens Plan a visit to the Maniototo and take time to enjoy some of the fine private gardens in the district.
		When asked why would we want to come to the Maniototo, she replied: Scenery, solitude and the opportunity to catch big trout.
		Some very interesting features of this garden are natural water, stones, big views and the Maniototo climate, which is very different to our climate at home.
	www.clachanburn.co.nz /activities.html (346 words)

	Marilynn Webb at The Diversion Gallery Marlborough New Zealand
		In her pastels and hand-coloured works, Webb is able to diverge from the printmaking practice which is the focus of her teaching, and follow her individual creative path.
		Her pastels and prints have focused on New Zealand’s most remote and fragile environments, including Fiordland, the Maniototo hinterland, Stewart Island and the Antarctic Islands.
		She has several times received Department of Conservation commissions which take fine artists with empathy for the natural world to wild and seldom accessible places, and tell our hidden stories.
	www.thediversiongallery.co.nz /intro_artists.php?gallery=marilynnwebb (580 words)

	Maniototo Curling, the home of curling in New Zealand
		The township of Naseby in the Maniototo, Central Otago has become the country’s curling capital with the completion of New Zealand’s first International and Olympic standard indoor curling rink.
		The ancient Scottish game of curling has been a central feature of the Maniototo since the late 1870’s, the first reported game 6 July 1878.
		In the winter of 2007 the Maniototo Outdoor ice Rink along with the advice and expertise of the New Zealand Olympic Luge Association anticipates opening the first natural luge track in the Southern Hemisphere.
	www.curling.co.nz (445 words)

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