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	Rangitikei District - Definition, explanation
		Rangitikei is a district in the Manawatu-Wanganui region in the North Island of New Zealand.
		Located north of Wellington, the district stretches from the South Taranaki Bight toward the North Island Volcanic Plateau, forming a trapezium-shaped block that includes the towns of Taihape, Bulls, Marton, Hunterville, and Mangaweka.
		The population of the district is approximately 15,400.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/r/ra/rangitikei_district.php (0 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Rangitikei District
		Rangitikei is a district in the Manawatu-Wanganui region in the North Island of New Zealand.
		Located north of Wellington, the district stretches from the South Taranaki Bight toward the North Island Volcanic Plateau, forming a trapezium-shaped block that includes the towns of Taihape, Bulls, Marton, Hunterville, and Mangaweka.
		The population of the district is approximately 15,400.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Rangitikei_District (268 words)

	New Zealand North Island Rangitikei River Region travelling holiday spots
		The Rangitikei District is located in the River Region at the heart of the North Island of New Zealand, where State Highway 1 provides a passage through the middle of the district.
		Small towns throughout the district provide a break from travelling or great holiday spots in a rural setting.
		If you would like to have more information about the Rangitikei District Council and the services it provides please click on this link.
	www.rangitikei.com (0 words)

	Rangitikei District Community Profile(printable)
		The unemployment rate in Rangitikei District was 7.1 percent, compared with 7.5 percent for all of New Zealand.
		The average household size in Rangitikei District was 2.6 people, compared with 2.7 for all of New Zealand.
		For dwellings that were rented, the average weekly rent paid for permanent private dwellings in Rangitikei District was $97, compared with $174 for New Zealand as a whole.
	www2.stats.govt.nz /domino/external/web/CommProfiles.nsf/printing/1F6AC4352714C022CC256D2B000D3849 (515 words)

	Horizons Regional Council
		Rangitikei District is far larger, but with a smaller economic base, than other districts hit by last week's storms - and it needs significant financial assistance from the Government.
		Rangitikei District Council Chief Executive Leigh Halstead says he understands that the Government is better to make a considered decision as to how much assistance it can give.
		Rangitikei has suffered proportionally far worse in terms of damage to houses - some 160 homes in the district have been inundated by water and mud and are currently out of action.
	www.horizons.govt.nz /?pageid=90&data_article=948 (494 words)

	Rathmoy - Rangitikei Accommodation plus History of Rangitikei Region
		It is bounded by the Kaimanawa Mountains in the north, Ruahine Ranges and Rangitikei River in the East, Tasman Sea in the south and Whangaehu River in the West.
		Rangitikei stretches from the Tasman Sea below Wanganui in the south to the southern part of Tongariro National Park in the north.
		Rangitikei is being developed for adventure, including hiking, fishing, rafting, canoeing, jet-boating and bungy jumping.
	www.rathmoy.co.nz /Rangitikei.htm (308 words)

	Rangitikei District:
		The Rangitikei District is a Territorial Authority in the Manawatu-Wanganui region in the North Island of New Zealand.
		The population of the district is approximately 14,700.
		The Whangaehu River partly runs through the northern extremity of the district.
	www.winelib.com /wiki/Rangitikei_District (240 words)

	Road safety issue - Location (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Seventeen percent of crashes in the Rangitikei District from 2000 to 2004 involved a truck.
		From 2000 to 2004, fatigue was a contributing factor in 62 crashes in the Rangitikei District, accounting for 22 percent of all injury crashes.
		Between 2000 and 2004, alcohol was a factor in 25 injury crashes in the Rangitikei District and accounted for nine percent of all injury crashes.
	www.ltsa.govt.nz /regions/2005/pnorth/rangitikei.html (1074 words)

	LATES NEWS
		While the Rangitikei Racing Club was first registered in 1857, there are reports of racing having been conducted in the District for a number of years before that date.
		Manawatu District Mayor Ian McKelvie, a Life Member and Past President of the Rangitikei Racing Club, along with former NZ Racing Conference Chairman Jim Bull, a longtime sponsor of the Club, have been members of a special subcommittee responsible for raising sponsorship for the Sesqui meeting.
		President Neil Wells said that many of the Rangitikei District families that were involved with the Club’s centenary back in 1957 are generously supporting the Club’s 150th Sesqui Anniversary.
	www.thoroughbrednet.co.nz /awapuniracing/LATEST_NEWS.asp?id=259 (463 words)

	Flyfishing the Rangitikei
		Generally, in this district, in spring creek type fisheries, brown trout predominate, and in freestone type fisheries, rainbow trout predominate.
		Scouring adversely affects the generation of aquatic insect biomass, which is the principle source of food for the rainbows and browns of the district.
		Much of the best flyfishing in the Rangitikei District occurs in fairly large freestone rivers, and often in windy conditions (river valleys are natural corridors for air movement!).
	www.flyfisher.co.nz /district.html (0 words)

	About the Rangitikei District
		Originally Bulls was called Rangitikei however in 1872 this was changed to `Bulls' in recognition of James Bulls' contribution to the town.
		Marton is also the gateway to the Rangitikei's many varied and beautiful country gardens open to the public.
		Taihape, with a district population of 2900, serves a large farming area, and is the northern gateway to the Rangitikei.
	www.rangitikei.co.nz /aboutdistrict1.htm (533 words)

	Zero Waste New Zealand Trust \| The Rangitikei Employment and Development Team (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Rangitikei Employment and Development Team (RED Team) is a collaboration that began in December 2000 with an approach to WINZ (Central Region) to provide a basic learner driver's licence course for local people who were finding it difficult to obtain a driver's licence.
		Pressure for change was put on the Rangitikei District Council through the Annual Plan submission process and attitudes are beginning to change.
		He wrote a Rangitikei Recycling Business Proposal and 3-year budget, which was presented to the Rangitikei District Council at the end of September 2001.
	www.zerowaste.co.nz /printable,206.sm;jsessionid=BA9215DE5B84E4B8E22480354A5E2A9E (224 words)

	New Zealand Horse Breeding and Racing news updated daily, www.thoroughbrednews.co.nz
		While the Rangitikei Racing Club was first registered in 1857, there are reports of racing having been conducted in the District for a number of years before that date.
		Manawatu District Mayor Ian McKelvie, a Life Member and Past President of the Rangitikei Racing Club, along with former NZ Racing Conference (now NZTR) Chairman Jim Bull, a long-time sponsor of the Club, have been members of a special subcommittee responsible for raising sponsorship for the Sesqui meeting.
		Neil Wells stated that many of the Rangitikei District families that were involved with the Club’s centenary back in 1957 are generously supporting the Club’s 150th Sesqui Anniversary.
	www.thoroughbrednews.co.nz /nz/?id=26674 (480 words)

	GLASS ON WEB - Glass News - Glass recycling has been abandoned in Rangitikei and other districts are stockpiling glass ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		From December 30, Rangitikei residents will be forced to dump their glass bottles in the rubbish or cart them to Palmerston North, Wanganui or Feilding.
		Rangitikei District Council assets manager Barry Strichen says there is no real demand for recycled glass nationwide.
		Manawatu District Council waste manager Bill Smith says the council will continue to require its contractor to collect glass, but he understands the contractor is stockpiling it.
	www.glassonweb.com /news/index/4121 (470 words)

	Rangitikei Library launches new look website
		Members of the Katipo team were proud to join the Minister for Libraries, the Hon Judith Tizard and Rangitikei Mayor Bob Buchanan, at the launch of the new look Rangitikei website.
		The Rangitikei District covers a large, mainly rural community.
		A key goal of the project was to create a site that offers a portal to the information contained at the library to patrons at their homes.
	www.katipo.co.nz /about-us/news/nr1159829349.shtml (0 words)

	Road safety issue - Location (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In 2003 in the Rangitikei District, the number of crashes involving drivers losing control of their vehicle was 108, with 40 of those causing injuries to road users.
		A high proportion of loss of control crashes in the Rangitikei District was due to poor driving skills, especially by drivers in the 15 to 24 year age group.
		Between 1999 and 2003 in the Rangitikei District, the number and proportion of crashes involving fatigue appear to be highest at these times.
	www.ltsa.govt.nz /regions/2004/pnorth/rangitikei.html (942 words)

	~~ WEEDBUSTERS \| Get involved in your region \| Regional awards \| Nominee ~~ (Site not responding. Last check: )
		"The Rangitikei Environment Group (R.E.G.) was formed in August 2001 primarily to address the problem of Clematis vitalba (Old Man’s Beard) in Rangitikei District Council reserve areas in and aound Taihape township.
		Intermittent attempts at control by district and regional council agencies in the 1960s, assisted by volunteers, started to slow down the increase in infestation, but were un-coordinated and suffered from lack of continuing funding.
		An application to the District Council 3 years ago for a further $20,000 annual funding was successful, and this has been applied to helicopter spraying with Versatil over this area.
	www.weedbusters.org.nz /awards/Nominee.asp?id=41 (753 words)

	Mangaweka New Zealand Rural Retreat Farmhouse Self Contained Bed and Breakfast Lodgings Accommodations (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Activities/Attractions: The Rangitikei District is located in the Central North Island of New Zealand, a previously overlooked visitor destination.
		Rangitikei is a part of New Zealand's "River Region", also including Manawatu, Horowhenua, Tararua, Wanganui and Ruapehu.
		Rangitikei's district tourism organisation is entirely operator-run, and promotes friendly, personal service.
	www.lodgingsinternational.com /accommodations/1585.htm (767 words)

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		Rangitikei lifted their civil defence declaration at 08:51 this morning.
		Wanganui District Council EOC was stood down overnight and reopened at 0800 hrs this morning and are continuing to assess the situation.
		Damage to roads in the District is currently being assessed.
	www.newswire.co.nz /main/viewstory.aspx?storyid=325709 (624 words)

	Wild, wet welcome faced Rangitikei chief - Regional News - Rangitikei Mail
		Leigh Halstead arrived to take up the job of CEO of the Rangitikei District Council in February, 2004, just days before the region was battered by floods.
		Getting the Rangitikei District and residents back on their feet since then, with government aid, has been an ongoing process, he said.
		The move to Kapiti District Council will mean he is closer to his parents in Wellington, yet still close enough to Palmerston North to visit a child at university.
	www.stuff.co.nz /stuff/manawatustandard/3999324a20381.html (448 words)

	Forest and Bird Pryce's Rahui Reserve
		Later the Rangitikei Society considered it would be an advantage to belong to a larger organisation.
		About 1959 arrangements were commenced to merge the Rangitikei Society with Forest and Bird, handing over all their assets and reserves in the process.
		The Rangitikei Scenery Preservation and Tree Planting Society dissolved in November 1961 and formed the Rangitikei Section of Forest and Bird.
	www.forestandbird.org.nz /enjoy_nature/Reserves/pryces/pryce.asp (1740 words)

	Xinhua - English
		WELLINGTON, July 7 (Xinhua) -- A Civil Defense Emergency was declared Friday afternoon in the Rangitikei District, New Zealand, as the damage from a three-day heavy rain becomes disastrous.
		Up to 40 Rangitikei residents were evacuated from homes along the Whangaehu River.
		Residents were asked to place a white sheet on the roof or in their gardens as a signal if they required assistance.
	news.xinhuanet.com /english/2006-07/07/content_4806541.htm (148 words)

	Extreme Sports Vacations - Turbulent Waters of the Rangitikei Attracting More Than Rafting Enthusiasts
		Strategically located on the banks of the Rangitikei, a pristine, free flowing river streaming through the North Island of New Zealand, the vacation retreat offers an outdoor sporting venue like no other.
		Rangitikei District, NZ (PRWEB) November 2, 2005 -- When it comes to extreme sports, New Zealand’s River Valley Lodge is rapidly becoming one of the world’s worst kept secrets and for good reason.
		Nestled quietly on a wooded bank of the Rangitikei, it is easily accessible and yet remote, surrounded by native New Zealand bush including 5,000 hectares (over 12,000 acres) of private Maori land.
	www.emediawire.com /releases/2005/11/prweb305444.php (1020 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Rangitikei District is a Territorial Authority in the Manawatu-Wanganui region in the North Island of New Zealand.
		The population of the district is approximately 14,700.
		The Whangaehu River partly runs through the northern extremity of the district.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Rangitikei_District (159 words)

	Kiwi Jeffs - EARLY NEW ZEALAND POSTCARDS - Blog
		Here's a collection of postcards on one district (that took my eye) I assembled for researchers and for educational purposes from my extensive library of postcard thumbnail images.
		The town of Marton, biggest in the Rangitikei district, began life as a private township in 1866, when shop and housing sections were sold at auction by local land owners.
		From the very start Marton was an ideal supply centre for district farmers, who first began arriving in the early 1850’s.
	www.jeffpylenz.com /Jeffs-blog/WEB/MARTON.htm (734 words)

	Brochure Rangitikei District Census 2001 Area data
		On 6 March 2001, the thirty-first New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings was held.
		The Rangitikei District has 0.7% of the Mäori population of New Zealand.
		In the Rangitikei District, 71.0% (3,879) of all households are one-family households.
	www2.stats.govt.nz /domino/external/pasfull/pasfull.nsf/web/Brochure+Rangitikei+District+Census+2001+Area+data?open (1250 words)

	Rangitikei River Region of New Zealand
		Where to Stay & What to Do The Rangitikei district, often referred to as `New Zealand's undiscovered secret' is found in the North Island of New Zealand.
		The Rangitikei district is part of New Zealand's "River Region" as are Manawatu, Horowhenua and Wanganui.
		The Rangitikei river runs through the region and provides an environment for many outdoor pursuits and adventure activities.
	www.rangitikei.co.nz (0 words)

	Fine weather ahead should aid North Island's flood clean-up - 10 Jul 2006 - Wairarapa
		Last week a state of emergency was launched in the Rangitikei district due to flooding, and a helicopter was used in Wanganui to fly in supplies to nine families cut off by slips.
		Rangitikei Civil Defence controller Leigh Halstead said the cost of the damage caused by flooding late in the week would run into many millions of dollars.
		Masterton District Council at the weekend dealt with sewage problems in some areas, and road damage.
	www.nzherald.co.nz /location/story.cfm?l_id=150&objectid=10390527 (388 words)

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