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SELWYN His son John Richardson Selwyn (1844-1898) was born in New Zealand, educated at Eton and Cambridge (as were many members of the Selwyn family before). Selwyn College, University of Cambridge, was erected by public subscription in his memory, and incorporated in 1882. Bishop Selwyn's special burial tomb and monument are housed in Lichfield Cathedral, as is that of his friend the Venerable George Hodson, 1788-1855 (Archdeacon of Stafford, Canon Residentiary and Chancellor of Lichfield Cathedral; whose great-grandson was named Selwyn - christened Selwyn in 1885 after Bishop Selwyn). freepages.family.rootsweb.com /~rcchurch/selwyn.htm   (522 words)

Selwyn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Selwyn River, New Zealand and the nearby settlement of Selwyn Selwyn College, Cambridge, one of the University of Cambridge colleges Selwyn College, a hall of residence at the University of Otago en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Selwyn   (121 words)

Selwyn District Council Selwyn is defined by the Selwyn River, which runs (sometimes) from the foothills to Lake Ellesmere. On its northern and southern boundaries Selwyn District is bounded by the Waimakiriri and Rakaia rivers whose dramatic gorges, fast flowing rapids, teeming trout and salmon populations and exhilarating jet boat and rafting tours offer recreational opportunities for everyone. Selwyn's beautiful high country is a playground for adventurers and sight-seers and offers even more to those who prefer to "rough it" in luxury (e.g. www.selwyn.govt.nz /district_info/visitor_info.htm   (690 words)

Selwyn Snowfield - News Media & Press   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) Selwyn has grown from a single rope tow for skiers only, where refreshments were sold from the car boot, to a modern ski area with 12 lifts, shops, an industry leading snowmaking system and a huge choice of fun activities. More often Selwyn Snowfields are fortunate to be able to open 100% of the resort earlier in the season than most of their competitors due to the immaculate slope grooming. Selwyn Snowfields are fortunate to be able to open 100% of their mountain before most of their competitors because of the immaculate slope grooming and snow making system. www.selwynsnow.com.au /news/news.html   (4329 words)

[No title] Portugul Won the New Zealand Cross after joining the Volunteer Force in Taranaki at the outbreak of the wars, and was awarded the New Zealand Cross in 1877 for gallantry at Kaitake in March 1864, and at Poutoko in October 1863. Rose to the rank of lieutenant-colonel, and was awarded the New Zealand Cross in 1886 for bravery at Paparatu in October 1863 and Putahi Pah in January 1866. During the New Zealand Wars and the campaign against Te Kooti, he rose to the rank of captain in the Armed Constabulary, commanded the native contingent in the Urewera from 1870 to 1872 and was mentioned in dispatches three times. geocities.com /Heartland/Park/7572/nzcross.txt   (3677 words)

SELWYN, George Augustus - 1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand Selwyn found Anglicanism in New Zealand in a string of mission stations and left it a properly constituted province of the Church of England. Selwyn's contribution to the colony was by no means confined to his episcopal duties and the spiritual care of his flock. Selwyn was summoned to attend the Lambeth Conference, which was held in September 1867, and while in England was persuaded to succeed Lonsdale as Bishop of Lichfield. www.teara.govt.nz /1966/S/SelwynGeorgeAugustus/SelwynGeorgeAugustus/en   (1975 words)

List of rivers of New Zealand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This is a list of all waterways named as rivers in New Zealand. In a small number of cases, which have not been fully indexed here, there are multiple rivers bearing the same name; in these cases the notation "(#)" indicates the number of rivers sharing the same name and the name-link should lead to a disambiguation page. Land Information New Zealand - New Zealand Government department. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_rivers_of_New_Zealand   (140 words)

Biography: Selwyn, The Rt Revd George Augustus His vision for the Church in New Zealand, coupled with his forcefulness and determination in driving the church structures towards the goals he had in mind resulted in difficulties in his relationship with the CMS, When the CMS hierarchy in London forced him out of his mission home he shifted to Auckland. Selwyn is also recognised for working assiduously to bring the Worldwide Anglican Communion together into the approximate form it has today, visiting America and Canada as part of that mission, and presenting the Church in Canada's constitution for ratification at Canterbury. Bishop Selwyn is celebrated throughout New Zealand with streets, schools, and the township of Selwyn, on the banks of the Selwyn River, Canterbury, all named for him. www.holy-trinity.org.nz /156.php   (1804 words)

Rail Trail News Selwyn District Council Mayor, Michael McEvedy, opened the second section of the Railtrail, from Prebbleton to Lincoln on 30th November at a ceremony held at Lincoln Primary School. The Railtrail Trust is grateful for large grants from the Southern Trust, the New Zealand Community Trust, Pub Charity, Caversham Gaming Trust, the Lion Foundation and the Canterbury Foundation (June 2006). A new railtrail booklet written by local, award winning author and poet Fiona Farrell is for sale for $5.00. www.littleriverrailtrail.org.nz /rail-trail/rail-news   (744 words)

Letters from The Bishop of New Zealand to the SPG The Episcopate of New Zealand was the first fruit of the noble enterprize, for the Colonial Bishoprics. New Plymouth is a perfect "terra incognita." However, my plans are now so laid, that, God willing, I hope to have seen every settlement, and every clergyman and catechist in the country, before the end of the year. From the nature of the country of New Zealand, the population is likely to be divided into a number of villages; a distribution likely to be favorable to morality, but adding to the difficulty of providing the people with adequate pastoral superintendence. anglicanhistory.org /usa/gwdoane/selwyn.html   (3988 words)

SI Waterways Unsafe for Swimmers; SI Waterways Unsafe - Science - RedOrbit   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) New Zealand is failing to live up to its 100% Pure green image, with many popular waterways so badly contaminated they are too dangerous for recreational use, experts say. They say a fast-growing population discharging sewage into lakes, rivers and coastlines, a massive intensification of agricultural land use and over-allocation of water in recent years are eroding the quality of the country's waterways at an alarming level. Fish and Game New Zealand water spokesman Neil Deans said the deterioration of South Island waterways in the past 10 years was devastating. www.redorbit.com /news/science/761777/si_waterways_unsafe_for_swimmers_si_waterways_unsafe/index.html?source=r_science   (589 words)

SkiCentral - Summer Skiing Heliskiing in the Southern Alps of New Zealand. Skiing on the eastern rim of the Southern Alps of New Zealand. New Zealand specialist in snowboarding vacations to Queenstown and Wanaka in the Southern Alps of New Zealand. www.skicentral.com /downunder1.html   (1438 words)

The soc.culture.new-zealand FAQ (part 5 of 6) New Zealand's national parks and protected areas are treasures of irreplaceable value. Nelson is the oldest city in New Zealand (Queen Victoria signed a Royal Charter proclaiming Nelson to be a city on 27 September 1858) and historic buildings throughout the region reflect a bygone era. In the geographical centre of New Zealand, Nelson is an all season, all age, all year visitor destination. www.faqs.org /faqs/cultures/new-zealand-faq/part5   (8729 words)

News Forum - NIWA Science   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) The Selwyn River drains the Canterbury foothills and flows – sometimes – for 60 km across the Canterbury Plains to Te Waihora (Lake Ellesmere). A striking feature of the Selwyn is the absence of water in its middle reaches for most of the year. The environmental effects of changing surface flows in the Selwyn River is the topic of a new long-term, FRST-funded research project being conducted by NIWA and Lincoln Ventures, Ltd. We chose the Selwyn River for our research because of its strong responses to changes in both runoff and groundwater levels. www.niwascience.co.nz /pubs/wa/12-1/newsforum   (2428 words)

New Zealand's National Business Review The government is being urged to act urgently to better protect New Zealand's water supply, but signs are it will respond cautiously to avoid freshwater becoming the next political battlefield. He said there had been no decisions on what level New Zealand should have a tradable regime for water and he rejected talk that he was working secretly on "evil" plans. New Zealand farming systems needed redesigning to make them environmentally sustainable, he said. www.nbr.co.nz /print/print.asp?id=14280&cid=8&cname=News   (925 words)

The soc.culture.new-zealand FAQ FAQ The Chatham Islands are well east of New Zealand (850kms) and have their own 'Time Zone' in as much as their clocks are always 45 mins ahead of the rest of NZ and I guess they keep in step with changes to and from NZDT. Smith said predation was causing the decline of New Zealand's bird populations in general, and forest habitats were gradually being destroyed by possums, deer and goats. New Zealanders are justifiably proud of the performance of Team NZ in San Diego. www.non.com /news.answers/new-zealand-faq.html   (15070 words)

LANDSCAPE - RIVER SYSTEMS - 1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand New Zealand being a narrow and mountainous country has short, swiftly flowing rivers of little use for navigation; most of those that traverse regions of hard-rock highland carry coarse shingle right to the sea. There are smaller rivers in mid and South Canterbury such as the Waipara, Ashley, Selwyn, Orari, Opihi, Pareora, and Waihao, but these are rather “front country” rivers fed to flood mainly by rains from an easterly quarter in contrast to the nor-westerly storms that flood those of the back country. The great rivers of the south are the Waitaki (135), draining the glacial Lakes Tekapo, Pukaki, and Ohau of the Mackenzie basin; the Clutha (210) with its Lakes Wanaka, Hawea, and Wakatipu; and the Waiau (115) draining Te Anau and Manapouri. www.teara.govt.nz /1966/L/Landscape/RiverSystems/en   (1250 words)

Information about what to expect when traveling in New Zealand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) New Zealand’s diverse natural landscape leaves people from all over the world amazed at its ability to provide for those seeking outdoor activities and those seeking a great place to rejuvenate. New Zealand and its people are also friendly, open and warm so you always feel welcome. New Zealand is approximately the same size as Japan or the UK and yet its population is just under four million people. www.nztravelinfo.com /newzealand/NZRegions   (267 words)

Return to the Foreign Tours Page New Zealanders are especially fortunate to have well-supported Returned Services Association (RSA) or Cosmopolitan (workingmen's) Clubs with facilities for dining and dancing in each town and city. Assisted by the New Zealand Navy Band, there were ceremonies to commemorate the rebuilding of Napier in Art Deco style after a tremendous earthquake and tidal wave leveled the town in 1931 and stranded the New Zealand Navy ship "Veronica" when Hawke's Bay's bottom rose from the sea. Rotorua is the tourist center of New Zealand's North Island and center of thermal activity and Maori culture and handicrafts. www.newhotsjazz.com /pasttours3_01NZ.htm   (1903 words)

Old Alliances Selwyn College, Cambridge is younger than Monkton, but its Boat Club, founded in 1882, is just 6 years the senior. Established to honour that great missionary Bishop of New Zealand, George Augustus Selwyn, it was only to be expected that a College founded in memory of a member of the first ever Cambridge Boat Race Crew would have a strong rowing tradition. Sadly neither Monkton or Selwyn have ever achieved the summits of their own rowing ambitions through going Head of the Mays or winning the Princess Elizabeth at Henley, but both have produced some outstanding oarsmen and, in many cases, those great men have been shared by School and College. www.bluefriars.org.uk /news/2002/selwyn.htm   (657 words)

news.answers/new-zealand-faq New Zealand News UK is an Independent Weekly newspaper, covering NZ news/current events, United Kingdom jobs, NZ jobs, travel, migrating to NZ, shipping and accommodation/entertainment in London. New Zealand is 12 hours ahead of Greenwich mean time making it one of the first places in the world to see the new day. New Zealand shares with Britain and Israel the distinction of being one of the three developed countries that does not have a codified Constitution on the U.S. model. www.ufaqs.com /usenet/new-zealand-faq.htm   (15770 words)

New Zealand holiday homes and baches for rent - Book a Bach It looks out over the Waikato River and its marina.From the deck on the eastern side there are views of river,lake, Mount Tauhara and the Kaimanawas. There is river swimming from the river bank(100m) or from the beach at the marina entrance (300m). New cosy cottage situated in Central Turangi, 3 minutes to river, 5 minutes to Hot Pools, 6 minutes to launching ramp, 40 minutes to ski field. www.bookabach.co.nz /__New_Zealand.cfm   (1268 words)

Travel & Indulgence | The Australian MARLBOROUGH Sounds is one of the quiet marvels of New Zealand. PETER Thornley is one of New Zealand's most respected chefs and his restaurant, Bracu, on the outskirts of Auckland, which opened just a year ago, has become an essential stopover for food lovers visiting the North Island. His A Guide to New Zealand Waterfalls (Story Nature Press, $US24.95) is a foray into New Zealand that covers more than 100 falls. www.theaustralian.news.com.au /index/0,,5002031,00.html   (1186 words)

Fien allegiance row may cost Kiwis - Breaking News - Sport - Breaking News New Zealand is in danger of being stripped of its two Tri-Nations competition points as the row over the eligibility of Queensland-born Kiwi Nathan Fien escalated on Monday. Fien, who was born at Mt Isa and previously represented Queensland in State of Origin, played his second Test for New Zealand on Saturday, featuring at hooker in the Kiwis' 18-14 win over Great Britain in Christchurch. He had originally been permitted to play for the Kiwis after saying his grandmother was born in New Zealand. www.theage.com.au /news/Sport/Fien-allegiance-row-may-cost-Kiwis/2006/10/30/1162056921141.html   (422 words)

Ashburton, New Zealand New Zealand > Canterbury > New Zealand > South Island > Canterbury The town and the river are named after Lord Ashburton, a prominent member of the New Zealand Land Company founded by Edward Gibbon Wakefield in London. The wide Canterbury Plains, with the Southern Alps in the distance, are now the granary of New Zealand, reminiscent of the American Midwest, though only 150 years ago, when Bishop Selwyn was traveling about his immense diocese, the plains were arid, treeless and covered with brown tussock grass. www.planetware.com /new-zealand/ashburton-nz-cb-ab.htm   (132 words)

Queens University of Charlotte - Student/Alumni News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) Participants in the program are encouraged to update these entries by submitting news to Michael Kobre, the on-campus director (kobrem@queens.edu). New fiction is also forthcoming in Confluence, The Ledge, and in the Fall 2006 issue of RE:AL. She was the 2005 poet-in-residence at the Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston, SC, and was featured as the Poet of the week on the NC Arts Coucil website: ://www.ncarts.org/today_poem.cfm. www.queens.edu /graduate/MFA/student_news.asp   (3618 words)

5 Loaves and 2 Fishes - River Reviews River Avon, icon of the Garden City, meanders peacefully past tree lined pathways in Hagley Park. A large majority of those men who have done the course have commented on how it has really clearly explained areas of the Christian Faith that they were unsure of and has given them insight which has assisted them to trust Jesus as their Saviour. The River is something that you can jump into and take it to any depth you choose. www.5loaves2fishes.org.nz /Reviews.htm   (1817 words)

Bloomberg.com: Australia & New Zealand Dec. 14 (Bloomberg) -- New Zealand, which relies on agriculture for half its exports, faces a third drought in seven years in the country's biggest wine and sheep farming areas. Farm exports make up 11 percent of New Zealand's $97 billion economy and farmers are growing more water-intensive fruit and dairy products to sell overseas. Among other grape, grain and sheep-farming regions of the South Island, the larger of New Zealand's two main islands, Buller, Nelson and Otago also had less than half their usual rainfall in the past three months, according to NIWA, as the institute is known. www.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=10000081&sid=aZnWp1tuI0gw&refer=australia   (816 words)

Fish and Game New Zealand The Waimakariri River supports an extensive range of aquatic habitats, ranging from the pristine based alpine streams in the mountain areas of the Southern Alps, to estuarine areas in its lower reaches. The northern tributaries of the Waimakariri, such as the Ohoka, Kaiapoi and the Cust River, are important spawning and juvenile rearing habitats for brown trout. While it is not possible to pinpoint the sole cause it is evident that dewatering of rivers, lowland streams and the impacts of agricultural land-use have significantly affected the salmon and trout fishery. www.fishandgame.org.nz /SITE_Default/SITE_your_region/SITE_North_Canterbury/Fishing/reports_of_interest.asp   (1816 words)

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