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  Chatham Islands - LoveToKnow 1911
CHATHAM ISLANDS, a small group in the Pacific Ocean, forming part of New Zealand, 536 m.
The geological formation is principally of volcanic rocks, with schists and tertiary limestone; and an early physical connexion of the islands with New Zealand is indicated by their geology and biology.
The islands were discovered in 1791 by Lieutenant W. Broughton (1762-1821), who gave them the name of Chatham from the brig which he commanded.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Chatham_Islands   (777 words)

  
 Waitangi - Definition, explanation
Waitangi is a township located in the Bay of Islands on the North Island of New Zealand.
The Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi) was signed on February 6, 1840 in a marquee erected in the grounds of James Busby's house at Waitangi by representatives of the British Crown, the chiefs of the Confederation of the United Tribes of New Zealand, and other Maori tribal leaders.
Waitangi is also the name of the main port of the Chatham Islands.
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/w/wa/waitangi.php   (229 words)

  
 Chatham Island
Pitt Island is 12 miles southeast of Chatham Island.
Paua (fl abalone): This shellfish is harvested in the inshore waters of the Chatham Island and exported fresh and frozen to many countries.
The history of Chatham Island is very interesting, as is the island itself.
www.musc.edu /cando/kidsat/chatham   (1163 words)

  
 Chatham Islands Council :: Welcome
Chatham Islands consist of a group of ten islands of which only two islands are inhabited, the total population being 700-750 people.
The main settlements are Waitangi, Kaingaroa, Te One, Port Hutt, Owenga and Pitt Island.
The Islands are served by Ports at Waitangi, and Flower Pot.
www.cic.govt.nz   (166 words)

  
  The Chatham Islands
The Islands were first discovered by Europeans on the 29th November 1791 when Lieutnant Broughton in the HM Brig "Chatham" landed and took possession.
The wildlife on the Chathams is of great interest because of the number and variety of birds found there, even though these have declined since the Islands were colonised and farming developed.
The Islands have a population of 753 (1991 Census: Population usually resident in Chatham Islands County)
www.sll.fi /mpe/chatham   (1598 words)

  
  Waitangi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Waitangi is a township located in the Bay of Islands on the North Island of New Zealand.
The Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi) was signed on February 6, 1840 in a marquee erected in the grounds of James Busby's house at Waitangi by representatives of the British Crown, the chiefs of the Confederation of the United Tribes of New Zealand, and other Maori tribal leaders.
Waitangi is also the name of the main port of the Chatham Islands.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Waitangi   (230 words)

  
 Chatham Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chatham Island is the largest, Pitt Island is the second largest, and South East Island is the small island to the right of Pitt.
The main island of the chain is dotted with numerous lakes and lagoons, notably the large Te Whanga Lagoon.
The grass landing-field at Hapupu, at the northern end of the Island, proved a limiting factor, as few aircraft apart from the Bristol Freighter had both the range to fly to the islands and the ruggedness to land on the grass airstrip.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chatham_Islands   (1499 words)

  
 Waitangi: Just the facts...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Waitangi is the name of two tiny but important settlements in New Zealand (An independent country within the British Commonwealth; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1907; known for sheep and spectacular scenery).
Waitangi is a township located in the Bay of Islands (additional info and facts about Bay of Islands) on the North Island (The smaller but more populous of two main islands of New Zealand; separated from South Island by Cook Strait) of New Zealand.
Waitangi is also the name of the main port of the Chatham Islands (additional info and facts about Chatham Islands).
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/w/wa/waitangi.htm   (240 words)

  
 About DOC on the Chatham Islands : Regional Info.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The Chatham Islands are located 860 kilometres east of Christchurch, at about latitude 44°S. The land area of around 97,000 hectares is spread unevenly among some 40 islands and islets.
Chatham Island, the largest of the islands, has a high southern tableland flanked by towering cliffs, while a gentle northern portion encompasses extensive waterways, low peatlands and long sandy beaches.
Around the main islands are two smaller islands (Mangere and Rangatira), and several clusters of islets and rock stacks.
www.doc.govt.nz /Regional-Info/Chatham-Islands/001~About/index.asp   (193 words)

  
 The Best Pelagic Birding in the World - New Zealand
Maori from mainland invaded the islands in 1835 and settled.
Chatham Island itself is rather flat with a number of small peaks (highest 188m) in the NW, with extensive peat beds and consolidated sand dunes elsewhere.
The island is an eroded remnant of a volcanic dome.
www.oceanwanderers.com /NewZeal.html   (4152 words)

  
 Chatham Islands (New Zealand)
This is the unofficial flag of the Chatham Islands (Wharekauri in Maori; Rekohu in the indigenous language, Moriori).
The Chatham Islands are controlled directly from New Zealand [and the population is too small to have any direct self-governance within the country] the island's affairs come under the jurisdiction of one political electorate.
I believe the islands have their own council, which operates in the same way as local borough, county or district councils in the rest of the country.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/nz-chi.html   (639 words)

  
 Chatham Islands District - Waitangi Tribunal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
District 15 (the Chatham Islands) comprises approximately 240,000 acres and covers the Chatham Islands group, which lies some 700 kilometres east of New Zealand.
The two main islands within the group are Chatham Island and Pitt Island, and the principal smaller islands are South East Island, Mangere Island, Little Mangere, the Castle, the Sisters, the Forty Fours, Star Keys, and the Pyramid.
For a summary of land losses in district 15, readers are referred to Professor Alan Ward's National Overview and the Tribunal's report, Rekohu: a report on Moriori and Ngāti Mutunga in the Chatham Islands.
www.waitangi-tribunal.govt.nz /inquiries/rangahauawhanui/chathams.asp   (128 words)

  
 Waitangi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
00-00-0000 Return to Waitangi PM: Time to move on EDITION: 1 SECTION: NEWS:NATIONAL WELLINGTON -- Prime Minister Helen Clark will return to Waitangi for Waitangi Day, but she is keeping the visit short and keeping away from the scene of past troubles.
It will be only her second visit since...
It is located close to the town of Paihia (of which it is now considered a part), 60 kilometres northof Whangarei.
hallencyclopedia.com /Waitangi   (455 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Chatham Islands (Pacific Islands Political Geography) - Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Chatham Islands, island group, 373 sq mi (966 sq km), South Pacific, c.500 mi (800 km) E of New Zealand, to which it belongs.
The two largest islands are Chatham Island, which has a large central lagoon, and Pitt Island.
The chief town is Waitangi, on Chatham Island.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/C/ChathmINZ.html   (194 words)

  
 CHATHAM ISLANDS - Online Information article about CHATHAM ISLANDS
Island, about 440 S., 1770 W. It consists of three islands, a large one called Whairikauri, or Chatham Island, a smaller one, Rangihaute, or See also:
The population of the islands includes about 200 whites of various races and the same number of natives (chiefly Maoris).
Andrews, " The Extinct Birds of the Chatham Islands," Novitates Zoologicae, vol.
encyclopedia.jrank.org /CHA_CHR/CHATHAM_ISLANDS.html   (1017 words)

  
 NZ Chatham Islands Information
The main island is softly hilly land, dotted with inlets and lagoons; in fact, the Te Whanga Lagoon takes up 1/5th of Chatham Island.
The islands were named for William Broughton’s 1791 voyage on the HMS Chatham, claiming the islands as a part of the British Empire.
One peculiarity of the islands resting on 180 degrees longitude is that they have their own time zone, observing it 45 minutes ahead of New Zealand time due to its location in relationship to the International Date Line.
www.accessnz.co.nz /chatham-islands   (523 words)

  
 Chatham Islands
Which are valid on the Chatham Islands until the end of Year 2000.
The overall layout and design of the Chatham Islands Notes has not changed for this issue other than a number of small alterations including colouring and the inclusion of different back pictorials and the inclusion of new unique security features.
The name "Chatham Islands" comes from the ship HMS Chatham, whose captain William R. Broughton landed on November 29, 1791, and claimed possession for Great Britain.
polymernotes.fws1.com /catalog.html   (713 words)

  
 Chatham Islands Conservation Board annual report, 2003-2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The Chatham Islands have a total land area of approximately 97,000 ha, including Chatham Island (90,000 hectares) and Pitt Island (6,326 hectares) and the outlying islands and rock stacks.
The ocean that surrounds these islands is rich in marine life and supports nationally significant populations of whales, dolphins, seals and also internationally-significant populations of sea birds.
Chatham Islanders have very strong ties to their land and resources, reflected by their livelihoods of fishing, farming, and tourism.
www.doc.govt.nz /Community/004~New-Zealand-Conservation-Authority-and-Boards/Conservation-Boards/Chatham-Islands-Conservation-Board/099~Annual-Report-(2003-2004).asp   (2962 words)

  
 An Interview with Maui Solomon - The Wai 262 Claim by Six Maori Tribes - Rural America / In Motion Magazine
He represents a number of tribes in Aotearoa New Zealand, in particular his own Moriori iwi, or tribe, from the Chatham Islands, a little island 800 kilometers east of New Zealand.
And yet the British Crown in 1835 and again in 1840 were prepared to acknowledge that Maori had sovereinty over Aotearoa/New Zealand because they knew they couldn't, at that time, take New Zealand by force...they were vastly outnumbered by the indigenous inhabitants.
In 1974, there was a major land march from the top of the North Island of New Zealand down to Wellington.
www.inmotionmagazine.com /nztrip/ms1.html   (2507 words)

  
 Waitangi (Chatham Is) Apartments For Sale - allrealestate.co.nz
Waitangi (Chatham Is) Apartments For Sale - allrealestate.co.nz
Below is a selection of property listings from allrealestate.co.nz matching: Waitangi (Chatham Is) Apartments For Sale.
You can Sign up for a Real Estate Alert so you are notified by email about similar properties as soon as they become available.
www.realestate.com.au /realestate/nzsi/canterbury/apartments/homes+for+sale/waitangi+(chatham+is)   (300 words)

  
 ★ Chatham Islands: Directory of New Zealand
- Chatham Islands - A group of 10 Pacific Islands east of New Zealand famed for their unique ecology and seafood.
- Chatham Islands consist of a group of ten islands.
The Chatham Islands Council is a Unitary Council, this unique situation created by the Islands isolation, small population and small rating base, having both regional council and territorial authority res
www.mkiwi.com /New_Zealand/Directory/Chatham_Islands   (90 words)

  
 Visiting the Chatham Islands - tourist info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Island based regular scheduled air services for passengers and freight between the Chathams and New Zealand
A 70 metre vessel providing a regular freight service between the Chatham Islands and Napier, New Zealand
Own and operate the island's infrastructural companies including:
www.chathams.com /framesets/touristset.html   (166 words)

  
 Excite France - Waitangi > Chatham Islands > New Zealand > Oceania > Regional (Web-Catalogue)
Excite France - Waitangi > Chatham Islands > New Zealand > Oceania > Regional (Web-Catalogue)
> Regional > Oceania > New Zealand > Chatham Islands > Waitangi
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www.excite.fr /directory/Regional/Oceania/New_Zealand/Chatham_Islands/Waitangi   (48 words)

  
 Waitangi: Chatham Islands at Canadian Content
Canadian Content > Regional: Oceania: New_Zealand: Chatham_Islands: Waitangi:
Additional Information: Canadian Content has no additional information.
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www.canadiancontent.net /dir/Top/Regional/Oceania/New_Zealand/Chatham_Islands/Waitangi   (73 words)

  
 ipedia.com: New Zealand Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
These islands are among the largest in the world, and the combined land area is comparable to the British Isles or Colorado.
The South Island is the largest land mass, and is divided along its length by the Southern Alps, the highest peak of which is Mount Cook, at 3754 metres.
The tallest North Island mountain, Mount Ruapehu (2797 metres), is an active cone volcano.
www.ipedia.com /new_zealand.html   (2784 words)

  
 Photograph collection: Chatham Islands
This is a sample of photographs on the Chatham Islands.
Punga or tree-fern house used by the Maori and Moriori of the Chatham Islands [ca.
Waitangi showing Odman's and Heslop's hotels at the left: to the right is the combined post office and courthouse [ca.
library.christchurch.org.nz /Heritage/Photos/Topics/ChathamIslands   (138 words)

  
 Map - Chatham Island Adventure Tours   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Chatham Island is in the Pacific Ocean, almost 850 kms East of mainland New Zealand.
On the right is a map of New Zealand showing you where Chatham Islands are in relation to the mainland.
Chatham Fish and Dive Charters is based in Waitangi.
www.chathamadventures.com /new_zealand_chatham_island_map.htm   (135 words)

  
 Omniseek: /Open Directory /Regional /Pacific Islands /Chatham Islands /Business and Companies
First Class accommodation situated in the centre of the Island midway between the Airport and the township of Waitangi.
This is probably unofficial flag of the Chatham Islands (Wharekauri in Maori; Rekohu in the indigenous language, Moriori).
See also: This is the unofficial flag of the Chatham Islands (Wharekauri in Maori; Rekohu in the indigenous language, Moriori).
www.omniseek.com /srch/{43610}   (236 words)

  
 Regional: Oceania: New Zealand - Open Site
Although the Treaty of Waitangi is recognised as the founding document of New Zealand, it only became fully independent in 1947 after forty-six years of partial independence.
To the south is Antartica, while the Pacific Island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga are situated to the North.
The most mountainous area in the North Island is a highly volcanic area in the centre that includes the active Mount Ruapehu volcano.
open-site.org /Regional/Oceania/New_Zealand   (407 words)

  
 The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition: Chatham Islands @ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition: Chatham Islands @ HighBeam Research
CHATHAM ISLANDS [Chatham Islands] island group, 373 sq mi (966 sq km), South Pacific, c.500 mi (800 km) E of New Zealand, to which it belongs.
Our archive contains millions of documents from thousands of sources and goes back over 23 years.
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1E1:ChathmINZ&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf   (142 words)

  
 SPIRIT OF ENDERBY
Note: this envelope bears Australian Antarctic stamps which it was entitled to use as the last official port of call (Macquarie Island) had been Australian Territory.
After being postmarked at Macquarie Island the postcard also has received a faint Hobart machine cancellation of February 9th, 2005.
Note: This postcard has a Chatham Islands stamp affixed.
www.newzeal.com /theme/Ships/NZ/enderby.htm   (561 words)

  
 Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Chatham Islands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
This is an extract from The Middle East Open Encyclopedia, made possible through the Wikimedia Foundation.
Iraq Museum International always displays the most recent published revision of the source article, Chatham Islands; all previous versions may be viewed here.
They link directly to authoring tools for you to start writing a particular article.
www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref/index.php?title=Chatham_Islands   (1631 words)

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