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Jerry Collins Stadium

Jerry Collins Stadium is a multi-purpose sporting complex in Porirua, New Zealand. It currently serves as the home ground of rugby union club Northern United RFC and the Wellington Rugby League representative team, as well as the home for Wellington Phoenix Women of the A-League Women. Porirua Park also has a softball field located at the western end of the park. Porirua Park Stadium was officially renamed Jerry Collins Stadium on 25 March 2016, in memory of the late All Black. Football Jerry Collins Park served as the secondary home for Team Wellington in the New Zealand Football Championship (NZFC). As the primary home stadium Newtown Park also serves as the primary track and field complex in Wellington, clashes with athletics events often resulted in at least one match having been played in Porirua every season until the dissolution of the NZFC in 2021. With expansion expected to occur for the 2010–11 season, a Porirua-based franchise had bid for inclusion, which would likely be based full-time at Porirua Park. In recent years, Jerry Collins Stadium has become the home venue for the Wellington Phoenix Women's team, hosting several A-League Women's competition matches during the 2023/24 season. The stadium has also been used as a training ground for teams participating in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, further elevating its profile as a football venue. JC Park continues to serve as the home for midweek preseason friendlies between professional club Wellington Phoenix FC and local amateur clubs. JC Park has also hosted international football, with the New Zealand Under-23 team recording a historic 1–0 victory over the Chile Under-23 as part of preparations for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Rugby league During the 1988 Great Britain Lions tour the Wellington rugby league team defeated the Lions 24–18 at Porirua Park before a crowd of 4,428. Rugby union Porirua Park is the home field for Wellington Rugby Football Union club Northern United RFC. The ground also often hosts pre-season fixtures for the professional Wellington Lions and the Super Rugby's Hurricanes. References
Estadio Jerry Collins

El Jerry Collins Stadium es un estadio multi-usos que está ubicado en la ciudad de Porirua, Wellington, Nueva Zelanda. El Jerry Collins es el estadio local del Northern United, Team Wellington y del Wellington Rugby League. El Jerry Collins Stadium es propiedad de la ciudad Porirua. Deporte Fútbol El estadio es utilizado algunas veces por el Team Wellington en el campeonato neozelandés. En pretemporada, el Wellington Phoenix juega amistosos contra equipos locales. El estadio tuvo la posibilidad de albergar un partido internacional, que fue la victoria histórica de Nueva Zelanda sub-23 por 1-0 a Chile sub-23, preparándose para los Juegos Olímpicos 2008. Rugby Durante la gira de Gran Bretaña en 1988, el equipo de la Wellington Rugby League derrotó 24-18 a los Leones. Actualmente, es el estadio del Northern United.
Napier Port

Napier Port is in Napier, New Zealand, on Hawke Bay. It is the North Island's second largest export port by tonnage. It is owned by Napier Port Holdings Limited (NZX: NPH), which is 55% owned by Hawke's Bay Regional Council through its wholly owned subsidiary Hawke's Bay Regional Investment Company, as of November 2024. The port handles the fourth-largest number of containers in the country, behind Tauranga, Auckland and Lyttelton. It handled 172,792 containers (9% of all containers handled by New Zealand ports) in the 2017 calendar year. Hastings District, one of the largest apple, pear and stone fruit producing areas in New Zealand, has an important relationship with Napier Port, with the fruit passing from the growers around metropolitan Hastings and then to Napier for exporting. Napier is an important service centre for the agriculture and pastoral output of the predominantly rural Hastings District. The port is connected to the rail network via the Napier Port Branch (Ahuriri Branch). The port hosts dozens of cruise ship visits each year. On 16 February 2008 it was visited by the longest vessel it had received at the time, the MS Queen Victoria cruise ship belonging to Cunard. On 15 December 2014, the 138,194 tonne MS Voyager of the Seas visited the port, which was the joint 21st largest passenger ship at the time, and the largest to ever visit. On 5 January 2017, the port hosted the world's third largest cruise ship (at the time), the 168,666 tonne MS Ovation of the Seas. History A public poll was held in January 1885 on the decision to move the port from the Ahuriri spit to its current location, beneath Bluff Hill. The breakwater harbor was completed in 1886, and the container depot was established in 1994. A new wharf, operational in June 2022 and officially opened in July 2022, was constructed to handle projected volume growth and larger vessels. This was the port's largest ever single investment, completed at a total cost of approximately NZ$175 million. Noise issues Expansion of the port (including the handling of larger vessels) has led to increased noise, which has met with opposition and protest from residents in the Bluff Hill area. Noise mitigation measures agreed in 2016 have failed to keep pace with the port's expansion and changing operations. Noise monitoring and reporting was undertaken by Napier Port's contracted "noise experts", rather than by independently appointed acoustic consultants. The report was released in February 2020. A public consultation in August 2020 failed to offer any resolution for residents, particularly with regard to night-time noise, and public submissions received no further response from Napier Port or its ownership. Hawke's Bay Regional Council (majority owner of the port) and Napier City Council, as the local government authorities that may have enforced stricter controls on port noise, have failed to provide any such support for residents. References External links Official website Ahuriri website (Port Ahuriri, Napier's main port before relocation) Cyclopedia of NZ: Napier Harbour Board history 1875-1908, biographies and photos
Portobello Marine Laboratory

The Portobello Marine Laboratory is located on the end of a short peninsula close to the township of Portobello, within the limits of the city of Dunedin in New Zealand's South Island. It is run as part of the University of Otago, the main campus of which is 23 kilometres to the southwest in Dunedin's main urban area. History The laboratory is New Zealand and Oceania's oldest established marine research facility and was opened on 13 January 1904. It was originally proposed for Dunedin by leading MP and naturalist G. M. Thomson as a fish hatchery. Initially planned to be sited at Pūrākaunui, north of Port Chalmers, the current site on the shores of Otago Harbour was deemed more suitable. The laboratory went through a period of revival in the 1950s, in which Elizabeth Joan Batham was a key player. The laboratory is highly regarded worldwide for its facilities and research, and is an important asset to the university's Marine Science Department. The facility also includes the New Zealand Marine Studies Centre, which offers education programmes to pre-booked groups. Aquarium closure and redevelopment In 2012, it was announced that the aquarium was to be closed to the public after it was closed because of earthquake risk concerns. The building was built in the 1960s and had attracted about 20,000 visitors a year. In 2013, it appeared that a new aquarium plan was "well underway." It appeared that the city was going to get a new aquarium was going to be built in the town rather than at Portobello. In 2016, it was announced that the existing Portobello aquarium would be demolished to make way for a $3.5 million project, a temporary teaching and research facility in the same location. There were no plans to build a public aquarium on the old site, and the facility would be used until a new aquarium was built. During the construction of the new teaching and research facility, further stabilisation work was required, which slowed construction. This also resulted in the budget going from $3.5 million to about $5 million. Mid 2017, the marine lab was set to open; it was still hoped that a new public aquarium would eventually be built in the central city. References External links Laboratory website
Princess Margaret Hospital, Christchurch

Princess Margaret Hospital was a public hospital in Christchurch, New Zealand, run by the Canterbury District Health Board. It opened in 1959 and closed in 2024. History The hospital was built at the foot of the Port Hills, at the western edge of the suburb of Cashmere. It was named after Princess Margaret, sister of Queen Elizabeth II. The land was purchased from the Cracroft Wilson estate and the buildings designed by the Christchurch architectural partnership of Seward and Stanton. Charles Luney was chosen as the construction professional. The complex was opened by the then Governor-General of New Zealand, Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham. At one point, it was thought that it would become the main hospital for Christchurch. However, it was determined to be too far away from the city centre. The SEGAR block was opened on 31 August 1959 as a general hospital, but was later primarily used for older persons' health care and mental health services. It also housed much of the administration of Canterbury District Health Board. South Island Eating Disorders Service and Mothers and Babies Princess Margaret Hospital had a regional service for people suffering from eating disorders, known as the South Island Eating Disorders Service. It was the only place in New Zealand with an in-patient unit specifically offering programmes to treat people with eating disorders. As well as an in-patient service for mothers and babies. References External links The Princess Margaret Hospital – Canterbury District Health Board
Puhinui railway station

Puhinui railway station is a station of the Auckland rail network and is located in Papatoetoe, New Zealand. Passenger services on the Eastern Line and Southern Line use the station. It is accessed from Puhinui Road from both sides of the tracks via a pedestrian bridge located at the site of a former level crossing (Puhinui Road itself now crosses on a bridge approximately 120m north of the pedestrian bridge). South of this station, Eastern Line and Southern Line services diverge, the Eastern onto the Manukau Branch which terminates at Manukau. The Southern continues south via Homai toward Pukekohe. History The station was opened on 29 June 1925 for passengers. Goods services closed on 12 May 1958. Originally, the name Cambria was suggested for the railway station. Services Auckland One Rail, on behalf of Auckland Transport, operates suburban services to Britomart, Manukau, and Pukekohe via Puhinui. The typical weekday off-peak timetable is: 6 trains per hour (tph) to Britomart, consisting of: 3 tph via Glen Innes (Eastern Line) 3 tph via Penrose and Newmarket (Southern Line) 3 tph to Manukau 3 tph to Pukekohe Puhinui Station is served by bus routes AirportLink and 37. Bus-rail interchange An eastward line from the airport to Botany Downs has also been proposed with a new interchange at Puhinui railway station, planned to be built in two stages, the first of which is said to be an early deliverable component of the Airport to Botany rapid transit line. The redeveloped $69 million Puhinui Station interchange had a public open day on 24 July 2021, with train services resuming on 26 July 2021. This encompasses a new at-grade bus/rail interchange and enhanced station. Buses will still use the existing local road (Bridge Street) to cross the railway line to/from Manukau, along with local traffic. The second phase provides a rapid transit overbridge across the railway line to provide a more direct and bespoke rapid transit connection. The new rapid transit link will integrate with the new interchange station on the overbridge. The first stage is estimated to cost $59 million to construct. The line will also go through Manukau railway station before ending in Botany. See also List of Auckland railway stations References
Pūkeko Pictures

Pūkeko Pictures is a New Zealand-based entertainment company. It produces a mix of live-action, animated, games and picture books for the global entertainment market. It was created as a partnership between the co-founders of Wētā Workshop, Richard Taylor and Tania Rodger; and author, illustrator and producer Martin Baynton. Their first collaboration was Jane and the Dragon, a CG TV series about a girl and her pet dragon. Their subsequent television series The WotWots was nominated in 2012 for "Best Animated Television Production – Preschool" in the 2012 Annie Awards. Clive Spink was appointed as Chief Executive Officer in 2015. In 2012, the studio signed a first look deal with FremantleMedia. On 4 February 2013, Pūkeko Pictures partnered with British production & distribution studio ITV Studios to produce a reboot of Gerry Anderson's 1960s puppet television series Thunderbirds entitled Thunderbirds Are Go which is named after the catchphrase from the original 1960s TV series with Pūkeko Pictures would handle and create live-action models and handle animation production services via Wētā Workshop while ITV Studios would hane distribution to the upcoming reboot. In April 2019 following the success of Kiddets, Pūkeko Pictures re-partnered with Chinese entertainment studio Hengxin Shambala Kids and joined forces with Canadian production company Breakthrough Entertainment to produce a new preschool animated series entitled Book Hungry Bears marking Pūkeko Pictures' first Canadian co-production and its second Chinese co-production as its co-founder & co-creator of The WotWots Martin Bayton would serve as creator & executive producer of the new series with Canadian broadcasters TVOKids, TFO and Knowledge Network commissioned the series. By the end of September of that year, Pūkeko Pictures had appointed 9 Story Media Group (whom they had acquired the kids & family library of co-producer Breakthrough Entertainment one year prior in July 2018) via its distribution arm 9 Story Distribution International and its global brands division 9 Story Brands to serve as the worldwide distributor & global merchandise partner for Pūkeko Pictures' upcoming television series Book Hungry Bears except for New Zealand, Australia and China. Jeremy Hall was appointed as Head of Development & Strategy in 2018 Works Television series Hundred99 Little Heroes, short-form documentary Jane and the Dragon, animated TV series Cleverman, live-action adult drama The Changeover, live-action feature film References External links Official page
Pukekohe High School

Pukekohe High School is a high school in Pukekohe in the Auckland Region of New Zealand. Enrolment As of March 2026, Pukekohe High School has a roll of 1,971 students, of which 516 (26.2%) identify as Māori. As of 2026, the school has an Equity Index of 465, placing it amongst schools whose students have average socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to deciles 5 and 6 under the former socio-economic decile system). Houses The five houses of Pukekohe High School are as follows: Pūriri house, also known as red house. Mataī house, also known as black house. Māhoe house, also known as blue house. Mānuka house, also known as yellow house. Tītoki house, also known as green house. Notable staff Tui Flower — food writer Merv Wellington — politician Notable alumni Mike Brewer – rugby union player David Dixon – American football player Phil Healey – rugby union coach Rod Ketels – rugby union player Liam Lawson – motor racing driver Des Morrison – politician Eric Murray – rower Geoffrey Sim – politician Helen Thayer – explorer Jimmy Tupou – rugby union player References External links Pukekohe High School Education Review Office Report 2009
Station Pukekohe

Pukekohe is een spoorwegstation in de Nieuw-Zeelandse stad Pukekohe. Het station is het eindpunt van de Zuidelijke Lijn van de voorstadsspoorweg van Auckland. Daarnaast stopt de intercity-trein van Te Huia er. Pukekohe werd in 1873 aangesloten op het spoornet. Het station is geopend in 1875. In 2014 werd het station vernieuwd. Per 13 augustus 2022 was het station dicht wegens een verbouwing waarbij het spoor geëlektrificeerd zou worden. Op 3 februari 2025 heropende het station. Sindsdien stoppen er elektrische treinen van de voorstadspoorweg van Auckland. Het oude stationsgebouw werd verplaatst naar een gebied met gebouwen uit dezelfde tijd. Bediening De volgende treinen stoppen op station Pukekohe:
Pureora Forest Park

Der Pureora Forest Park ist ein unter Naturschutz stehender Wald in den Regionen Waikato und Manawatu-Wanganui, auf der Nordinsel von Neuseeland. Der Park untersteht dem Department of Conservation. Geographie Der Pureora Forest Park befindet sich westlich bis nordwestlich des Lake Taupō, in Teile des Gebirgszugs der Hauhungaroa Range und weiter nördlich der Rangitoto Range. Der aus acht Einzelflächen bestehende Park verfügt über eine Gesamtfläche von 78.000 Hektar und dehnt sich über Strecke von fast 70 km in Nord-Süd-Richtung aus. Die beiden mit Abstand größten Einzelflächen besitzen eine Länge von 22 km und eine Breite von 12 km sowie die südlichere von den beiden eine Länge von 45 km und eine Breite von 28 km. Taupō, als nächstgrößere Stadt, liegt rund 35 km östlich des Forest Parks und Te Kūiti, in der sich das zuständige Büro des Department of Conservation befindet, liegt rund 25 km in westliche Richtung des nördlichen Teil des Parks. Zu erreichen ist der Naturschutzpark über den New Zealand State Highway 30, der von Te Kūiti kommend zwischen dem nördlichen und dem südlichen Teil des Parks hindurchführt, dem New Zealand State Highway 32, der von Norden kommend östlich des südlichen Teils des Parks vorbeiführt und dem New Zealand State Highway 41, der westlich von Taumarunui kommend den südlichsten Teil des Parks tangiert. Geschichte Als 1840 Neuseeland Kolonie des British Empire wurde, verfügte das Land noch über 2/3 seiner Fläche unberührten Waldes. In den folgenden 140 Jahren entwickelte sich eine ständig wachsende Holzindustrie im Land, die im Jahr 1946 auch vor dem Pureora Forest, der seinerzeit einer der letzten natürlichen Wälder war, nicht Halt machte und für den Holzeinschlag freigegeben wurde. Nach einem Seminar des damaligen New Zealand Forest Service, bei dem es um das Management des Pureora Forest ging, entschloss man sich 1978 den Pureora Forest Park zu gründen. Doch der Holzeinschlag ging weiter. Die zuvor geführte Diskussion unter Wissenschaftlern, Forstmanagern, Umweltschützern und einer interessierten Öffentlichkeit, führte schließlich in den frühen 1980er Jahre zu einem Umdenken in der Politik, was den Schutz der neuseeländischen Wälder anging. Mit der Auflösung des New Zealand Forest Service im Jahr 1987 und der Gründung des Department of Conservation auf Grundlage des Conservation Act 1987, wurde der Pureora Forest Park, der früher zeitweise auch als Pureora Conservation Park bezeichnet wurde, unter Naturschutz gestellt und in die Obhut des Department of Conservation gelegt. Der Pureora Forest Park wurde aus den Gebieten des Pureora State Forest, des Tihoi State Forest, des Waituhi State Forest, des Hurakia State Forest, des Taringamotu State Forest und des Wharepuhunga State Forest gebildet. Literatur New Zealand Touring Atlas. 5. Auflage. Hema Maps, Brisbane 2015, ISBN 978-1-877302-92-3 (englisch). Weblinks Pureora Forest Park. (PDF; 581 kB) Department of Conservation, Februar 2007, archiviert vom Original am 15. Oktober 2008; abgerufen am 22. Februar 2020 (englisch, Originalwebseite nicht mehr verfügbar). Einzelnachweise
Purewa Tunnel

Purewa Tunnel is a 596-metre-long (1,955 ft) rail tunnel in Auckland, New Zealand. It is on the North Island Main Trunk line and is located in the suburb of Saint Johns, to the west of Glen Innes. The tunnel is concrete-lined. Eastern Line passenger services operate through it, and it is also used by the Northern Explorer and freight services. Background Proposals were made as early as the 1870s to re-route the Auckland–Westfield section of the North Island Main Trunk via a new eastern route through Glen Innes. Referred to as the Westfield Deviation, this was an easier grade than the NIMT's relatively steep uphill grade from central Auckland to Newmarket and Remuera. By the 1920s, increasing traffic and delays between Auckland and Newmarket made the new route necessary. Construction The tunnel was started in March 1925 by workers experienced in the 'hard school... [of] the notorious railway tunnels of North Auckland' (i.e. constructing the North Auckland Line). With the assistance of horse-driven carts, the mining workers, mostly British (with some Italians and Dalmatians in the groups preparing the approach cuttings), were reported to have made good progress, working in triple shifts, using gelignite emplaced in drill holes to fracture the rock. The tunnel, while lit by electric lights during the excavation, was described as hosting a large number of glowworms, giving it a 'weird and fantastical' appeal. Miners reported that the worms, likely to have entered from the nearby bush-clad gullies, were unlike anything they had ever reported in a working tunnel. Further, the tunnel was also strangely attractive to a large number of sparrows that came to populate it, living from pilfered horse feed and becoming quite inured to the regular explosions. Break through was in April 1926 and the tunnel was completed in March 1928. The Westfield Deviation, including the tunnel, opened for goods traffic on 1 September 1929, using the down line to Westfield Junction for single-line working, but was not used for passenger traffic until the up line to Auckland was opened on 11 May 1930. Later work The tunnel has in the past experienced some significant water drainage issues, which have required remedial work, and the installation of speed restrictions. In 2010/2011, tracks within the tunnel were lowered to allow the required clearance for the Auckland railway electrification project. External links https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/244041 Photo of western approach construction - Auckland Weekly News 7 May 1925] "Tunnel portal (photo)". New Zealand Herald (Papers Past). 23 April 1926. "Tunnel portal (photo)". New Zealand Herald (Papers Past). 24 April 1928. 2014 You Tube video of diesel trains References
Pūtangirua Pinnacles

The Pūtangirua Pinnacles (also known colloquially simply as The Pinnacles) are a geological formation and one of New Zealand's best examples of badlands erosion. They consist of a large number of earth pillars or hoodoos located at the head of a valley in the Aorangi Ranges, on the North Island of New Zealand, in the Wellington region. Some 7 to 9 million years ago when sea levels were much higher, the Aorangi ranges were an island. As this landmass was eroded over time, large alluvial fans formed on its southern shores. Within a few million years however, sea levels rose again and the island was submerged. Since the ice ages, sea levels have receded, and the old alluvial fans have been exposed to the erosive forces of wind and water which have weathered away the conglomerate. In some places this conglomerate is protected from erosion by a cap of cemented silt or rock; this has resulted in the formation of spectacular pinnacles, many of which have prominent fluting caused by rainwater running down their sides during major storms. It is not known exactly how long the pinnacles have been forming but they are thought to be less than 125,000 years old; major erosion probably began 7,000 years ago and accelerated in the last 1,000 years with the deforestation of the area. The current erosion rate is approximately 1 cm per year. Part of the Paths of the Dead sequence in the film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King was filmed on location here, as was the opening sequence of Braindead. In December 2019, the approved official geographic name of the rocks was gazetted as "Pūtangirua Pinnacles". References