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Waitahora Lagoon

Die Waitahora Lagoon ist eine Lagune im Far North District der Region Northland auf der Nordinsel von Neuseeland. Geographie Die Waitahora Lagoon befindet sich am Te Horo Beach der Piwhane / Spirits Bay, die sich nach Norden hin zum Pazifischen Ozean öffnet. Cape Reinga / Te Rerenga Wairua, als nördlichstes Spitze der Nordinsel, liegt rund 11,3 km in westnordwestlicher Richtung und der Parengarenga Harbour mit seinen Verzweigungen rund 6,5 km in ostsüdöstlicher Richtung. Die in Ost-West-Richtung langgezogene Lagune, die an ihrem westlichen Ende an zwei Stellen über einen 20 m und 50 m breiten Strand je nach Wasserstand und Witterungslage Kontakt zur Piwhane / Spirits Bay hat, umfasst eine Fläche von rund 69 Hektar und erstreckt sich über eine Länge von rund 2,5 km. An der breitesten Stelle misst das Gewässer rund 500 m in Südwest-Nordost-Richtung. Die Uferlinie erstreckt sich über etwa 7,1 km. Der östliche Teil der Lagune geht in das Feuchtgebiet des Paranua Swamp über, der durch den Waitahora Stream und einige weitere Bäche mit Wasser versorgt wird. Aus diesem Feuchtgebiet erhält die Lagune auch hauptsächlich ihren Wasserzulauf. Die Entwässerung der Lagune findet an ihrem westlichen Ende in Richtung Piwhane / Spirits Bay statt. Siehe auch Liste der Seen in Neuseeland Weblinks Waitahora Lagoon. In: New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand, abgerufen am 21. März 2024 (englisch). Einzelnachweise
Roncalli College

Roncalli College is a Catholic secondary school in Timaru, New Zealand. It was named after Pope John XXIII, whose birth name was Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli. A co-educational school with about 500 students from Year 9 to Year 13, it stands on Craigie Avenue, next to the Sacred Heart Basilica. It is set on 3.12 hectares (7.7 acres) of land, with 13 free-standing buildings. It practices NCEA examinations for its senior students. In 2005, 87.7% of Roncalli students achieved NCEA Level 1, 70.3% achieved Level 2, 71.2% achieved Level 3, and 66.7% achieved university entrance. Sports played include netball, rugby, basketball, rowing, mountain biking, badminton, volleyball, soccer, tennis, cricket, and hockey. Cultural activities include occasional hakas and church services. The school has a large foreign student population, coming from Europe, South America, Asia, and the Pacific Islands. Roncalli College was awarded the 2006 Education Outdoors New Zealand (EONZ) Program Award by EONZ for its years 10, 12, and 13 outdoor education programs. History Roncalli College was created by merging St. Patrick's High School and Mercy College in 1981. Roncalli is now on the site, and most of the buildings are remnants from the days of the single-sex schools. St. Patrick's was the local high school for Catholic boys, run by the Marist order, and Mercy College was the local Catholic school for girls, run by the Mercy sisters, from their convent, which was situated on what is now the rugby field, also known as the Thunder Dome. The schools were separated by the "Iron Curtain" or "Brown Curtain", a corrugated iron fence that ran the length of the boundary between the two schools, which kept the boys and girls separated. The penalties for being on the wrong side of the fence were rather severe; any boy caught on the wrong side of the fence without a valid reason was invariably caned. In the last days of St. Pats and Mercy, the pupils from St. Pats were instructed by the rector to tear down the fence as a prelude to amalgamation. The event was photographed and featured in the Timaru Herald newspaper. In October 2007, Roncalli College celebrated its 25th Jubilee. Enrolment As of March 2026, the school has a roll of 520 students, of which 83 (16.0%) identify as Māori. As of 2026, the school has an Equity Index of 446, placing it amongst schools whose students have below average socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to deciles 5 and 6 under the former socio-economic decile system). Notable alumni Bronson Beri – basketball player Gareth Dawson – basketball player Deborah Geels – diplomat Notes External links Roncalli College Website
Rose Historic Chapel

The Rose Historic Chapel, formerly the St Mary's Convent Chapel, is a heritage-listed stone former Roman Catholic chapel located in Colombo Street in Christchurch, New Zealand. It is registered as a "Historic Place – Category II " by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust. The building was designed in the Gothic Revival style and erected in 1910. History The first Bishop of Christchurch, John Grimes (1842–1915), arrived in Christchurch in February 1888. He provided leadership to the Catholic community, and worked towards uniting the class differences, political opinions and different nationalities of the settlers. During his reign, many churches and buildings were constructed, including the Sisters of Mercy St Mary's Convent. For his silver jubilee as a bishop, he was invested with several ecclesiastical honours for his contributions. The Sisters of Mercy arrived in Christchurch in 1894, when under the guidance of Mother Mary Bernard (1810/1811?–1895), St Marys Parish School and Convent was established. The chapel, built in 1910, is the last remaining building of the St Mary's Convent, the rest of the complex having been demolished in 1994. The chapel was designed by the brothers Alfred Edgar Luttrell and Edward Sidney Luttrell; this was their first commission by the Diocese of Christchurch and they became their unofficial diocesan architects, designing many more churches and other buildings. It was purchased by the Christchurch City Council, who renovated the building in association with the Rose Chapel Trust and Friends of the chapel. The chapel was damaged during the 2011 Christchurch earthquake. After about two years of repairwork, the chapel reopened in July 2018. Heritage listing On 14 July 1995, the chapel was registered by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust as a Category II historic place, with the registration number being 7239. The chapel is significant for its aesthetics (especially the stained glass windows), its architecture (the Luttrell brothers are known for their well designed churches), cultural importance (as a religious teaching place) and spiritual life for the nuns. References External links Media related to Rose Chapel, Christchurch at Wikimedia Commons Official website
Ross Intermediate School

Ross Intermediate is a state co-educational intermediate school located in the Palmerston North, New Zealand suburb of Roslyn. It is the first school in New Zealand to have its own television station and laptop programme. The school television station has since been discontinued. Opening in 1958, Ross Intermediate has a school roll of 438 students as of March 2026. Students are placed in a composite class on the first day of Year 7. Students usually stay with the same teacher for two years after attending the school. As of 2015, class sizes are no more than 24 students. However, the school tries to keep numbers at 23 students per class. History Ross Intermediate School was officially opened by the Minister of Education and local MP Philip Skoglund, on 14 February 1958. School houses In 2006, under the guidance of principal Wayne Jenkins, the school houses were established as a way of creating competition among the school. These are useful for organising competitive teams in sports and cultural events. On creation, the houses were Ngata, Hillary, Cooper and Batten. In 2014, a new house was added, named Cooper; this house contained the school's media classes. In 2015, Batten was removed, resulting in the current house system. The current house names, with the exception of Cooper, are the same house names used for Awatapu College, also in Palmerston North. References External links Official website
Rotokawa Geothermal Power Station

Die Rotokawa Geothermal Power Station ist ein Geothermiekraftwerk im Taupō District der Region Waikato auf der Nordinsel von Neuseeland. Geographie Die Anlage des Geothermiekraftwerks befindet sich am Südufer des Waikato River, rund 12,6 km nordöstlich des Stadtzentrums von Taupō und rund 8 km östlich von der Wairakai Geothermal Power Station entfernt. Rund 700 m westlich angrenzend befindet sich mit der Nga Awa Purua Geothermal Power Station ein weiteres Geothermiekraftwerk in der Gegend. Geologie Der Vulkanismus in Neuseeland ist das Ergebnis der plattentektonischen Wechselwirkungen zwischen der Australischen Platte und der Pazifischen Platte. Die Taupo Volcanic Zone (TVZ), die Teil dieses tektonischen Prozesses ist und sich vom Mount Ruapehu nordöstlich bis zur vorgelagerten Insel Whakaari / White Island hinzieht ist eine Rift-Zone, die geothermische Aktivitäten aufweist. Die Geothermie wird hier zur Stromerzeugung genutzt. Das von der Rotokawa Geothermal Power Station genutzte Thermalfeld des Systems des Lake Rotokawa (bitterer See) ist geprägt von geothermischen Quellen, Fumarolen und Schwefelvorkommen, letztere wurden in den 1900er Jahren abgebaut. In voreuropäischer Zeit nutzten Māori die heißen Quellen zum Kochen und für medizinische/therapeutische Zwecke, sowie die erwärmten kleinen Seen zum Baden. Das Kraftwerk Mitte der 1960er Jahre wurden im Auftrag der neuseeländischen Regierung erste Bohrungen vorgenommen. Die damit erschlossene Quelle war seinerzeit mit 307 °C die heißeste Quelle im Land. Zwei weitere Bohrungen folgten, doch die Temperatur der Quellen sank nach sechs Monaten rapide ab. Weitere Bohrungen folgten und 1987 wurde die Kapazität der Energiegewinnung aus den Thermalfeldern mit als gesicherten 49 MW, rund 100 MW als wahrscheinlich und rund 200 MW als möglich angesehen. 1997 lag die installierte Leistung der Rotokawa Geothermal Power Station bei 29 MW. Im Jahr 2003 kamen durch eine Erweiterung 6 MW hinzu. Im Jahr 2010 wurde nebenan die Nga Awa Purua Geothermal Power Station mit einer Kraftwerksleistung von 140 MW in Betrieb genommen. Literatur P. R. L. Browne: Exploration of the Rotokawa Geothermal Field, Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand. 1988, S. 1–6 (englisch, Online [PDF; 586 kB; abgerufen am 18. Februar 2023]). Justin Pogacnik, Kelly Melia, Aimee Calibugan, Simon Addison, Lutfhie Azwar, Mason Jackson, Candice Bardsley, Andrew Marsh, David Wootton, Michael Stevens: A Lookback on 20 Years of Production at the Rotokawa Geothermal Field. In: Mercury NZ Ltd (Hrsg.): European Geothermal Congress 2019. Den Haag Juni 2019, S. 1–10 (englisch, Online [PDF; 5,3 MB; abgerufen am 18. Februar 2023]). Einzelnachweise
Rotokawa Power Station

The Rotokawa Power Station is a geothermal power station owned and operated by Mercury Energy. It is located approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) north east of Taupō in New Zealand. The station uses a binary cycle manufactured by Ormat Industries. In May 2008, work began on the nearby Nga Awa Purua Power Station. Environmental aspects Due to the high temperatures associated with the geothermal vent here, this locale is an occurrence of extremophile micro-organisms that can thrive on the high vent water temperature. See also Geothermal power in New Zealand List of power stations in New Zealand References
Rotorua Girls' High School

Rotorua Girls' High School is a state school educating girls from Year 9 to Year 13, located in Rotorua, New Zealand. History Rotorua Girls' High School was formed in 1959 after Rotorua High School, founded in 1927, was divided into Rotorua Boys' High School and Rotorua Girls'. Rotorua Boys' kept the original site, and the Rotorua Girls' was given a new site further down Old Taupo Road. Enrolment As of March 2026, Rotorua Girls' High School has roll of 670 students, of which 496 (74.0%) identify as Māori. As of 2026, the school has an Equity Index of 522, placing it amongst schools whose students have the most socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to deciles 1 and 2 under the former socio-economic decile system). Houses The three houses of Rotorua Girls' High School are named after Maori women. Taini – Purple Makereti – Pink Witarina – Orange These have returned to former houses as of 2020. Rangiuru – Green Karenga – Blue Rukuwai – Yellow Hinemoa – Red Principals Nina Hogan 1959–1967 Sheila Peacocke 1967–1984 Alison Thomson 1985–1997 Annette Joyce 1997–2013 Ally Gibbons 2013–2018 Sarah Davis 2019–present Notable alumnae Claire Charters, academic Natalie Delamere, rugby union player Tania Tapsell, New Zealand politician Georgia Cubbon, radio announcer (notably for Radio Hauraki and The Sound) References External links Rotorua Girls' High School website Education Review Office (ERO) reports for Rotorua Girls' High School
Museu de Rotorua

El Museu de Rotorua d'Art i Història és un museu local i galeria d'art situada a Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, Illa del Nord, Nova Zelanda. El museu està ubicat a l'antic edifici Casa de Banys a la ciutat termal de Rotorua, ubicat als jardins de Govern. Va obrir les portes en l'ala sud de la casa del bany el 1969; i la Rotorua Art Gallery va obrir les portes a l'ala nord el 1977. El 1988, el museu i la galeria es van combinar per formar el Museu de Rotorua d'Art i Història. El museu és administrat pel Consell de Districte de Rotorua. Compta amb col·leccions que abasten les arts plàstiques, la fotografia, la història social, i objectes Taonga de la cultura maorí. Referències Enllaços externs Web oficial
Museo de Rotorua

El Museo de Rotorua Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa es un museo y galería de arte localizado en los Government Gardens cerca del centro de Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, en la isla Norte de Nueva Zelanda. El museo es albergado en la que fue la Casa de Baño la cual abrió en 1908 y es conocida como la primera gran inversión del gobierno en la industria del turismo de Nueva Zelanda.​​ La Casa de Baño es una construcción entramada en madera, con un estilo neotudor.​ El museo es manejado por el Consejo del Distrito de Rotorua. Historia El Museo de Rotorua abrió en la ala sur de la Casa de Baño en 1969; La Galería de Rotorua abrió en la ala norte en 1977. En 1988, el museo y la galería se combinaron para formar el Museo de Arte e Historia de Rotorua.​ El museo cerró en 2016 debido a que no cumplía con los estrictos estándares de la evaluación sísmica realizada por el terremoto de Kaikoura.​ El museo tiene una consigna para realizar su apertura en junio de 2021,​ tras la reconstrucción del museo.​ Baño termal en Rotorua La iwi maorí de Te Arawa desde su llegada a inicios de los años 1350s había utilizado las características geotérmicas naturales, ya que el área era abundante en lagos, ríos y arroyos. Exhibiciones El museo cuenta con ocho galerías principales, las cuales tienen colecciones que abarcan a las bellas artes, fotografía, historia social, y objetos taonga de la cultura maorí.​​ Nga Pumanawa o Te Arawa Esta exhibición permanente se dedica a la historia y la cultura del pueblo maoríes de los Te Arawa. Además sus objetos taonga, las herramientas y armas rituales y las tallas de madera, las cuales son acompañadas de paneles informativos.​ Pink and White Terraces Esta exhibición se dedica a la erupción del monte Tarawera que enterró a las terrazas rosas y blancas. La colección cuenta con fotografías de estas terrazas.​ Ake! Ake! Esta exhibición se dedica al 28° Batallón Maorí que luchó durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. La exhibición está acompañada de una colección de retratos de los soldados de este batallón.​ Taking the Cure Esta exhibición permanente contiene recuerdos de la antigua Casa de Baños, entre los que se encuentra su mobiliario, piscinas y salas que ofrecen curas termales. También se pueden ver algunos objetos del antiguo restaurante y del club nocturno.​ Galería Referencias Bibliografía Rev. J.S. Neil (July–December 1913), «Brighter Britain», Theosophical Path Magazine, pp. 19-25 & 90-98, consultado el 27 de junio de 2020 . Arthur S Wohlmann (1914), The Mineral Waters and Spas of New Zealand, Wellington: John MacKay, Government Printer . Enlaces externos Sitio web oficial del Museo de Rotorua
Rotorua Museum of Art and History

A Rotorua Museum of Art and History (Rotorua Museum Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa) Rotorua városának művészeti és történelmi múzeuma az 1908-ban Tudor-stílusban épült értékes műemléki fürdőházban, a Government Gardens nevű parkban. Története A rotoruai fürdőház létrehozása 1908-ban az új-zélandi kormány első komoly turisztikai beruházása volt. A nagy dél-tengeri fürdőhelyként ('Great South Seas Spa') reklámozott fürdő a környék vulkáni eredetű termálvizeit kínálta, időnként egészen bizarr korabeli kezelésekkel, a gyógyulni és szórakozni vágyó vendégeknek. 1965-től Tudor Towers néven éttermet nyitottak az épületben, ami hamarosan nagyon népszerű lett a hazai és külföldi turisták körében, és ez aztán a 70-es évektől hatalmas tánclokállal, éjjeli mulatóval bővült. 1990-re az épület állapota annyira leromlott, hogy átfogó felújítás vált szükségessé, az étterem és a mulató ekkor zártak be. Az első múzeumot 1969-ben alapították az épület déli szárnyában. A művészeti galéria 1977-ben nyílt meg, majd 1988-ban egyesítették a két intézményt. Kiállításai Maori kiállítás Rotorua környékén már a maori honfoglalás óta jelentős maori lakosság élt. A múzeumban igen korszerű állandó kiállítás mutatja be maori őslakosság történelmét, kultúráját. A tárlókban elhelyezett használati tárgyak, kultikus eszközök, értékes fafaragások mellett információkban gazdag tájékoztató táblák igazítják el a látogatót a maori múlt legfontosabb kérdéseiben. További kiállítások A múzeum állandó kiállításon mutatja be a régi fürdőház emlékeit, berendezéseinek egyes részleteit, medencéket és kezeléseket nyújtó szobákat. Ugyancsak láthatók a korábbi nevezetes étterem és mulató egyes emlékei is. A múzeumban rendszeresen tartanak időszaki tematikus kiállításokat is az új-zélandi kultúra egyes témaköreiből. Az épület tetejéről ragyogó körkilátás nyílik a környező Government Gardens parkra, Rotorua városára, a Rotoruai-tóra és a környező vulkáni hegyekre. Források Hivatalos weboldal (angolul)
Rotorua Seventh-day Adventist School

Rotorua Seventh-day Adventist School is a primary school in Glenholme suburb of Rotorua, New Zealand. It is owned by the Seventh-day Adventist church and is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system. Curriculum The schools curriculum consists primarily of the standard courses taught at college preparatory schools across the world. All students are required to take classes in the core areas of English, Basic Sciences, Mathematics, a Foreign Language, and Social Sciences. Spiritual aspects All students take religion classes each year that they are enrolled. These classes cover topics in biblical history and Christian and denominational doctrines. Instructors in other disciplines also begin each class period with prayer or a short devotional thought, many which encourage student input. Weekly, the entire student body gathers together in the auditorium for an hour-long chapel service. Outside the classrooms there is year-round spiritually oriented programming that relies on student involvement. See also List of Seventh-day Adventist secondary schools Seventh-day Adventist education References External links Adventist Official Site
Rotowaro Carbonisation Plant

The Rotowaro Carbonisation Plant, also known as the Waikato Carbonisation Plant, was a coal processing plant in the Rotowaro/Huntly area, New Zealand. It was also the first plant to use the Lurgi process in the Southern Hemisphere. History The first of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere, the plant was constructed in the late 1930s to convert otherwise unusable low-quality coal from the nearby Rotowaro Coal Mines into carbon briquettes, which were then used for domestic heating. The coal was carbonised using the Lurgi process, the result being coke and charcoal, with tar and creosote as by-products. The tar was used with the char to create the briquettes. Waste from the plant was discharged directly into the nearby Awaroa stream, which caused heavy pollution of the waterway. Following complaints about the pollution, Waikato Carbonisation Limited trialed a waste incineration programme, but the output of the plant exceeded the capacity of the burners. The excess was pumped into waste pools up until the plant's closure in 1985, when major fire caused a retort to explode. Various ownership changes lead to the complete abandonment of the plant. The plant currently sits on land administered by the Public Trust. Due to the historic nature of the site, the plant is classed as a Category I Historic Place by the Historic Places Trust. Pollution and cleanup After the plant's closure, the plant was owned jointly by the Ministry of Energy and New Zealand Steel. Following the private sale of NZ Steel, the land on which the plant was located passed onto the local regional administration. An environmental evaluation of the site in the 1990s showed that the degree of contamination was at a hazardous level. As a result, Environment Waikato completed a cleanup of the site, and removed all chemicals that posed a risk to human health or to the environment. References External links Extensive write-up on the NZ Historic Places Trust website
Royal New Zealand Police College

The Royal New Zealand Police College (RNZPC) is the central training institution for police recruits and police officers in New Zealand. It is located at Papakowhai, approximately 2 km north of Porirua City. Recruits at the college undergo a rigorous 20 week training course. There are around six intakes (called "wings") of recruits admitted each year. Wings consist of 40, 60 or 80 recruits. Trainees are taught a variety of skills relating to police vehicle use, firearms use, forensic techniques, negotiation and cultural awareness. Successful graduates become probationary constables for a period of two years. As well as ongoing officer training, the RNZPC hosts other non-police related courses, conferences and events. The college is also home to the New Zealand Police Museum, and the Police Information & Communications Technology Service Centre (where information technology for the whole of Police is managed). The Memorial Building has a wall covered with plaques dedicated to New Zealand Police Officers killed on duty. The college was opened by Prince Charles on 1 April 1981. Prior to this, the police training facility was based next to the Trentham Military Camp in Upper Hutt. See also New Zealand Police External links NZ Police website Recruitment information