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Upper Hutt College

Upper Hutt College is a state co-educational secondary school located in Trentham in the city of Upper Hutt, New Zealand. It opened in 1962 as the city's second state secondary school, supplementing Heretaunga College in Wallaceville. As of March 2026, the school has a roll of 1,159 students from years 9 to 13 (ages 12 to 18). Houses The students are divided into four houses, each which are named after a famous New Zealander as voted by the student body in 2004. Each house also has their own colour which is used at school events (e.g, Athletics Day) so each student can represent their house. Blake (Sir Peter Blake, red) Hillary (Sir Edmund Hillary, yellow/gold) Jackson (Sir Peter Jackson, green) Te Kanawa (Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, blue) Fire On the evening of 1 September 2019, a fire was started in one of the classrooms in the technology block, and quickly got out of control. A number of firefighters and units spent hours getting it under control. Nobody was harmed during the fire. The school ended up being closed for a number of weeks, due to safety concerns raising from the fire. Asbestos was discovered in the damaged building and had to be removed safely. The main power cable that brought power into the school was under the building that was destroyed, work had to be carried out to make sure there was no damage to cables. The junior school was broken up, and spread out to two different sites so that teaching and learning could be carried on. Two people were arrested for arson. Principals Since its foundation in 1962, Upper Hutt College has had six principals. The following is a complete list: Notable alumni Ray Ahipene-Mercer – Wellington City councillor Rebecca Kitteridge – Director of Security for the Security Intelligence Service (SIS) Sika Manu – Professional rugby league footballer References External links School website Education Review Office (ERO) reports for Upper Hutt College
Viaduct Events Centre

The Viaduct Events Centre is a stand-alone, multi-purpose events centre built on the Halsey Street extension wharf, Wynyard Quarter of Auckland, New Zealand. Opened in August 2011 at a cost of approximately $32 million, the 6,000 square metres (65,000 sq ft) facility offered eight separate rooms suitable for a wide range of events including conferences, gala dinners and exhibitions. Since opening, it hosted major events, most notably the New Zealand Fashion Week. The centre was also usually busy with numerous corporate functions, dinners and conferences. Several schools had also chosen the centre for their annual ball. The Viaduct Events Centre was closed and was converted to be the home base of Emirates Team New Zealand in their defence efforts for the 36th America's Cup presented by Prada and run by The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron. The Viaduct Events Centre reopened in 2023 under the ownership of Auckland Conventions, Venues & Events, a division of council controlled organisation, Tātaki Auckland Unlimited. References External links Viaduct Events Centre
Victoria Park, Christchurch

Victoria Park is a large recreational area on the Port Hills above Christchurch, New Zealand, established in 1883. Description The park was formally opened by William Rolleston on 22 June 1897 for the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. The park has an information centre, and features open parkland, planted gardens and pine forest, with a variety of walking tracks and a permanent orienteering course. Mountain biking tracks extend into the adjacent Bowenvale Reserve, and include several challenging downhill routes, including the Nationals Down Hill Track. The park was the site of the 1954 Parker–Hulme murder that has inspired plays, novels, non-fiction books, and most notably, the Oscar-nominated film Heavenly Creatures. References External links Up to date information on mountain bike tracks
Victoria Park (Christchurch)

Victoria Park est une immense zone de loisirs nichée sur les collines de Port Hills, à Christchurch, en Nouvelle-Zélande. Description Le parc a été officiellement inauguré par William Rolleston le 22 juin 1897 à l'occasion du jubilé de diamant de la reine Victoria. Le parc dispose d'un centre d'information et comprend un espace ouvert, des jardins et une forêt de pins, avec une variété de sentiers de randonnée et un parcours d'orientation. Les pistes de vtt s'étendent dans la réserve adjacente de Bowenvale et comprennent plusieurs itinéraires de descente difficiles, dont le Nationals Down Hill Track. Le parc a été le site de l'Affaire Parker-Hulme en 1954 qui a inspiré de nombreuses pièces de théâtre, romans et le film de peter Jackson Créatures célestes. Références (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Victoria Park, Christchurch » (voir la liste des auteurs). Liens externes Informations à jour sur les pistes de VTT Portail de la conservation de la nature Portail de la Nouvelle-Zélande
Victoria Park Viaduct

The Victoria Park Viaduct is a major motorway viaduct carrying the Auckland Northern Motorway (State Highway 1) over the Victoria Park area in the Auckland city centre, New Zealand. Construction began in 1959, and the bridge was opened on 5 April 1962. Due to the high traffic volumes passing through on their way to and from North Shore City, and because the viaduct is only four lanes wide in total (while adjacent motorway stretches are at least six lanes), the bridge over the park is considered "one of the country's worst traffic bottlenecks", with around 200,000 vehicles a day. After improvements to the Central Motorway Junction directly to the south in the early 2000s, Transit New Zealand, the highways authority, initially proposed a widening of the viaduct, which met with opposition from locals as well as from the Auckland City Council and the Auckland Regional Council, because it would further burden the Victoria Park area with more traffic and a larger overpass structure. In 2004, the authority agreed that instead of a second viaduct, the 'Vic Park Tunnel' should be built, carrying northbound traffic only west of the existing structure, freeing it for southbound traffic. See also Auckland Harbour Bridge Central Motorway Junction Newmarket Viaduct Victoria Park, Auckland Western Reclamation References
Victoria University Coastal Ecology Laboratory

The Victoria University Coastal Ecology Laboratory (VUCEL) is a research facility of the School of Biological Sciences at Victoria University of Wellington that supports research in coastal ecology and marine biology. Located at the southern end of the North Island of New Zealand, in Island Bay on Wellington's south coast, approximately 8 km south of the university's main campus, the laboratory overlooks Cook Strait and the exposed rocky reef systems of the Taputeranga Marine Reserve. VUCEL is known in Māori as Te Toka Tū Moana, which means "the surf-beaten rock that stands firm in the ocean". The Māori name is both a description of the VUCEL building (with natural design elements that give it the appearance of rising from the rocks of the Wellington south coast), and it is representative of the strong connections between land and sea that are the focus much of VUCEL-supported research. VUCEL is a purpose-built research facility designed by Pynenburg & Collins Architects Ltd with the internal laboratory spaces designed by Labworks Architecture Ltd, the research facility was completed in early 2009 and comprises an 816 m2 research space that includes 113 m2 of science laboratories, 168 m2 of wet laboratory facilities supplied with filtered and unfiltered flow-through seawater, and 161 m2 of oceanfront office space for up to 30 VUCEL research students, academics, and support staff. VUCEL provides a staging area for field-based research programmes along the Wellington south coast and surrounding regions. The lab maintains a small fleet of research vessels and vehicles, SCUBA diving facilities, research infrastructure, and instrumentation for field-based ecological research. VUCEL provides logistic support to research programmes in coastal ecology that are conducted in the Wellington region and throughout New Zealand, the Indo-Pacific region, and Southern Ocean. Victoria University first proposed a marine lab along the south coast of Wellington in the 1920s but it was not until the 1960s that a lab was established. This predecessor to VUCEL, known as the Island Bay Marine Lab, occupied a building that was originally constructed as a shark liver oil processing plant by the Glaxo Company. This 1950s structure supported the marine biology programme of Victoria University until 2007, when it was demolished to make way for the new purpose-built coastal ecology laboratory. See also Portobello Marine Laboratory References External links Official website
Ewelme Cottage

Ewelme Cottage is a historic cottage in Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand that is listed as a Category I building by Heritage New Zealand. Ewelme Cottage was built for Vicesimus Lush to serve as a home for his sons so they could attend an Anglican school whilst he was away on religious duties. It was purchased about a century later by the Auckland City Council and is now managed by Heritage New Zealand. Description Ewelme Cottage is a one and a half storey Georgian cottage. The groundplan may have been planned by Lush with an architect in England in 1850. Lush may have been influenced by an idea prevalent in ecclesiology at the time which advocated for mediaeval architectural influence in contemporary buildings. The original building was Georgian in its external design but differed in the room layout compared to traditional front and backs of Georgian buildings. The cottage originally contained five rooms with two connected lean-tos. The lean-tos likely held a scullery and woodshed. The interior and furnishings are well preserved from the 19th century, with original furniture and 2,000 books. The property has a 19th-century garden. Ewelme Cottage is named after the Ewelme Church in England. History The construction of Ewelme Cottage was commissioned by the vicar of Howick, Vicesimus Lush. Parnell was the seat of the Anglican Bishop of New Zealand and the cottage enabled Lush's sons to attend the Church of England grammar school in Parnell whilst he attended to religious duties elsewhere. Ewelme Cottage was built between 1863 and 1864. Lush's family lived in the cottage until 1871 where they followed him to his new position as the vicar of Thames. The building would see modifications in 1865, with the verandah enclosed to enlarge the house; an extension c.1871, to add a rear kitchen and attic; and extensive alterations in 1882–1883. Following this however the building has remained largely the same with some minor modifications made in 1970–1971 to conserve the building. The Lush family would continue to own the property for over a century. In 1969 they sold the property to the Auckland City Council and is currently managed by Heritage New Zealand. Hillside Lush built a property in 1883 on the neighbouring lot which he named Hillside. Legacy According to Heritage New Zealand the building is 'held in high public esteem'. An article in the New Zealand Herald called it the 'possibly most important of Auckland's Historic Places Trust properties'. Rumours around ghosts inhabiting the property exist. Ewelme Cottage was used in the filming of The Piano. References Further reading Webster, J.P. (1979). Ewelme Cottage. New Zealand Historic Places Trust. ISBN 0477010393. External links Media related to Ewelme Cottage at Wikimedia Commons
Guy's Homestead

Guy's Homestead is a late 19th century homestead located in East Auckland, New Zealand, and listed as a Category 2 building by Heritage New Zealand. After being burnt down in an act of arson it was rebuilt and turned into an early learning centre. Description Guy's Homestead is an example of the contemporary architectural style of the time. It features french doors, two brick chimneys, and scalloped rafters. History Andrew and Rose Guy migrated from Ireland to New Zealand in the late 1870s. Guy ran a horsecar business in Epsom and Remuera and the profits from selling it were used to buy the farm and homestead. The homestead was originally built in 1898 by Ebenezer Braidwood Gray to replace an earlier homestead that burnt down. After Gray died on 4 January 1899 the property passed to his brother. As his brother was living in Ontario the property was sold and in February 1900 it was purchased by Andrew Guy. Guy died in 1922 and attempts to then sell the estate failed. In October 1928 the southern half of the estate came to be owned by William John Guy, Guy's son, with the northern half and homestead being owned by The Guardian Trust. The northern half of the estate was used for dairy farming by the Finlay family. On 14 November 1938, two farmers: John Thomas Logan Shaw and William Robson Andrew Shaw acquired the property. The property later became owned by companies and in 1985 the Manukau City Council purchased part of the property for an extension of Ti Rakau Drive. The southern half would be subdivided over the years and by 1986 subdivision had ceased. The property remained in the Guy family's hands for 40 years until later being sold with the farmland. In 1994 part of the original section was sold off to property developers and became the Huntington Park development. The owner of the homestead in July, 1997 planned to develop the homestead into a restaurant, motel, and conference centre. In 1997 it was purchased by investors from Hong Kong. Following this purchase the property had gone into desuetude and was repeatedly vandalised prior to the arson. On 1 December 2012, the homestead was damaged by an act of arson. In 2013 two property developers, JP and Kuljeet Singh, bought it and had the property restored. In May 2015 the homestead opened as an early learning centre with a focus on teaching children about agriculture and rural life. Following the arson some local residents campaigned for new regulations governing heritage protected properties. References Notes
Iona Church, Port Chalmers

Iona Church is an historic church in Port Chalmers, New Zealand. The church building is listed as a Category I Historic Place. History Iona church was designed to replace an earlier wooden church. The new stone church was designed by Nathaniel Wales. The foundation stone was laid in 1871 and the building was opened on 7 January 1872. As a result of a growing congregation an additional gallery was added between 1882 and 1883. The new gallery became the main church and the original church building became the church hall. Current use Iona Church is open for special services, concerts and the summer cruise ship season. References Further reading Hamilton, Derek; Hamilton, Judith (2009). Early Churches in and Around Dunedin (Paperback). Christchurch, NZ: Self-published. ISBN 978-0-473-15950-4. External links Official website
Kinder House

Kinder House is a historic house on Ayr Street, in the suburb of Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand. History Kinder House, sometimes known as "The Headmaster's House" was built in 1857. It was commissioned by Bishop George Selwyn and designed by Frederick Thatcher, architect of many Anglican buildings in Auckland. The house is a Gothic-style, double-storey mansion built of grey volcanic stone quarried from nearby Mount Eden. The house was the residence of London-born John Kinder (1819 – 1903), an Anglican priest, painter, photographer and headmaster of the Church of England Grammar School, Parnell. He occupied the house with his wife and the six children of his brother Henry Kinder, who was murdered in 1865 by John's sister-in-law and her lover. The house was opened to the public as a gallery in 1982. The house is also used for wedding receptions and other functions. In 2012, leading landscape photographers from New Zealand and abroad exhibited New Zealand landscape photography at a Kinder House exhibition organized by the Contemporary Photography Foundation, during the Auckland Festival of Photography. Reported haunting It is claimed that the house is haunted by the apparition of a man. Because of this, it was visited by a team of paranormal investigators in 2005 and featured on Ghost Hunt, a New Zealand television show. References External links Kinder House Official Website External links Media related to Kinder House at Wikimedia Commons
Dhargyey Buddhist Centre

Dhargyey Buddhist Centre is the headquarters of the Buddhist community in Dunedin, New Zealand, based at Linden, a Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga category 1 historic place. Linden Linden, at 22 Royal Terrace, is a historic house in the city's Royal Terrace-Pitt Street-Heriot Row Residential Heritage Precinct which also includes Olveston. It was built in 1879 for Jacob Isaac, a merchant associated with the New Zealand clothing company Hallensteins, and was built by architectural partnership Mason & Wales, probably to a design by Nathaniel Wales. The house was later owned by food manufacturer Richard Hudson, who established the city's chocolate factory. Hudson's widow Mary lived in the house until 1937, after which it became a boarding house until 1976, when it was bought and restored by Eleanor and Richard Dowden as a family home. The Buddhist community replaced the roof with new slate in 2016, assisted by funding from New Zealand Lottery Grants Board, Otago Community Trust and the city council's heritage fund. The building is subject to damp from having had a nearby street backfilled against the basement wall. In 1988, Linden was listed as a Category 1 Historic Place by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust (now Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga). It is noted by the organisation for its historical significance due to its connection with Hudson, and architectural and townscape significance as a largely unmodified grand Victorian house within a precinct of similar notable structures. Buddhist centre The Dhargyey Buddhist Centre was founded in 1984 as a Buddhist teaching centre for the Venerable Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey. The Buddhist community bought Linden house in 1986. The centre describes its main function as "to encourage harmony and unity through the sharing of Buddhist philosophy". The Dalai Lama visited the Dhargyey Buddhist Centre in 1996 and in 2013; on the second visit he suggested the centre could convey Buddhist concepts of self-help and science of mind, to the wider community. The centre marked the Dalai Lama's 90th birthday in 2025. Stupa A stupa commemorating Geshe Dhargyey, built and maintained by the Dhargyey Buddhist Centre, overlooks Portobello on Otago Peninsula near Dunedin. References External links Dhargyey Buddhist Centre website
New Zealand Insurance Company Building, Dunedin

The New Zealand Insurance Company Building is a historic building in Dunedin, New Zealand. History Designed by architect Nathaniel Wales, the building was constructed in 1885 by the New Zealand Insurance Company, which had been founded in 1859 by lawyer Thomas Russell, on a corner site in a newly reclaimed area, secured under a 21-year lease. The new premises were officially opened in 1886 as the company's office in Dunedin. Later, the building was restored by its owner, Nigel L. Brook, who received an award for the project in 1987. The building has been listed as a Category 1 historic place by Heritage New Zealand since 1987. Description The building overlooks Queens Gardens, in central Dunedin, on the corner with Crawford Street. For its time, it was a notably large structure, rising to three storeys rather than the more typical two. Built in rendered brick with Oamaru stone detailing and a slate roof, it features an elegant façade characterised by ornamental pilasters, mouldings, and a parapet articulated into four triangular pediments with balustrades. At ground level, the larger pilasters display alternating bolstered and reticulated finishes. References External links Media related to New Zealand Insurance Company Building at Wikimedia Commons
Edificio della New Zealand Insurance Company

L'Edificio della New Zealand Insurance Company (in inglese New Zealand Insurance Company Building) è un edificio storico della città di Dunedin in Nuova Zelanda. Storia L'edificio, progettato dall’architetto Nathaniel Wales, venne costruito nel 1885 dalla New Zealand Insurance Company, fondata nel 1859 dall'avvocato Thomas Russell, su un lotto angolare in un'area di nuova bonifica, ottenuto con un contratto di locazione ventunennale. Il nuovo edificio venne inaugurato nel 1886 come rappresentativa sede della compagnia a Dunedin. L'edificio è stato successivamente restaurato dal proprietario Nigel L. Brook, che nel 1987 ha ricevuto un riconoscimento per l'intervento. L'edificio è classificato come luogo storico di Categoria 1 da Heritage New Zealand dal 1987. Descrizione L’edificio si trova affacciato sui Queens Gardens ai numeri 49-51, nel centro di Dunedin, all'angolo con Crawford Street. L'edificio è una costruzione di notevoli dimensioni per l'epoca, sviluppata su tre piani anziché i più comuni due. Realizzato in mattoni intonacati con decorazioni in pietra di Oamaru e copertura in ardesia, l'edificio presenta una facciata elegante, caratterizzata da pilastri ornamentali, cornici e un parapetto articolato in quattro frontoni triangolari con balaustre. Al piano terreno, i pilastri più grandi mostrano una lavorazione alternata a bugnato e reticolato. Note Altri progetti Wikimedia Commons contiene immagini o altri file su Edificio della New Zealand Insurance Company
Armagh Street Park Bridge

The Armagh Street Park Bridge, also known as the Park Bridge, College Bridge and Armagh Street Hagley Bridge, is located in Christchurch, New Zealand. The structure, built in 1885, spans the Avon River / Ōtākaro at Park Terrace and leads into Hagley Park. The bridge is registered as a Category II heritage structure with Heritage New Zealand. History The original bridge at the end of Armagh Street crossing the Avon River / Ōtākaro into Hagley Park was a two-span wooden footbridge, built in 1860. The desire to enable a horse and carriage to drive through the park from Christchurch to Riccarton prompted the council to commission a more permanent bridge in 1885. Much like the Armagh Street Bridge a few blocks away, Charles Walkden (1824–1908), the City Surveyor, provided the design while Greig & Hunter were the builders. Around 1935 Abigail Mickle donated iron gates to be installed at the western end of the bridge in Hagley Park as a memorial to her late husband, Dr Adam Mickle, a surgeon and former city councillor. Today the bridge primarily provides vehicle access to the Christchurch Botanic Gardens car parking area, and is also part of the Uni-Cycle bike path. In 2004, the bridge was registered as a Category II heritage structure with the New Zealand Historic Places Trust. Architecture and fittings It is constructed of brick, stone from Mount Somers, cast iron, as well as unreinforced concrete ribbing, unreinforced concrete thrust blocks, and unreinforced concrete footings. The masonry arch features a clear span of 40 feet (12 m). At 41 feet (12 m) wide, the bridge accommodates two lanes of vehicle traffic as well as pedestrian footpaths on both sides. Along with the balustrade's neo-gothic ornamentation, the structure coheres with the established pattern for central city bridges. References Citations Bibliography Ince, John (1998). A City of Bridges: A History of Bridges over the Avon and Heathcote Rivers. Christchurch: Christchurch City Council. ISBN 0958369623.