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Pencarrow Lighthouse
Pencarrow Lighthouse Pencarrow Head 8 km from Visit New Zealand’s first Eastbourne permanent lighthouse Opening Hours Daily during daylight hours Journey through stunning coastal landscapes to New Zealand’s first permanent lighthouse This lonely white landmark at the entrance to Wellington to be built in New Zealand. It beamed its cautionary Harbour watches over a rough and rocky coastline where message for 76 years until it was replaced by an automated ships have been wrecked and lives lost as recently as 1968. light at Baring Head to the east. Although the lighthouse no longer warns of dangerous Pencarrow’s first keeper was Englishwoman Mary Jane waters, it makes for a delightful day trip from Wellington. Bennett, to this day New Zealand’s only woman lighthouse Lace up your walking shoes or hop on your bike and visit keeper. A widow, whose husband had drowned in the surf New Zealand’s first permanent lighthouse. A ferry ride from below, she and her children lived on this wild and isolated Wellington will take you to Days Bay; from there, hire a bike in clifftop, tending the light until 1865. The little daughter of nearby Eastbourne and make the 25 minute/8 km ride to the a later keeper is buried here, her grave surrounded by a lighthouse. By car, drive to Burden’s Gate and walk the gravel picket fence. road. Allow about four hours for the return walk. Take time to stop and read the information panels along the way that explain the significance of the lighthouse in New Zealand’s maritime history as well as stories about the lighthouse keepers and their families that once lived here. -
Light House Profiles, Baring Head K4004
LIGHT HOUSES OF NEW ZEALAND BARING HEAD K4004 designated historic place, a In 1989 the light was popular landmark in the Wellington automated and the last keeper region. withdrawn. The light is now electronically monitored from The Baring Head light was first lit Wellington. in June 1935 and was the first light in New Zealand to start operating immediately on electricity, powered by diesel generators. The light station was connected to mains electricity in Latitude: 41°25' South 1950. However, possums caused Longitude: 174°52' East frequent power failures as they climbed the poles and shorted The light was lit for the first time the wires, so metal guards were on 18 June1935, and the last fitted to all power poles in the keeper withdrawn in 1989. The area! light shines from a 12 metre-high tower, and is 87 metres above It was the first watched light to be sea level. It is an occulting white built in New Zealand for 22 years light flashing on for 9 seconds (since the Castle Point Lighthouse then off for 6 seconds, and can was built in 1913) - all lights built be seen for 10 nautical miles (18 in the intervening years were kilometres). unwatched. After the Baring Head light was built, a programme of electrification of all Baring Head is the nearest light lights around New Zealand began, to Wellington, and was one of and was completed by 1957. the last major lighthouse stations to be built in New The lighthouse at Baring Head Zealand. Until 1935, ships had was within comfortable reach of been guided into Wellington Wellington and Wainuiomata, Harbour by the light at making it easier for keepers and Pencarrow Head, which was the their families to stay in touch with first major lighthouse station to the outside world, and for the be built (in 1859). -
2015 Sunday Festival Report and Survey Results
2015 Sunday Festival Report and Survey Results CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 3 2.0 BACKGROUND ....................................................................................................................... 3 3.0 PURPOSE ................................................................................................................................ 3 4.0 FESTIVAL PROFILE .................................................................................................................. 4 5.0 SURVEY METHODOLOGY ..................................................................................................... 11 6.0 FINDINGS ............................................................................................................................. 12 Who came to Te Rā? ...................................................................................................... 12 Where did people at Te Rā festival come from? ............................................................ 13 How did people hear about Te Rā? ................................................................................ 14 What the Te Rā festival means for those who came...................................................... 14 What did people think of Te Rā 2015? ........................................................................... 16 Entertainment, hauora and mātauranga tents and the youth zone .............................. 17 Stalls food -
Pencarrow Lighthouse Wellington CONSERVATION PLAN
Pencarrow Lighthouse Wellington CONSERVATION PLAN December 2009 Prepared for the New Zealand Historic Places Trust with the assistance of the Department of Conservation Pencarrow Lighthouse, looking towards Wellington, with the Interisland Ferry in the background, February 2006. (Paul Cummack) Pencarrow Lighthouse Conservation Plan Prepared by Paul Cummack and Helen McCracken with Alison Dangerfield for the New Zealand Historic Places Trust / Pouhere Taonga and the Department of Conservation December 2009 Cover. A group of people gathered in front of Pencarrow Lighthouse c.1900. (Alexander Turnbull Library, Kenneth Wilson Collection, F13602-F) Contents 1. Introduction 1 1.1 Commission 1 1.2 Executive Summary 1 1.3 Management and Legal Status 2 1.4 Acknowledgements 4 2. History 5 2.1 History of Pencarrow Lighthouse 5 2.2 Engineer – Designer - Edward Roberts, R. E. 17 2.3 Engineer - Builder – Edward George Wright (1831-1902) 17 2.4 Chronological Summary of Events 18 3. Description 26 3.1 Setting 26 3.2 The lighthouse 28 4. Assessment of significance 40 4.1 Statement of cultural heritage significance 40 4.2 Heritage inventory 41 5. Influences on conservation policy 43 5.1 Terms of acquisition 43 5.2 Objectives of Owner 43 5.3 Compliance with the Historic Places Act 1993 43 5.4 Compliance with the Reserves Act 1977 45 5.5 Compliance with the Resource Management Act 1991 45 5.6 Compliance with the Building Act 2004 47 5.7 Compliance with the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 48 5.8 Compliance with the Occupier’s Liability Act 1962 48 5.9 Compliance with the Maritime Transport Act 1994 49 5.10 Threats 49 6. -
Spaces for Hire
SPACES FOR HIRE A LIST OF SPACES FOR HIRE IN LOWER HUTT SPACES FOR HIRE CONTENTS ALICETOWN ........................................................................................................................................... 5 Transition Towns Community Centre ........................................................................................................... 5 AVALON.................................................................................................................................................. 5 Avalon Pavilion ............................................................................................................................................. 5 Avalon Public Hall ........................................................................................................................................ 6 Hutt Bridge Club ........................................................................................................................................... 6 St. John’s Avalon Uniting Church ................................................................................................................. 7 Ricoh Sports Centre ..................................................................................................................................... 7 BELMONT ............................................................................................................................................... 8 Belmont Memorial Hall (Belmont Domain) .................................................................................................. -
Friday 18 October 2019 Duration: 9.03Am-3.28Pm Morning Tea: 10.35Am-10.57Am Lunch: 12.35Pm-1.30Pm
New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa (NZGB) MINUTES Venue: Pōhutukawa and Nikau meeting rooms Level 7, Radio New Zealand House 155 The Terrace Wellington Friday 18 October 2019 Duration: 9.03am-3.28pm Morning tea: 10.35am-10.57am Lunch: 12.35pm-1.30pm NOTE: All information recorded in these Minutes relating to Treaty of Waitangi settlement place name proposals is confidential and is not available to the general public. Some of the information may become available after Deeds of Settlement are signed. General 1. Karakia | Welcome Matanuku Mahuika opened the hui with a karakia. Obituaries Matanuku Mahuika acknowledged the recent passing of Lee Smith of Ngāti Kahungunu and noted the assistance as a te reo Māori translator that Lee Smith had given to the NZGB at various times. The Chairperson acknowledged the recent passing of Tahu Potiki, former Chief Executive of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu. Welcome The Chairperson welcomed everyone to the hui. He welcomed observer Philip Green from Te Arawhiti and advised that other representatives from Te Arawhiti would join the meeting when agenda item 11 ‘Treaty advice’ and item 9 ‘Standard for Crown Protected Area names’ are discussed. He also welcomed Daniel Wainwright, on secondment as the NZGB’s Advisor responsible for Treaty Names, and other members of the NZGB Secretariat. The Chairperson congratulated Adrienne Staples on her reappointment to Wellington Regional Council. The Chairperson noted that Paulette Tamati-Elliffe would be late arriving due to flight disruption. 2. Present | Apologies NZGB members (9) Anselm Haanen, Chairperson Surveyor-General, Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) Adam Greenland National Hydrographer, LINZ David Barnes Federated Mountain Clubs of New Zealand Inc. -
Baring Head/Ōrua-Pouanui | Lighthouse Compound Heritage Plan
Appendix 4: Cultural Values Report Appendix 4: Cultural Values Report Baring Head/Ōrua-pouanui | Lighthouse Compound Heritage Plan Orua-Poua-Nui Baring Head Cultural Values Report February 2011 Orua-Poua-Nui - Baring Head Cultural Values Report Table of Contents Executive Summary .............................................................................................................................. 3 Background to the Report ................................................................................................................... 5 Introduction to Cultural Issues and Values ....................................................................................... 5 Early Māori History ..................................................................................................................... 6 The turbulent 19th Century ......................................................................................................... 8 Heke – the migrations of the 19th Century ............................................................................... 9 Land granted to Māori in the 1840s ........................................................................................15 The Tangata Whenua today – the Organisations ...........................................................................16 Port Nicholson Block (Taranaki Whanui ki te Upoko o te Ika a Maui) Settlement Trust (PNBST) ......................................................................................................................................16 -
Delivering Water to the Region's Cities
Delivering water to the region's cities Through 183km of pipes of up to 1.1metre in Using its own pumping station, the Waterloo plant supplies Lower Hutt and diameter, each city in the Wellington urban Wellington. It is linked to the 27-kilometre Wainuiomata-Wellington pipeline region may get water from more than one at Randwick. treatment plant, providing security from Ngauranga pumping station connects the Wainuiomata-Wellington and Te supply disruptions Marua-Wellington pipelines. Water from either pipeline can be directed to Under normal conditions however, water from the the other, which secures the supply in the event of interruptions or reduced region’s four treatment plants is supplied to flows from any individual treatment plant or supply artery. specified areas: System control Bulk water Is sent to: A network of flow meters and reservoir level gauges provides up-to-the- from: minute information about the amount of water being supplied to the distribution system, and how much is available in each storage reservoir. Te Marua Upper Hutt & Stokes Valley; Pump controls come on automatically and refill reservoirs at set times each Porirua and Wellington’s day. Distribution staff monitor water flows and levels throughout the day via northern & western suburbs computer and can override the automated controls if necessary. Wainuiomata Wainuiomata; central, Reservoirs level out short-term differences between the amount of water southern & eastern being treated and the amount being used. During a normal day water use Wellington peaks in the morning around breakfast time and again in the early evening. Waterloo Lower Hutt, Eastbourne and An increase in water use will automatically trigger an increase in the volume Wellington central & of water being fed into the treatment plants, but it takes time to treat this extra southern suburbs water. -
Focus Groups Urban Growth Strategy Hutt City Council
Focus Groups Urban Growth Strategy Hutt City Council March 2013 Prepared for: Wendy Moore & Dwayne Fletcher, Hutt City Council Prepared by: Theo Muller, Sarah Major & Steve Blank, MMResearch™ This study was designed and conducted in accordance with the Code of Practice established by the Market Research Society of New Zealand. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Executive Summary ........................................................................1 2. Background ...................................................................................4 2.1 Context ..........................................................................................4 2.2 Key Areas of Exploration ...............................................................4 2.3 Focus Groups ................................................................................5 3. Key Findings ..................................................................................7 3.1 Key Reasons for Living in Hutt City ...............................................7 3.2 Is Hutt City Falling Behind? ...........................................................8 3.3 Is Council active enough in stimulating growth? ..........................8 4. Urban Growth Strategy ....................................................................14 4.1 Greenfield and Infrastructure .......................................................14 4.2 Residential Development: (Wainuiomata / Kelson) .....................14 4.3 Second Wainuiomata Access Road ..............................................17 4.4 Targeted -
Distribution of Geological Materials in Lower Hutt and Porirua, New Zealand a Component of a Ground Shaking Hazard Assessment
332 DISTRIBUTION OF GEOLOGICAL MATERIALS IN LOWER HUTT AND PORIRUA, NEW ZEALAND A COMPONENT OF A GROUND SHAKING HAZARD ASSESSMENT G. D. Dellow1 , S. A. L. Read 1 , J. G. Begg1 , R. J. Van Dissen1 , N. D. Perrin1 ABSTRACT Geological materials in the Lower Hutt, Eastbourne, Wainuiomata, and Porirua urban areas are mapped and described as part of a multi-disciplinary assessment of seismic ground shaking hazards. Emphasis is mainly on the flat-lying parts of these areas which are underlain by variable Quaternary-age sediments that overlie Permian-Mesowic age 'greywacke' bedrock. Within the Quaternary-age sediments, the two material types recognised on strength characteristics are: 1) Soft sediments, typically composed of normally consolidated, fine-grained materials (sand, silt and clay), with typical standard penetration values (SPT) of <20 blows/300 mm; and 2) Loose to compact coarser-grained materials (sand, gravel), with SPT values of > 20 blows/ 300 mm. The total thickness and nature of Quaternary-age sediments in the study areas is described, with particular emphasis on the thickness and geotechnical properties of near-surface sediments. Such sediments are considered likely to have a significant influence on the an1plification and attenuation of ground shaking intensity during earthquakes. In the Lower Hutt valley, near-surface soft sediments greater than 10 m thick have an areal extent of -16 kni. Such soft sediments underlie much of Petone and the Lower Hutt urban and city centres, and have a maximum known thickness of 27 m near the western end of the Petone foreshore. In the Wainuiomata area, near-surface soft sediments greater than 10 m thick have an areal extent of - 3 krn2, and attain a maximum thickness of 32 m. -
Coastal Historic Heritage
COASTAL HISTORIC HERITAGE OF THE WELLINGTON REGION For Greater Wellington Regional Council Front cover photo: Days Bay Wharf, Eastbourne. COASTAL HISTORIC HERITAGE OF THE WELLINGTON REGION Survey for the Coastal Plan Review Report prepared by COCHRAN & MURRAY CONSERVATION ARCHITECTS CHRIS COCHRAN B Arch, FNZIA RUSSELL MURRAY B Arch Hons, ANZIA The Wedge, 20 Glenbervie Tce, Wellington, New Zealand Tel 04-472 8847 Email [email protected] MICHAEL KELLY HERITAGE CONSULTANT 21 Myrtle Crescent , Mt Cook, Wellington, New Zealand Tel 04-970 2244 Email [email protected] ANDY DODD ARCHAELOGICAL CONSULTANT P O Box 31, Paekakariki 5258, New Zealand Tel 04-902 3290 Email [email protected] 30 June 2012 Updated: 31 October 2014 i CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Commission .......................................................................................................... iv 1.2 Process ................................................................................................................... iv 1.3 Sources of Information ........................................................................................ iv 1.4 Acknowledgements .............................................................................................. v 1.5 References ............................................................................................................ v1 2.0 INVENTORY Schedule E1 – Structures Shed 5, Queen’s Wharf, 1887 ................................................................................ 2 Shed 3, Queen’s Wharf, 1887 ............................................................................... -
Wainuiomata Central Place Name Origins
WainuiomataCentralPlaceNames.docx WAINUIOMATA CENTRAL PLACE NAME ORIGINS This document is about the origin of the names of various features of Central Wainuiomata on the flat area such as houses, parks and suburb names. It excludes road and street names. Wainuiomata is named after the big water or stream of Mata. Wai means water. Nui means big. O means of. Mata refers to a woman's name Roimata. This is an official version. The origins of the word are disputed and other commonly accepted translations are: - Refers to the women living in the now Hutt Valley who came over the Wainuiomata Hill to evade marauding tribes. These tribes in about 1819 were carrying muskets that came north from the Paremata area. In the battle the local tribes were said to have been destroyed. The Paremata Maoris came across the remaining women who were sitting wailing by the stream after the slaughter of their menfolk. From this we have “faces streaming with water”, “tears” or “weeping water”. - Refers to the large pools of water which lay over the swampy surface of the northern end of the Valley, or the river itself which is known to flood the Coast Road / Wainuiomata Valley. From this it can also mean large river from the swamp. - Refers to the whitebait that are present at the mouth of the river. Mata means whitebait. From this we have big river of whitebait. - Refers to flint or obsidian which is hard rock found in the headwaters of the river. - Refers to the origin and personification of water. The area for the purposes of this document covers is from the head of the Wainuiomata River to the mouth where it enters the sea at the Wainuiomata Coast and its tributaries.