St. Mary's Basilica is a Catholic Church in Invercargill, New Zealand. It was designed by the celebrated New Zealand architect, Francis Petre and was opened in 1905. The Basilica is located near St Josephs school and the Otepuni Gardens. The building is listed as a Category I Historic Place. Although the church is called popularly "basilica", has not been declared a minor basilica by the Vatican.
Rugby Park Stadium is a rugby union venue and home ground for ITM Cup team Southland. Rugby Park Stadium is located on the corner of Elles Road and Tweed Street in Invercargill. The gound has a regular season capacity of 18 000. It has a safe temporary seating maximum capacity of 20,000 (although in former incarnations has accommodated up to 30,000 with large grass banks and concreted standing terraces). An agreement with the Invercargill City Council saw surplus land on the ground used to build the city's new Swimming Complex. The pitch was moved geographically towards the main stand, squared off to Rugby field dimensions (originally a quasi-cricket ground), with all weather seating installed. The Pitch itself was also weather proofed with a new high volume drainage system installed.
The Southland Astronomical Society is the southern-most astronomical society in the world. Based in Invercargill at the southern tip of New Zealand's South Island, its small, active group of about 35 amateur astronomer members participate in a variety of astronomical activities including education with groups and school children, deep sky observing, astrophotography and aurora observation.The society operates the Southland Astronomical Society Observatory and telescope at the Southland Museum and Art Gallery, with public viewing nights during the winter (April to September). The telescope is a fork mounted 30Â cm (12Â inch) diameter Cassegrain design.The society meets monthly to discuss general astronomical topics and receive presentations of astronomical interest. The society has a small library which holds a range of astronomical texts and magazines both contemporary and historical. The society publishes a monthly newsletter for members.External linksSouthland Astronomical Society Website
Stadium Southland is an international sports complex in Invercargill, New Zealand. The stadium was completed in May 2000. The main SBS Sports Arena in the stadium has a (rebuilt) capacity of 4,500, with retractable seating. The stadium also has eleven other community basketball, netball and volleyball courts, four rebound Ace tennis courts, four squash courts and several business rooms.
The town of Whangamata is sited on the southeast coast of the Coromandel Peninsula in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located 30 kilometres north of Waihi, to the north of the western extremity of the Bay of Plenty.
Park Island is a multi-purpose stadium in Napier, New Zealand. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Napier City Rovers and Hawke's Bay United. The stadium has a capacity of 5,000 people and opened in 1985. It served as a training venue for teams in the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
Johnsonville railway station is the terminus of the Johnsonville Line, one of eight stations on the commuter branch railway north of Wellington in New Zealand’s North Island. It serves the suburb of Johnsonville, and as a bus interchange attracts traffic from other suburbs to the north and east.
Surfwatch is truly a unique and charismatic spot, perched above the breaking waves of the Pacific Ocean, and backdropped by the incredible Seaward Kaikoura mountains. Here you can enjoy the amazing and mysterious moods of nature. Simply watch the sea birds fly by or go for a long walk on the beach.
Kaikoura Aerodrome is an uncontrolled aerodrome located 4 nautical miles southwest of Kaikoura on the South Island of New Zealand.Operational informationAirfield elevation: 19 feet AMSLRunway 05/23: 700 by 10 metres bitumen PCN 18Runway 05/23: 615 by 25 metres grass ESWL 1090 The aerodrome is operated by Kaikoura District Council and is available for general use without the permission of the operator.See also List of airports in New Zealand List of airlines of New Zealand Transport in New Zealand
Katikati College is a co-educational Year 7 to 13 school. It is located in the town of Katikati which is approximately 40Â km northwest of the city of Tauranga in the Western Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand.
Kawakawa Bay is on the northern shores of Lake Taupo 5kms west of Kinloch.At the eastern end of the Bay stands a number or Rhyolite cliffs over looking native bush and the lake. There is a mix of trad and bolted routes that will appeal to climbers at all levels. With it s high number of easy trad climbs.Kawakawa is a great place to come and learn the trade.The Kawakawa Bay Walkway starts from Nisbet terrace in Kinloch.The walk takes around 1 ½ hours staring from the western side of Whangamata bay then following the peninsula out and over to Kawakwaw bay. For anyone wanting to camp, there is a grassy campsite 50m up the beach from the long drop.
