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|   1901 — J. Brown - Bee Hive Stores - Established 1863 — Temuka, New Zealand
in Dated Buildings and Cornerstones A beautiful building along King Street in Temuka. posted by:  Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 04/16/2010 last visited: 03/10/2013 |
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|  Richard William Pearse — Upper Waitohi, New Zealand
in Citizen Memorials Richard Pearse took flight during March 1903 but crashed in his farm's paddock. Did he beat the Wright Brothers by nine months? This memorial does not say that but does he was the first British citizen to fly a heavier than air machine. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 04/08/2010 last visited: 06/02/2016 |
 view gallerySW17.5 km |  FIRST — Powered Flight to Be Made By a British Citizen in a Heavier Than Air Machine — Upper Waitohi, New Zealand
in First of its Kind Richard Pearse took to the air in a monoplane on March 31st, 1903 making him the first British citizen to fly a a heavier than air machine. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 04/08/2010 last visited: 06/02/2016 |
 view gallerySW20.4 km |  Pleasant Point Museum and Railway — Pleasant Point, New Zealand
in Railroad Museums Pleasant Point Museum and Railway is primarily a railway museum with some history of the general area. It features a short 1.9 kilometre section of track which they operate various locomotives and other railway equipment. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 04/13/2010 last visited: never |
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|  44 deg South, Hinds, South Island, New Zealand
in Great Lines of Earth A steel and stone marker signifying the 44 degrees south latitude. posted by:  The Spindoctors location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 01/03/2014 last visited: 10/22/2015 |
 view galleryS28.6 km |  Timaru Historic Lighthouse. Timaru. New Zealand.
in Coastal Lighthouses An old historic lighthouse in Timaru still has a purpose, as a rear leading beacon for entry into the port. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 02/14/2011 last visited: 10/18/2012 |
 view galleryNE39.1 km |  Old farm Cultivator, Tinwald. South Island. New Zealand.
in Old Agricultural Equipment An old farming cultivator sits in a rocky triangle near the local Sale Yards at Tinwald. posted by: Punga and Paua location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 02/11/2015 last visited: 12/08/2018 |
 view galleryNE43.5 km |  The Root of all Evil. Ashburton. South Is. New Zealand.
in Omnivorous Trees Behind the bird aviary in the Ashburton Domain, there stands a hungry tree, already devouring an old stone plaque at its roots. posted by: Punga and Paua location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 11/16/2009 last visited: 03/10/2013 |
 view galleryNE43.5 km |  King George V and Queen Mary. Ashburton, South Island. New Zealand.
in Dedicated Trees A dedicated Purple Beech tree in the Ashburton Domain was planted in 1935. posted by: Punga and Paua location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 03/21/2021 last visited: 03/24/2021 |
 view galleryS45.1 km |  Memorial Christian Cross. St Andrews. New Zealand.
in Christian Crosses A tall Christian cross as a memorial, on the crossroads at St Andrews in the South Island. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 03/09/2010 last visited: 03/09/2010 |
 view galleryS45.4 km |  Catholic Church of St Andrew. St. Andrews. Canterbury. New Zealand.
in Roman Catholic Churches In the small Canterbury coastal village of St Andrews stands a beautiful church called St Andrew. posted by: Punga and Paua location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 12/06/2009 last visited: 11/05/2009 |
 view galleryS52.3 km | Memorial Christian Cross, Otaio. New Zealand. in Christian Crosses A christian cross as a memorial at Otaio in South Canterbury. posted by: Punga and Paua location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 03/09/2010 last visited: 03/09/2010 |
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|  Dog Kennel Corner Memorial — Burkes Pass, New Zealand
in New Zealand Historic Places This New Zealand Historic Places Trust plaque reminds passersby of the importance of sheep dogs especially prior to the fencing of the high country. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 04/09/2010 last visited: 02/20/2011 |
 view galleryS60.5 km | Bishop Selwyn and Edward Shortland — Hook Beach, New Zealand in Citizen Memorials A chance meeting of Bishop Selwyn and Edward Shortland in 1844 gave these two early Europeans an opportunity to exchange notes about the South Island. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 02/01/2010 last visited: never |
 view galleryW68.2 km |  Mackenzie Sheep Dog - South Island, New Zealand
in Dog Statues The bronze statue of the dog on the shores of Lake Tekapo is dedicated to the working collie dogs of the Mackenzie Country and was commissioned on the 7th of March, 1968. posted by: Punga and Paua location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 06/20/2008 last visited: 04/05/2013 |
 view galleryW68.2 km |  Good Shepherd Waychapel, Tekapo, New Zealand
in Waychapels The Chapel of the Good Shepherd at Lake Tekapo is a favourite place to visit and photograph posted by: arby101ca location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 12/16/2012 last visited: 12/27/2022 |
 view galleryS70 km |  Arcadia Theatre — Waimate, New Zealand
in Vintage Movie Theaters Built in 1906 as Quinn's Arcade this building was converted into a picture theatre in 1918 seating some 725 people. The theatre opened in 1920 and run until 1955 when it was damaged by fire. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 02/06/2010 last visited: 04/27/2013 |
 view galleryW70 km |  6702 MT JOHN — Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
in Australia/NZ Benchmarks At the top of Mt. John amongst the observatory buildings you can find this trig site. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 04/13/2010 last visited: 12/27/2022 |
 view galleryW70 km |  1031 metres — Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
in Elevation Signs At the centre of the Mount John Orientation Table is this elevation marker saying 1031 metres. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 04/13/2010 last visited: never |
 view galleryW70 km |  Mt John Orientation Table — Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
in Orientation Tables Near the Astro Cafe atop of Mt John is this orientation table. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 04/13/2010 last visited: never |
 view galleryW70.2 km |  Mt John University Observatory. Tekapo. New Zealand.
in Astronomical Observatories Mt John Observatory is a high-tech research observatory, founded in 1965 as a joint project between the universities of Pennsylvania and Canterbury. It is at Lake Tekapo, in the centre of New Zealand’s South Island. posted by: Punga and Paua location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 07/15/2009 last visited: 12/27/2022 |
 view galleryS70.2 km |  Saddlery — Waimate, New Zealand
in Ghost Signs The back entrance to a shop that once was a saddlery and today houses the local branch of the Red Cross. The sign gives reference to a changing world where covers for motors where needed perhaps more than saddles for horses. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 02/23/2010 last visited: 04/27/2013 |
 view galleryS70.2 km |  Bushman — Waimate, New Zealand
in Figurative Public Sculpture To commemorate the clearing the forests around Waimate during the late 19th century this Bushman resting on a log was created. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 03/03/2010 last visited: 04/27/2013 |
 view galleryS70.2 km |  War Memorial Clock Tower — Waimate, New Zealand
in Town Clocks This town clock started life in Waimate's third post office in 1912. In 1956 it was reinstalled in the War Memorial Clock Tower. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 02/01/2010 last visited: 04/27/2013 |
 view galleryS70.3 km | Recognition Of the Men and Women Who Gave Their Services to the Waimate Hospital — Waimate, New Zealand in Citizen Memorials Dedicated to the many people who worked at the Waimate Hospital posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 02/01/2010 last visited: 04/27/2013 |
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