3 QUOTES WITH «THE SOUTH ISLAND»
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the South Island.
I grew up on the South Island of New Zealand, in a city chosen and beloved by my parents for its proximity to the mountains - Christchurch is two hours distant from the worn saddle of Arthur's Pass, the mountain village that was and is my father's spiritual touchstone, his chapel and cathedral in the wild.
I always like to look for adventure when I go away. I have gone on several horse adventures with my wife - from Guangxi we went up to the High Tibetan region. We also went along the Hurunui River on horseback in the South Island of New Zealand.
I'm from Canada, and New Zealand feels like you took all the best bits of Canada and squished them onto a tiny island like Hawaii. I was absolutely blown away by the beauty of the South Island.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE SOUTH ISLAND»
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the South Island in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
New Zealand's
South Island
Remote, rainy and thinly populated – maybe so – but Te Wai Pounamu (The
Waters of Greenstone – the Maori name for the South Island) delivers more than
its fair share of eye-popping panoramas and heart-pumping outdoor activities,
not to ...
2
Trout Fishing: A Guide to New Zealand's
South Island
Discover the challenge of the South Island's large wild brown trout and rainbows with this comprehensive guide.
3
4WD
South Island: 107 Off Road Adventures
This is a completely revised edition of the original South Island off-road guidebook, 4WD South Island: 77 Off Road Adventures, which hit the bookshops in 1996.
Ken Sibly, Mark Wilson, 2000
4
Landfalls of Paradise: Cruising Guide to
the Pacific Islands
Alps run almost the length of the South Island with New Zealand's highest peak,
Mt. Cook (12,349 feet), midway along the chain. There are 16 mountains of more
than 9,840 feet. In keeping with this great alpine system is a network of glaciers, ...
5
Marine Mammals: Fisheries, Tourism and Management Issues
The southern half of the east coast of the South Island can be divided into three
areas; Pegasus Bay, the Banks Peninsula Marine Mammal Sanctuary (including
Akaroa Harbour) and Timaru - Oamaru. Traditionally, this area has been subject
...
Nick Gales, Mark Hindell, Roger Kirkwood, 2003
6
Tramping in New Zealand
The Fiordland crested penguin (tawaki) lives around the South Island's southwest
coast and on Stewart Island. Believed to be the world's rarest species of penguin,
it is timid and identifiable by its broad yellow crest. Although seen as far north ...
7
Exhumation Associated with Continental Strike-slip Fault Systems
A previously defined slab edge (Anderson and Webb, 1994) is shown by the
lighter dashed line cutting across the South Island. (B) Schematic outlining
procedure used to define the equivalent “flat- slab” extent of the subducted
Pacific plate.
8
Intraplate Volcanism in Eastern Australia and New Zealand
(2) Intraplate volcanic areas are widespread in the South Island of New Zealand
and are mainly on the Pacific plate (Fig. 1.1.8). The largest volcanic centres are
on the southeastern coast — on Banks Peninsula and in the Dunedin area —
and ...
R. Wally Johnson, Jan Knutson, Stuart Ross Taylor, 1989
9
Exploring
the Earth's Crust: History and Results of ...
... southern summer was an integrated onshore and onshore-offshore seismic-
refraction and wide-angle reflection experiment, carried out across the South
Island and extending ~200 km offshore (Fig. 9.7.1-15) and named SIGHT (South
...
C. Prodehl, Walter D. Mooney, 2012
10
New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural ...
In the South Island (Fig. 11), this difference is markedly larger: 9-13 percentage
points for Olsen P values <20. However, the difference between the 2 methods is
much lower for the 80% LCB: 2-4 percentage units in the South Island and 1-2 ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE SOUTH ISLAND»
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Aurora stuns in South Island
Photographers have been out in the bitter cold taking pictures of the phenomenon, which was especially visible in the South Island. Fairlie-based photographer ... «Waikato Times, Jun 15»
Big storm hits the South Island
Heavy snowfalls from a large storm have shut down major routes throughout the central South Island. Inland roads, including Lindis Pass to Burkes Pass, and ... «The Southland Times, Jun 15»
Snow sweeps across southern South Island
With the polar blast that hit the south island came the first snow fall of 2015 to Porters Ski. The resort is in the process of installing new ski lifts for the upcoming ... «Stuff.co.nz, Apr 15»
Highlanders beat Crusaders in Super Rugby clash to end South …
The Highlanders went down in the previous six editions of the South Island derby but a purple patch either side of half-time sealed victory, fighting back after ... «ABC Online, Apr 15»
Drought declared in South Island
Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy has officially declared drought conditions on the east coast of the South Island as being a "medium-scale adverse event". «New Zealand Herald, Feb 15»
'Explosive' fire risk for South Island
The fire risk across the South Island is "explosive", the Department of Conservation says, as ground crews launched another onslaught against a large scrub fire ... «New Zealand Herald, Jan 15»
Cyclone Lusi to hit South Island by morning
Northern New Zealand is expecting sunshine by Tuesday as Lusi moves away, bound to hit the top of the South Island by morning. But heavy rain warnings ... «3News NZ, Mar 14»
Maori names for North and South Islands approved
The original names are Te Ika a Maui, meaning the fish of Maui, for the North Island, and Te Wai Pounamu, the waters of greenstone, for the South Island. «Radio New Zealand, Oct 13»
Severe quake rocks North and South Island
Aftershocks are continuing to shake Wellington and the top of the South Island after a 6.5 magnitude quake just after 5pm today. The big tremor has been ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 13»
Kiwifruit disease found in South Island
The kiwifruit bacteria PSA has been found in kiwifruit orchards in the South Island and eradication is looking increasingly unlikely, Biosecurity Minister David ... «Stuff.co.nz, Nov 10»
