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Heathcote River

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The Heathcote River (Ōpāwaho) lies within the city boundaries of Christchurch, New Zealand, and is fed from springs near Templetons Road and also receives wet weather flows from as far west as Pound Road. [1]

48 relations: Austroderia, Avon Heathcote Estuary, Banks Peninsula, Beckenham, New Zealand, Broadgilled hagfish, Calcium, Canterbury Association, Canterbury Regional Council, Cashmere, New Zealand, Christchurch, Christchurch City Council, Christchurch City Libraries, Clay, Colombo Street, Cordyline australis, Cracroft, New Zealand, Department of Conservation (New Zealand), Fern, Ferrymead, Flounder, Hoon Hay, Iwi, Kaiapoi, Kāti Mamoe, Ministry for Culture and Heritage, New Zealand, New Zealand longfin eel, Ngāi Tahu, Opawa, , Pegasus Bay, Phormium tenax, Port Hills, Pouched lamprey, Scoop (website), Seawater, Sir William Heathcote, 5th Baronet, Sodium, Spreydon, St Martins, New Zealand, Tunnelling mud crab, Tutu (plant), Typha orientalis, Waimakariri River, Waitaha (South Island iwi), Wetland, Wigram, Woolston, New Zealand.

Austroderia

Austroderia is a genus of five species of tall grasses native to New Zealand, commonly known as toetoe.

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Avon Heathcote Estuary

The Estuary of the Heathcote and Avon Rivers / Ihutai is the largest semi-enclosed shallow estuary in Canterbury and remains one of New Zealand’s most important coastal wetlands.

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Banks Peninsula

Banks Peninsula is a peninsula of volcanic origin on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand.

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Beckenham, New Zealand

Beckenham is an inner suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, located three kilometres south of the city centre.

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Broadgilled hagfish

The broadgilled hagfish or New Zealand hagfish (Eptatretus cirrhatus) is a hagfish found around New Zealand and the Chatham Islands as well as around the south and east coasts of Australia, at depths between 1 and 900 metres.

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Calcium

Calcium is a chemical element with symbol Ca and atomic number 20.

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Canterbury Association

The Canterbury Association was formed in order to establish a colony in what is now the Canterbury Region in the South Island of New Zealand.

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Canterbury Regional Council

Canterbury Regional Council is the regional council for Canterbury, the largest region in the South Island of New Zealand.

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Cashmere, New Zealand

The suburb of Cashmere rises above the southern end of the city of Christchurch in New Zealand’s South Island.

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Christchurch

Christchurch (Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region.

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Christchurch City Council

The Christchurch City Council is the local government authority for Christchurch in New Zealand.

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Christchurch City Libraries

Christchurch City Libraries are operated by the Christchurch City Council and are a network of 19 libraries and a mobile book bus.

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Clay

Clay is a finely-grained natural rock or soil material that combines one or more clay minerals with possible traces of quartz (SiO2), metal oxides (Al2O3, MgO etc.) and organic matter.

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Colombo Street

Colombo Street is a main road of the city of Christchurch, New Zealand.

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Cordyline australis

Cordyline australis, commonly known as the cabbage tree, cabbage-palm or tī kōuka, is a widely branched monocot tree endemic to New Zealand.

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Cracroft, New Zealand

Cracroft is a southern suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand.

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Department of Conservation (New Zealand)

The Department of Conservation (DOC) (Māori: Te Papa Atawhai) is the public service department of New Zealand charged with the conservation of New Zealand's natural and historical heritage.

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Fern

A fern is a member of a group of vascular plants that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers.

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Ferrymead

Ferrymead is a suburb south-east of Christchurch, New Zealand.

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Flounder

Flounders are a group of flatfish species.

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Hoon Hay

Hoon Hay is an outer suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, lying approximately southwest of Cathedral Square, close to the Port Hills.

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Iwi

Iwi are the largest social units in New Zealand Māori society.

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Kaiapoi

Kaiapoi is a town in the Waimakariri District of the Canterbury region, in the South Island of New Zealand.

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Kāti Mamoe

Ngāti Mamoe, or Kāti Mamoe, is a historic Māori iwi.

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Ministry for Culture and Heritage

The Ministry for Culture and Heritage (MCH) (Māori: Manatū Taonga) is the public service department of New Zealand charged with advising the government on policies and issues involving the arts, culture, heritage, sport and recreation, and broadcasting sectors, and participating in functions that advance or promote those sectors.

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New Zealand

New Zealand (Aotearoa) is a sovereign island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

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New Zealand longfin eel

The New Zealand longfin eel (Anguilla dieffenbachii) is the largest and the only endemic freshwater eel species in New Zealand.

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Ngāi Tahu

Ngāi Tahu, or Kāi Tahu, is the principal Māori iwi (tribe) of the southern region of New Zealand.

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Opawa

Opawa is an inner suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, located 2.5 kilometres south-east of the city centre.

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The word pā (IPA) can refer to any Māori village or defensive settlement, but often refers to hill forts – fortified settlements with palisades and defensive terraces – and also to fortified villages.

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Pegasus Bay

Pegasus Bay, earlier known as Cook's Mistake, is a bay on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand.

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Phormium tenax

Phormium tenax (called flax in New Zealand English; harakeke in Māori; New Zealand flax outside New Zealand; and New Zealand hemp in historical nautical contexts) is an evergreen perennial plant native to New Zealand and Norfolk Island that is an important fibre plant and a popular ornamental plant.

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Port Hills

The Port Hills are a range of hills in Canterbury, New Zealand, so named because they lie between the city of Christchurch and its port at Lyttelton.

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Pouched lamprey

The pouched lamprey (Geotria australis) also known as wide-mouthed lamprey, is the only species in genus Geotria, which is in turn the only genus in the family Geotriidae.

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Scoop (website)

Scoop.co.nz is a New Zealand internet news site run by Scoop Media Limited, part of the Scoop Media Cartel.

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Seawater

Seawater, or salt water, is water from a sea or ocean.

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Sir William Heathcote, 5th Baronet

Sir William Heathcote, 5th Baronet, PC (17 May 1801 – 17 August 1881), was a British landowner and Conservative politician.

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Sodium

Sodium is a chemical element with symbol Na (from Latin natrium) and atomic number 11.

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Spreydon

Spreydon is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, south-south-west of Cathedral Square.

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St Martins, New Zealand

Saint Martins is an inner suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, located two kilometres south of the city centre.

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Tunnelling mud crab

The tunnelling mud crab, Austrohelice crassa, is a marine large-eyed crab of the family Grapsidae, endemic to the sea coasts of New Zealand.

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Tutu (plant)

Tutu is a common name of Māori origin for plants in the genus Coriaria (Coriariaceae) found in New Zealand.

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Typha orientalis

Typha orientalis, commonly known as bulrush, bullrush, cumbungi in Australia, or raupō in New Zealand, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the genus Typha.

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Waimakariri River

The Waimakariri River, formerly briefly known as the Courtenay River, is one of the largest of the North Canterbury rivers, in the South Island of New Zealand.

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Waitaha (South Island iwi)

Waitaha is an early historical Māori iwi (tribe or nation).

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Wetland

A wetland is a land area that is saturated with water, either permanently or seasonally, such that it takes on the characteristics of a distinct ecosystem.

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Wigram

Wigram is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand.

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Woolston, New Zealand

Woolston is a light industrial and residential suburb of Christchurch in the South Island of New Zealand.

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River Heathcote, Ōpāwaho.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heathcote_River

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