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Location
Population
Weather/Climate
Recreation/Key Attractions
Regional Towns
Film Industry
Education
The Economy
Living Here
History
Information Centres Location - back to top The Central South Island region is located on the East Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. Including the towns of Timaru, Temuka, Geraldine, Pleasant Point and Peel Forest, the area is only two hours drive south of Christchurch and a similar drive to Dunedin. The region is the ideal base to explore Mount Cook and the Waitaki Lakes. Population - back to top Population (2001 Census) Timaru 27,000 Temuka 4,000 Geraldine 2,200 Pleasant Point 1,160 Timaru District 42,000 Weather/Climate - back to top Summer (Dec-Feb), moderate, 15 – 23 degrees Winter (Jun-Aug), mild , 9 – 14 degrees Rainfall, 600mm/annum Sunshine, 2000 hours/annum Recreation/Key Attractions - back to top Sporting facilities are plentiful, both indoor and outdoor. Parks, gyms, international tennis facilities, netball, soccer, rugby, athletics and cricket, swimming pools and entertainment facilities. History - 16th Century Maori Rock Art Drawings, Victorian/Edwardian Architecture, Heritage Trails and Steam Trains. Outdoor Pursuits – Grade 5 Rafting, Kayaking, Fishing, Hunting, Forest & Bush Walks, Mountain Biking Trails, 4WD Tours, Animal Parks and Farm Visits. Culture – Art Galleries and Museums. Arts & Crafts – Temuka Pottery, Blacksmithing and Glassblowing. Relaxation – Wine Tasting, Classic Garden Trails, Marine Cruises, Factory Tours and Golf Courses. Regional Towns - back to top
Timaru
Geraldine
Pleasant Point
Peel Forest
Temuka
Film Industry - back to top Please click on the link below to view a complete database of contacts for service providers in Central South Island
To download in PDF format click here:
Timaru Essential Services Database
To download in PDF format click here:
Midland Essential Services Database
Education - back to top Aoraki Polytechnic " is the Central South Island's leading tertiary education provider. Programmes are available in the following areas: Food and Wine; Hair, Fashion and Beauty; Art and Design; Office Technology; Management Studies; Outdoor Recreation; Sport; Information Technology; Media and Writing; Health; Social Sciences, Trades. Aoraki Polytechnic is home to the national award winning Southern Alps Hotel School and it's School of Journalism, specialising in print media, is nationally regarded. The Polytechnic also has campuses in Dunedin, Ashburton and Christchurch. For more information visit:
Other Timaru District Education Links
The Economy - back to top The Aoraki Development Trust is involved in many activities to promote and encourage a strong and diversified economy: Aoraki Development Trust Cnr Stafford & Strathallan Streets PO Box 62 Timaru Ph 03 688 9907 Fax 03 688 9913, website Aoraki Development Trust Living Here - back to top The Central South Island offers a lifestyle few are accustomed with a relaxed pace of life and access to wonderful natural scenery such as rivers, gorges, rolling valleys and mountains. The welcoming population makes the region a great place to visit and many visitors are motivated to move here permanently. The outdoors lifestyle and recreation opportunities, natural environment, vibrate economy and safe community are some of the attracting features. The Timaru District Council web sites offer information for people thinking of, or intending to move to the region. If you are a company interested in finding out more about the business opportunities in the region the Aoraki Development Trust can help with many of your enquiries. Our links page directs you to a wide range of information sources: other industries, councils, media, schools, sports, arts and hospitals. History - back to top South Canterbury is rich in history, dating from the early Maori settlements to the first European pioneers who tamed the rugged land of this unique area. There are more than 300 sites of Maori rock art dating back to the 16th Century, the bulk of these being in the Opihi and Pareora river areas. One in particular has attracted great interest and must undoubtedly be classed as the "Michaelangelo" of all the known drawings. It is the "Taniwha" situated in a classic rock shelter near Hanging Rock. The drawing is credited to the Waitaha, the first moa hunters who would spend three to four weeks in the area, hunting and fishing. Richard Pearse (1877 - 1953) is disputed to have been airborne nine months before the Wright Brothers. He was an eccentric and built the plane and constructed the motor for an experiment. His memorial is located at Waitohi on the site that Pearse took off from. Relics of early aviation Pearse designed and manufactured are displayed in the Pleasant Point Railway Museum. The history of the region has been recognised with the establishment of three distinct Heritage Trails. These meander through the picturesque countryside, stopping at historic locations and offering an insight into early life in the region and the colourful characters who shaped the communities. For more information on these trails see the what to see and do section on this site.
OUR i-SITES - back to top
Timaru i-SITE
2 George Street
PO Box 524
Timaru
Ph 03 688 6163
Fax 03 684 0202
Email: marketing@southisland.org.nz
Geraldine i-SITE
Cnr Talbot & Cox Streets
Geraldine
Ph 03 693 1006
Fax 03 693 1008
Email: geraldineinfo@southisland.org.nz
Temuka Information Centre
72-74 King Street
Temuka
Ph 03 615 9537
Fax 03 615 9538
Email: temukainfo@timdc.govt.nz |
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