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Art Gallery Attractions In Canterbury Region

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Canterbury is a region of New Zealand, located in the central-eastern South Island. The region covers an area of 44,508 square kilometres , and is home to a population of 624,000 .The region in its current form was established in 1989 during nationwide local government reforms. The Kaikoura District joined the region in 1992 following the abolition of the Nelson-Marlborough Regional Council. Christchurch, the South Island's largest city and the country's third-largest urban area, is the seat of the region and home to 65 percent of the region's population. Other major towns and cities include Timaru, Ashburton, Rangiora and Rolleston.
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Art Gallery Attractions In Canterbury Region

  • 5. Christchurch Art Gallery (Te Puna o Waiwhetu) Christchurch
    The Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu, commonly known as the Christchurch Art Gallery, is the public art gallery of the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is funded by Christchurch City Council. It has its own substantial art collection and presents a programme of New Zealand and international exhibitions. The gallery opened on 11 May 2003, replacing the city's former public art gallery, the Robert McDougall Art Gallery, which opened on 16 June 1932 and closed on 16 June 2002. The Māori elements of the name are explained as follows: Te Puna honours waipuna, the artesian spring beneath the gallery and Waiwhetu refers to one of the tributaries in the immediate vicinity, which flows into the River Avon. Waiwhetu may also be translated as ‘water in which stars are reflected’.
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  • 6. Ashburton Art Gallery Ashburton
    Ashburton or Hakatere is a large town in the Canterbury Region, on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. The town is the seat of the Ashburton District, a territorial authority encompassing the town and a number of small settlements within its surrounding rural area, roughly coterminous with the subregion of Mid Canterbury. It is 85 kilometres south west of Christchurch and is sometimes regarded as a satellite town of Christchurch.Ashburton township has a population of 20,200, with an additional 12,400 living in the wider district. The town is the 23rd largest urban area in New Zealand and the third-largest urban area in the Canterbury Region, after Christchurch and Timaru.
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    A Bachelor of Arts is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, sciences, or both. Bachelor of Arts programs generally take three to four years depending on the country, institution, and specific specializations, majors, or minors. The word baccalaureus should not be confused with baccalaureatus , which refers to the one- to two-year postgraduate Bachelor of Arts with Honors degree in some countries. Diplomas generally give the name of the institution, signatures of officials of the institution , type of degree conferred, conferring authority, and location at which the degree is conferred. Diplomas generally are printed on high-quality paper or parchment; individual institutions set the preferred abbreviation for their degrees. The Bache...
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  • 11. CoCa Christchurch
    Christmas in the Park is the title given to annual free music concerts held in cities across New Zealand during the Christmas season. The two largest Christmas in the Park events, held in Auckland and Christchurch since 1994, are sponsored by Coca-Cola. They draw up to 250,000 and 100,000 spectators, respectively. Coca-Cola refers to its Auckland Christmas in the Park production as the largest free annual event in New Zealand. A combined total of six million New Zealanders have attended the Auckland and Christchurch events since their founding. Activities include music, fireworks displays, and the lighting of Christmas trees. Each concert draws an estimated $100,000 for charity annually.
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  • 13. The Bone Dudes Christchurch
    The New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards were, until 2014, a series of literary awards presented annually to recognise excellence in children and young adult's literature in New Zealand. The awards were in 2015 changed to be the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. The awards were administered and organised by Booksellers New Zealand, an industry organisation which represents over 90% of New Zealand booksellers. The awards were presented at the end of a 10-day festival organised by the New Zealand Book Council celebrating children's literature and literacy, held annually in May.These awards, sponsored by New Zealand Post, were established in 1997, though they have had three incarnations since they were first created in 1982. Prior to 1997, they were known as the AIM Ch...
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