Cheviot is a town located in the Hurunui District of north Canterbury, on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 1 approximately 110 Km north of Christchurch. Image File history File links Cheviots location File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Hurunui District is a political district on the east coast of New Zealands South Island, north of Christchurch, New Zealand. ... The New Zealand region of Canterbury mostly comprises the Canterbury Plains. ... South Island The South Island forms one of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the North Island. ... The New Zealand State Highway network is a network of roads covering the North and South Islands. ... For other uses, see Christchurch (disambiguation). ...

Population

At the time of the 2001 New Zealand census of population and dwellings, the population of Cheviot was 323, a decrease of 48 over the previous five years. A further 980 people lived in the rural areas serviced by the town or in adjacent villages such as Domett, Gore Bay and Port Robinson. 2001: A Space Odyssey 2001 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Region

Cheviot is a service town for highway traffic and for a pastoral farming district. Surrounding settlements include: Image File history File links A map of the Cheviot Area from [1] File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...

Domett

Domett is a couple of farms and a petrol station, with the Old Main Road/Hurunui River Mouth Road junction.

Spotswood

Spotswood has an old Hall that is still used regularly, and mainly consists of farms placed around Waiau East Road.

Parnassus

Parnassus is slightly larger than the others, and it is the only one of Cheviot's surrounding settlements to still have it's own school. The famous Waiau River road/rail bridge was here, before abandoned. The Waiau River is the name of three different rivers in New Zealand, one in the North Island, and two in the South Island. ...

Gore Bay

Gore Bay is a great surfing beach, and has many Summer Beach Houses, along with only 14 permanent residents. There are two local camping grounds, each with great beach access and business. Every New Years Eve there is a huge party, with streets full of joy and laughter. Of note is Cathedral Gully, a spectacular weathered clay canyon. New Years Eve is a celebration held the day before New Years Day, on December 31, the final day of the year. ...

Port Robinson

Once a prospering port, Port Robinson is now just a wreck really. The old wharf may still be seen, but it's rather dangerous. Seaport, a painting by Claude Lorrain, 1638 A port is a facility at the edge of an ocean, river, or lake for receiving ships and transferring cargo and persons to them. ... A wharf (plural wharfs, or (especially in American English) wharves, collectively wharfing or wharfage) is a fixed platform, commonly on pilings, roughly parallel to and alongside navigable water, where ships are loaded and unloaded. ...

Places of Interest

• The Cheviot Tearooms, a quaint resting place on State Highway One, in the middle of Cheviot, it's a great place to stop for a cup of tea.
• The Magpies Rest, Cheviot's local restaurant.
• The Paddock, Cheviot's competition restaurant.
• St Anne's Lagoon, a nature reserve which used to provide Maori settlements around the area with eel, about 2km north of Cheviot.
• Cheviot Hills Domain and Mansion Foundation, historical home of the founder of Cheviot, William "Ready Money" Robinson. The front steps of the Mansion are still in place, and lead into the Cricket pavilion.

Cricket is a team sport played between two groups of eleven players each. ...

Schooling

Schooling in Cheviot commenced in 1894. The first school was the McKenzie School located where the A&P Showgrounds are today. The name did not change to Cheviot School until 1931.From its inception, the school only provided primary education up to Form Two. In 1937, the school became the Cheviot District High School. The increased staffing and resources received with its new status enabled it to become the progressive school it is today. Students now have the opportunity to study courses throughout the full range of compulsory education. Use is made of distance learning to ensure a broad range of subjects and programmes for Year 11-13 students. Cheviot Area School is a composite, co-educational school catering for Year 1-13 students.It also has a wider role providing continuing education, facilities and support for community groups. The closest main contributing school, Parnassus, a year 1-6 school, is due to close down. The community contains two pre-schools - Cheviot Learning Centre and The Tree Hut. There is very strong community support for the school and an active Home & School Association. 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...

External Links

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