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unusual facts about South Canterbury



Gordon Walters

Walters traveled to Australia in 1946 and then visited photographer and painter Theo Schoon in South Canterbury who was photographing Māori rock art at Opihi River.


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1961 France rugby union tour of New Zealand and Australia

In the match with South Canterbury, the referee sanctioned a lot of French Fauls and send off the captain Michel Crauste, that tackled very violently Eddie Smith.

Aorangi Oval

Aorangi Oval (also known as the South Canterbury Athletic Club Ground) is a cricket ground in Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Karocolens tuberculatus

It was last seen in 1922 until it was rediscovered in late 2004 by research students of the University of Canterbury at Burkes Pass near Lake Tekapo, South Canterbury, New Zealand.

South Canterbury Finance

In 1926, South Canterbury Finance Ltd started as a small-time lender to local businesses and households in the south Canterbury town of Timaru.

The Exponents

The group formed in 1981 after vocalist Jordan Luck and guitarist Brian Jones disbanded their first group, Basement, and relocated from the South Canterbury town of Timaru to Christchurch with their ex-Splash Alley friend, Steve "Fingers" Cowan.