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About The Tininn, Culverden, North Canterbury, New Zealand

• 1.5 hrs drive from Christchurch
• 3 bedrooms, separate lounge and dining areas
• Secluded quiet location
• Hosts: Murray & Deirdre Sisson
• Altitude: 300 Metres
• Features: Golf, fishing, hunting, hot mineral springs, horse trekking, scenic flights, skiing, tramping, mt. biking, photography, farm tours.
• Climate: Low rainfall, typical inland NZ

Contact Info:

Tininn
13 Pahau St
Culverden
North Canterbury
Phone: 64 3 315 8060
eMail: thesisson@clear.net.nz

 

New Zealand Information

• 12 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+12). 
• New Zealand operates daylight saving time which commences on the last Sunday in Sept., when 2.00am becomes 3.00am, and ends on the first Sunday in April of the following year, when 3.00am becomes 2.00am, or GMT+13.
• International dialing code is 64
• Money is $NZ dollar and is usually less than the US and Aust. dollar. Credit cards and EFT POS widely available.
• Language: English predominates
• Health: high grade medical and emergency facilities available. 111 is the ph. number for emergencies

Welcome to Tininn Lodge Bed & Breakfast News...

Wednesday, October 8, 2008....

A GREAT READ

GREETINGS FROM CULVERDEN-THE PLACE WITH THE BIG SKY.





I have just finished reading " A Community Built on a Station Divided" written by James K.W.Hoban.
This book covers the 100 years from 1908 to 2008 of the Culverden Settlement Farms.


As a newcomer to the district I had no idea that the Culverden Estate was the first large sheep run to be bought under The Lands for Settlement Act of 1894 where the government used its power of compulsory purchase to satisfy the needs of people wanting to settle on the land.So in 1908 the ballot for land took place-783 applicants for 25 sections.


I don't intend to say too much more about the book(you need to read it!)but I found it fascinating, informative, and easy to read with lots of photos.
Coming from North Otago where we had our share of rabbits I loved the part in the book"Land was vast, fences were few and the earth so barren that the standing joke was that rabbits took a cut lunch whenever they ventured from the burrow"!

A great book to have.

I understand there are a small number of books left at $35.00 each(plus $5.00 post and pack)
Contact Judith or James Hoban

Parham Hill

211 Mouse Point Road

Culverden 7391


Ph (03) 315 8108

email:jkwhoban@hotmail.com

judithh@xtra.co.nz
posted by Deirdre  # 5:20 PM 0 Comments

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