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Christchurch (Ōtautahi) – after Christ Church, one of the colleges of the University of Oxford in England; Clive – named after Robert Clive; Clutha River / Mata-Au – from "Cluaidh", the Scottish Gaelic for the Clyde. Inch Clutha, as above, "inch" deriving from the Gaelic word "innis', meaning island
Within a few years the movement had expanded nationally with over 500 members and supporters, and 13 chapters [9] including South Auckland, Christchurch and Dunedin, as well as several chapters in prisons. [3] "Ama Ness, a PPP community worker, aids some people over the telephone by rapping about their problems"
Many of New Zealand's cities and towns are known by various aliases, slogans, sobriquets, and other nicknames to the general population at either the local, regional, national or international level, often due to marketing campaigns and widespread usage in the media.
Dunedin (/ d ʌ ˈ n iː d ɪ n / ⓘ [10] [a] duh-NEE-din; Māori: Ōtepoti) is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand (after Christchurch), and the principal city of the Otago region.
Map of New Zealand. This is a list of territorial authorities in New Zealand which have standing links to local communities in other countries. In most cases, the association, especially when formalised by local government, is known as "town twinning" (usually in Europe) or "sister cities" (usually in the rest of the world).
A different account claims the Tautahi in question was the son of the Port Levy chief Huikai. [13] [14] Prior to that, Ngāi Tahu generally referred to the Christchurch area as Karaitiana, an anglicised version. [15] [16] [17] "ChCh" is commonly used as an abbreviation of Christchurch.
Similar co-operatives were set up in other parts of the country, with Wellington commencing also in 1922, Christchurch in 1928 and Dunedin in 1948. Initially, the buying groups traded under different names, but in 1935, the name Foodstuffs was applied to all the original co-operatives. [citation needed]
The exact basis for the name is not known. It has been suggested that it is named for Christchurch, in Dorset, England; for Canterbury Cathedral; or in honour of Christ Church, Oxford. The last explanation is the one generally accepted. [60] Dunedin – comes from Dùn Èideann, the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, the Scottish capital.