Ohinetahi

Ohinetahi
Ōhinetahi
Ohinetahi Homestead in 2005
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General information
TypeHomestead
LocationGovernors Bay
AddressMain Road
Town or cityLyttelton
CountryNew Zealand
Coordinates43°38′06″S 172°38′46″E / 43.6351°S 172.6462°E / -43.6351; 172.6462
Completed1867
OwnerSir Miles Warren
Technical details
Floor counttwo
Designated28 June 1990
Reference no.3349
References
"Ohinetahi". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand.

Ohinetahi (Māori: Ōhinetahi: "The Place of One Daughter")[1] is a valley, historic homestead, and formal garden on Teddington Road, Governors Bay, Christchurch, Canterbury region, New Zealand. Ohinetahi valley is situated at the head of Lyttelton Harbour, at the base of the Port Hills.[2] While the Ohinetahi Homestead is considered to be a significant historic building in the small settlement of Governors Bay,[3] the formal garden of Ohinetahi is considered to be one of New Zealand's finest.[4] Amongst the early owners of Ohinetahi were Canterbury pioneer William Sefton Moorhouse and Thomas Potts, New Zealand's first conservationist. Sir Miles Warren, architect of the Christchurch Town Hall, was the last private owner, and gifted it to New Zealand.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Ōhinetahi". christchurchcitylibraries.com. Christchurch City Libraries. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  2. ^ Potts, Thomas Henry (1882). Out in the open: a budget of scraps of natural history, gathered in New Zealand. Lyttelton Times Co. pp. 94–. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  3. ^ Wilson, John (2 March 2009). "Canterbury places – Lyttelton Harbour". teara.govt.nz. Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  4. ^ Mackay, Janetta (25 February 2009). "Christchurch: Take a blooming lovely tour". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
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