Governors Bay
Governors Bay is a small town in Canterbury, New Zealand.
Governors Bay | |
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View of Governors Bay from the Port Hills | |
| Coordinates: 43°37′29″S 172°38′54″E / 43.62472°S 172.64833°ECoordinates: 43°37′29″S 172°38′54″E / 43.62472°S 172.64833°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Canterbury |
| Local authority | Christchurch City Council |
| Ward | Banks Peninsula |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.22 km2 (1.24 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2022)[2] | |
| • Total | 940 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (760/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
Geography
The settlement of Governors Bay is located on Banks Peninsula near the head of Lyttelton Harbour.[3] It is connected via Governors Bay Road to Lyttelton,[4] via Dyers Pass Road over the Port Hills to the Christchurch suburb of Cashmere, and via Main Road to the south side of the harbour basin and Banks Peninsula.
Demographics
Governors Bay is defined by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement and covers 3.22 km2 (1.24 sq mi).[1] It had an estimated population of 940 as of June 2022,[2] with a population density of 292 people per km2.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 801 | — |
| 2013 | 816 | +0.27% |
| 2018 | 864 | +1.15% |
| Source: [5] | ||
Governors Bay had a population of 864 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 48 people (5.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 63 people (7.9%) since the 2006 census. There were 339 households. There were 423 males and 441 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.96 males per female. The median age was 47.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 159 people (18.4%) aged under 15 years, 105 (12.2%) aged 15 to 29, 462 (53.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 141 (16.3%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 95.8% European/Pākehā, 3.8% Māori, 1.4% Pacific peoples, 2.1% Asian, and 3.1% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).
The proportion of people born overseas was 33.0%, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people objected to giving their religion, 61.1% had no religion, 28.5% were Christian, 0.3% were Muslim, 0.3% were Buddhist and 4.2% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 297 (42.1%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 42 (6.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $46,700, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 384 (54.5%) people were employed full-time, 135 (19.1%) were part-time, and 15 (2.1%) were unemployed.[5]
Amenities
Te Kura o Ōhinetahi | Governors Bay School in Jetty Road caters for students from year 0 to year 8.[6][7] It had a roll of 88 as of April 2023.[8] From year 9 onwards, students attend Cashmere High School.[9] The school opened in 1868 and moved to the current site in 1963.[10]
Cholmondeley Children's Centre in Cholmondeley Lane is a children's home providing short-term or emergency residential care for children, usually between the ages of 3–12 years, and support for their families.[11] Ōtoromiro Hotel (previously known as Governors Bay Hotel),[12][13] founded in 1870, is one of the oldest hotels in continuous operation in New Zealand. It remained open after the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes.[14]
Heritage buildings
The Ohinetahi historic homestead, in Ohinetahi, is a Category I heritage building,[15][16] and the associated formal garden is considered to be one of New Zealand's finest.[17] A partnership of three purchased the property in 1977 [18] and one of them, prominent Christchurch architect Sir Miles Warren, has lived in the property since soon afterwards. Damage from the September 2010 quake forced changes to lighten the upper story of the building.[18] Sir Miles gifted the property "to the nation" in early 2013.[18]
St Cuthbert's Church in Governors Bay Road, built in 1860, is also a Category I building.[19] It was extensively damaged in the September 2010 quake.[20] The local community worked with the Church Property Trust to repair and restore the church and it was reopened in 2017.[21] The church grounds contain the grave of Mary Elizabeth Small whose story is told in the children’s novel The Runaway Settlers.[22][23]
The original 1868 Governors Bay School and the associated school house are both Category II heritage structures, significant because there are very few remaining school buildings from provincial government times. The school is located on land donated by Thomas Potts.[24][25]
Notable residents
- Leslie Kenton (1941–2016) American-born writer, journalist and entrepreneur[26]
- Margaret Mahy (1936–2012), author of children's and young adult books
- Mary Elizabeth Small (1812–1908), market gardener and farmer, and the inspiration for Elsie Locke's 1965 children's novel The Runaway Settlers[27][28]
- Mona Tracy (1892–1959), children's novelist, journalist, poet, short-story writer, and community worker
- Miles Warren (born 1929), architect
Governors Bay Jetty in 2015
Ohinetahi Homestead in 2005
St Cuthbert's church in 2021
References
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Welcome to Governors Bay". Governors Bay Community Association. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ Robertson, Jane (2016). Head of the Harbour: A History of Governors Bay. Google Books: publisher unknown. ISBN 9780473366711. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Governors Bay (332200). 2018 Census place summary: Governors Bay
- ^ "Governors Bay School". Governors Bay School. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ Education Counts: Governors Bay School
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "CHS zone". Cashmere High School. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "School History". Te Kura o Ōhinetahi | Governors Bay School. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ Pollock, Kerryn (6 July 2011). "Children's homes and fostering – Residential homes for children, early 2000s". Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ "Canterbury pub cans colonial name for area's original te reo Māori name". Stuff. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Ōtoromiro Hotel – HISTORY". sites.google.com. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Home". www.governorsbayhotel.co.nz/. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ "Ohinetahi". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ^ Wilson, John (2 March 2009). "Canterbury places – Lyttelton Harbour". teara.govt.nz. Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
- ^ Mackay, Janetta (25 February 2009). "Christchurch: Take a blooming lovely tour". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
- ^ a b c "Sir Miles Warren's Ohinetahi", Rosa sheils, February 2013, The Press
- ^ "St Cuthbert's Church". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ^ "St Cuthbert's" 24 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Canterbury Earthquake Heritage Buildings Fund
- ^ "St Cuthbert's Church, Governors Bay – Anglican Life". anglicanlife.org.nz. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ Locke, Elsie (2009). The runaway settlers. Auckland [N.Z.]: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-1-86950-769-5. OCLC 286929627.
- ^ "Governors Bay Heritage walk" (PDF).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Governors Bay School". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ^ "Governors Bay School House". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ^ Cowdrey, Katherine (29 November 2016). "Health and beauty writer Leslie Kenton dies". The Bookseller. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- ^ The time of the child : a sequence of poems. WorldCat. Dublin, OH: OCLC. OCLC 42004954.
- ^ Hebley, Diane (1998). "Locke, Elsie". In Robinson, Roger; Wattie, Nelson (eds.). The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-558348-9. OCLC 803233825. Retrieved 9 August 2012. Also available to subscribers at Oxford Reference Online.
External links
- Media related to Governors Bay at Wikimedia Commons