Governors Bay
Encyclopedia
Governors Bay is a small settlement in Canterbury, New Zealand.
at the foot and on the south side of the Port Hills
near the head of Lyttelton Harbour
. It is connected via Governors Bay Road to Lyttelton
, via Dyers Pass Road over the Port Hills to the Christchurch
suburb of Cashmere
, and via Main Road to other small settlements around the harbour basin or on Banks Peninsula. Since the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake, Governors Bay is no longer served by public transport
; up to 22 February 2011, route 740 provide twelve daily return journeys from Monday to Saturday.
in Cholmondeley Lane is a children's home providing quality short-term or emergency residential care for children, usually between the ages of 3–12 years, and support for their families. Governors Bay Hotel, founded in 1870, is one of the oldest hotels in continuous operation in New Zealand. It remained open after the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes.
(NZHPT), and are both registered as Category II heritage structures. They are significant because they are one of the few remaining school buildings left from the provincial government
times. The school is located on land donated by Thomas Potts.
Ohinetahi
("The Place of One Daughter") is a valley, historic homestead, and formal garden on Teddington Road. Ohinetahi Homestead is considered to be a significant historic building in the small settlement of Governors Bay and the formal garden of Ohinetahi is considered to be one of New Zealand's finest. The homestead is registered as a Category I heritage building with NZHPT.
St Cuthbert's Church in Governors Bay Road, built in 1860, is another Category I heritage building.
Geography and transport
It is located on Banks PeninsulaBanks Peninsula
Banks Peninsula is a peninsula of volcanic origin on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It has an area of approximately and encompasses two large harbours and many smaller bays and coves...
at the foot and on the south side of the Port Hills
Port Hills
The Port Hills form the northern rim of the ancient Lyttelton volcano, separating the port of Lyttelton from the city of Christchurch in Canterbury, New Zealand...
near the head of Lyttelton Harbour
Lyttelton Harbour
Lyttelton Harbour is one of two major inlets in Banks Peninsula, on the coast of Canterbury, New Zealand. The other is Akaroa Harbour.Approximately 15 km in length from its mouth to Teddington, the harbour was formed from a series of ancient volcanic eruptions that created a caldera, the...
. It is connected via Governors Bay Road to Lyttelton
Lyttelton, New Zealand
Lyttelton is a port town on the north shore of Lyttelton Harbour close to Banks Peninsula, a suburb of Christchurch on the eastern coast of the South Island of New Zealand....
, via Dyers Pass Road over the Port Hills to the Christchurch
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
suburb of Cashmere
Cashmere, New Zealand
The suburb of Cashmere rises above the southern end of the city of Christchurch in New Zealand’s South Island.-Geography:Cashmere is situated on the north side of the Port Hills, immediately above the southern terminus of Christchurch’s main street, Colombo Street...
, and via Main Road to other small settlements around the harbour basin or on Banks Peninsula. Since the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake, Governors Bay is no longer served by public transport
Public transport in Christchurch
Public transport in Christchurch, New Zealand consists of bus services operated by three bus companies supported by a ferry, all jointly marketed as Metro.-Overview:...
; up to 22 February 2011, route 740 provide twelve daily return journeys from Monday to Saturday.
Amenities
Governors Bay School in Jetty Road caters for students from year 0 to year 8. From year 9 onwards, students attend one of the high schools in Christchurch. Cholmondeley Children´s HomeCholmondeley Children´s Home
Cholmondeley Children's Home a children's home in Governors Bay near Christchurch. Its mission is to provide quality short-term or emergency residential care for children, usually between the ages of 3–12 years, and support for their families...
in Cholmondeley Lane is a children's home providing quality short-term or emergency residential care for children, usually between the ages of 3–12 years, and support for their families. Governors Bay Hotel, founded in 1870, is one of the oldest hotels in continuous operation in New Zealand. It remained open after the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes.
Heritage buildings
Governors Bay School and the associated school house have separate registrations with the New Zealand Historic Places TrustNew Zealand Historic Places Trust
The New Zealand Historic Places Trust is a non-profit trust that advocates for the protection of ancestral sites and heritage buildings in New Zealand...
(NZHPT), and are both registered as Category II heritage structures. They are significant because they are one of the few remaining school buildings left from the provincial government
Canterbury Province
The Canterbury Province was a province of New Zealand from 1853 until the abolition of provincial government in 1876. On the east coast the province was bounded by the Hurunui River in the north and the Waitaki River in the south...
times. The school is located on land donated by Thomas Potts.
Ohinetahi
Ohinetahi
Ōhinetahi is a valley, historic homestead, and formal garden on Teddington Road, Governors Bay, Christchurch, Canterbury Region, New Zealand...
("The Place of One Daughter") is a valley, historic homestead, and formal garden on Teddington Road. Ohinetahi Homestead is considered to be a significant historic building in the small settlement of Governors Bay and the formal garden of Ohinetahi is considered to be one of New Zealand's finest. The homestead is registered as a Category I heritage building with NZHPT.
St Cuthbert's Church in Governors Bay Road, built in 1860, is another Category I heritage building.