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Hanmer Springs (N.Z.)

LC control no.no2023088335
Descriptive conventionsrda
Geographic headingHanmer Springs (N.Z.)
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Geographic subdivision usageNew Zealand--Hanmer Springs
Variant(s)Te Whakatakanga o te Ngārahu o te ahi a Tamatea (N.Z.)
Whakatakanga o te Ngārahu o te ahi a Tamatea, Te (N.Z.)
See alsoHanmer (N.Z.)
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Other standard no.1862
Q995544
Associated countryNew Zealand
Special noteThis place resumed its earlier name; town's name changed from Hanmer Springs to Hanmer, then resumed name Hanmer Springs in 1960.
Found inPredator free Hanmer Springs, via WWW, viewed on June 14, 2023: PDF page 3 (Te Whakatakanga o te Ngārahu o te ahi a Tamatea/ Hanmer Springs is an alpine village ... 130km northwest of Christchurch in the Hurunui District. Naturally occurring hot springs that have been developed into thermal pools and spas form the backbone of the district's economy)
New Zealand gazetteer, via WWW, viewed on June 14, 2023: search for place names (Hanmer Springs; feature type: town; location: 42.524S 172.831E; history/origin/meaning: Named after Thomas Hanmer, the part owner of Hawkswood Station from 1852 to 1855; the name first appeared as Hanmer Springs in 1891; the name Hanmer for the township, was approved by the Honorary Geographic Board in 1939, and gazetted in 1948. The Geographic Board approved the name Hanmer for the locality, and post office in 1950, and ... this was confirmed in 1951; these decisions were reversed for the township in 1960; land district: Canterbury)
Geographic area codeu-nz---