14-514: Kokiri is a settlement with a railway station on the Arnold River in the west of New Zealand 's South Island . Kokiri lies on the Greymouth - Christchurch railway line , fourteen miles from Greymouth, and thirty-seven miles from Otira . It is also five miles from Stillwater Junction , and its railway station stands at an altitude of 79 feet (24 m) above sea level. The settlement
28-437: A considerable number of men. In 1906 there was a railway flag station at the township, a post and telephone office, a State school and an hotel. A few small farms in the vicinity are held by some of the workers at the sawmills. At Maori Gully, close by, there were several good goldmining claims. The bush around the township consisted chiefly of silver pine , white pine and red pine , and beech , commonly called birch . There
42-482: A hollowed-out kahikatea log and paddled across the lake to where flowed into the Kōtukuwhakaoka, which Rochfort named the "Arnould River". The name "Arnould" appears on maps in the 1860s, but from 1865 onwards the river was usually spelled "Arnold". Rochfort attempted to survey the "Arnould River" by canoe, but it was choked up with logs and snags, and the party eventually abandoned their vessel for "dreary marches in
56-685: A new head office in Penrose, Auckland. In 1987 the corporation acquired the state-owned enterprise Petrocorp , and created the Fletcher Energy division. Fletcher Energy's assets were subsequently sold to Shell New Zealand. In November 1993 Fletcher Challenge's share market listing was split into two shares, the Ordinary Division and Forests Division. The Forests Division consisted of the corporation's wood plantation assets and forestry activities. The Ordinary Division consisted of
70-748: A walking trial along the western shore of the Arnold River, now known as the Rakaitane Walk. 42°26′S 171°22′E / 42.433°S 171.367°E / -42.433; 171.367 Fletcher Challenge Fletcher Challenge was a multinational corporation from New Zealand. It was formed in 1981 by the merger of Fletcher Holdings , Challenge Corporation and Tasman Pulp and Paper . It had holdings in construction, forestry, building, and energy, initially just within New Zealand and then internationally as well, and at one time
84-643: Is on the western bank of the Arnold river, in the Maori Creek riding of the Grey County . Kokiri became at the beginning of the 20th century one of the principal seats of the sawmilling industry, and many thousands of feet of timber and white pine sleepers were sent annually to Greymouth for export. The Kokiri Tramway and the sawmills of Baxter Brothers ( William James Butler and Joseph Butler ) and of Messrs Stratford, Blair, and Company gave employment to
98-556: The Canadian pulp and paper assets were sold to Norske Skog to form NorskeCanada . In 2001 Fletcher Challenge was split into three companies, Fletcher Challenge Forests (later renamed Tenon ), Fletcher Building (incorporating Fletcher Construction ), and Rubicon . A September 1996 investment in Central North Island Forest Partnership ended in receivership and is said to have contributed to
112-583: The Grey immediately above the town of Brunner , some 15 kilometres (9 mi) from the Tasman Sea . It is a popular spot for whitewater kayaking and trout fishing. The river was known to Māori as Kōtukuwhakaoka , the name of a Māori chief from the North Island who had followed it upstream to the lake. According to legend, the chief was attacked and killed by a lake taniwha , which later became one of
126-541: The corporation's pulp and paper, energy and building assets. In March 1996 the Ordinary Division was split further by creating three new shares - Fletcher Challenge Paper, Fletcher Challenge Building and Fletcher Challenge Energy. This structure lasted three years, until December 1999 when the Board of Directors of the company resolved to dismantle the Fletcher Challenge and establish separate companies. In 2000
140-659: The government to build a bridge at Moana connecting the two. No bridge was built, until in 1990 as part of New Zealand sesquicentennial celebrations Fletcher Challenge and the Department of Conservation collaborated on the construction of a 83-metre footbridge, which took 15 weeks to build, opening on 15 September 1990. It provided public access to the Tasman Forest Accord Scenic Reserve, 2050 ha of native forest protected from logging in 1989. The Lake Brunner Centennial Committee later developed
154-404: The midst of drenching rain." The Arnold Power Station is on the river close to its confluence with the Grey. TrustPower , which operates the current hydroelectric station, has a proposal for another hydro-electricity scheme on the river. In the early days of the settlement of Moana , Noel Peat owned land in the township and across the mouth of the Arnold River, and since 1929 had petitioned
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#1732786773480168-411: The two islands in the lake after it was in turn killed by his son. Explorer Thomas Brunner , who was the first European to travel up the river to its source, spelled it "Kotu-urakaoka" in the proclamation that in 1853 defined the provincial boundaries. In 1859 surveyor John Rochfort and his men arrived at the opposite shore of the lake, which he proceeded to name after Brunner. They made a canoe from
182-535: Was game in the neighbourhood, and fishing in the river. At the census of 1901 the population was 103. Arnold River (New Zealand) The Arnold River ( Māori : Kōtukuwhakaoka ) is a river on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island . It is the outflow of Lake Brunner , which it links with the Grey River at Stillwater . The Arnold River flows northwest for 20 kilometres (12 mi), joining
196-523: Was the largest company in New Zealand. In 2001 it was split into three companies, Fletcher Challenge Forests, Fletcher Building (incorporating Fletcher Construction ), and Rubicon . The corporation was formed in January 1981 with the mutual merger of Challenge Corporation, Fletcher Holdings and Tasman Pulp and Paper. It was initially based in Wellington's Challenge House, but later moved in 1987 to
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