Peel Forest
Peel Forest is a small community in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand. It is located near the Peel Forest Park and about 23 kilometres (14 mi) north of Geraldine.
The town features a general store and an outdoor recreation facility. Popular activities include rafting and kayaking on the nearby Rangitata and Orari rivers[1] and four-wheel-drive tours to nearby Lord of the Rings film locations.[2]
Notable people
- Austen Deans (2 December 1915 – 18 October 2011), noted New Zealand based artist who, with his wife and seven sons, lived and worked in Peel Forest. Deans is known for his traditional landscape paintings depicting the Canterbury high country[3]
- Francis Jollie (1815 – 30 November 1870), Member of Parliament (1861–1870)[4]
References
- ↑ South Island - Rafting & Kayaking South Canterbury Rivers
- ↑ Peel Forest activities
- ↑ Crean, Mike (30 October 2011). "Austen Deans: Just 'loved the mountains'". The Press. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ↑ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840–1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 208. OCLC 154283103.
External links
Coordinates: 43°55′S 171°16′E / 43.917°S 171.267°E
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