Wikipedia:WikiProject New Zealand/West Coast task force/History
Māori history
[edit]Māori topics are not well covered in Wikipedia articles. Placename translations are usually taken from Reed, which is sometimes wrong. There are plenty of topics to work on.
- Arahura Deed
- Mawhera Incorporation
- Ngāti Waewae
- Ngāti Māhaki ki Makaawhio aka Te Rūnanga o Makaawhio
Built history
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Category II listings can be added as needed. Use Template:NZHPT for referencing. Here's a map of West Coast heritage sites with no image and a list sorted by town/locality.
| Wikipedia | Quality | Wikidata | Commons category | HNZ | District | Done | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Saints' Church, Hokitika | Start | Q76853531 | All Saints' Church, Hokitika | I | Westland | New article. | |
| Buller County Chambers | – | Q79300924 | Buller County Chambers | I | Buller | ||
| Donovan's Store | Start | Q77292552 | Donovan's Store | I | Westland | New article. | |
| Government Buildings, Hokitika | Start | Q79301720 | Government Buildings, Hokitika | I | Westland | New article. | |
| Greymouth Government Building | — | Q79301715 | Greymouth Government Building | I | Grey | ||
| Greymouth Courthouse | — | Q77978641 | Greymouth Courthouse | I | Grey | ||
| Greymouth Station | — | Q79301432 | Greymouth Station | I | Grey | ||
| Guy Menzies' Landing Site | — | Q79301462 | Guy Menzies' Landing Site | I | Westland | ||
| Hokitika Customhouse | Stub | Q79300874 | Hokitika Customhouse | I | Westland | New stub. | |
| Kotuku Model Bungalow | Start | Q79302848 | Kotuku Model Bungalow | I | Grey | New article. Nice pic of kids on the bungalow on the WestCoastNZHistory site (should I ask them about copyright or best left alone? DrTh) | |
| Mahinapua Creek Railway Bridge | — | Q79302391 | Mahinapua Creek Railway Bridge | I | Westland | ||
| Moana Railway Station | — | Q79302840 | Moana Railway Station | I | Grey | ||
| Reefton Courthouse | — | Q79310370 | Reefton Courthouse | I | Buller | ||
| Runanga Miners' Hall | — | Q79311642 | Runanga Miners' Hall | I | Grey | New article. | |
| Ruru Railway Station | — | Q79310445 | Ruru railway station | I | Grey | ||
| St Mary's Catholic Church, Hokitika | Start | Q7594251 | St Mary's Catholic Church, Hokitika | I | Westland | ✓ | Existing article that has been expanded |
| Statue of Richard Seddon, Hokitika | Start | Q79303916 | Seddon Statue, Hokitika | I | Westland | New article. | |
| St Andrew's United Church, Hokitika | Start | Q79313256 | St Andrew's United Church, Hokitika | I | Westland | New article | |
| St James Church, Franz Josef | C | Q79304080 | St James Church, Franz Josef | I | Westland | New article. Paora, thanks for the pic! DrThneed | |
| Westport Municipal Chambers | C | Q79312506 | Westport Municipal Chambers | I | Buller | ✓ | New article |
| Hokitika Museum | Start | Q54819076 | Hokitika Museum | II | Westland | ✓ | New article (already had article on the Hungarian WP) |
| Granity Community Library | Stub | Q73554804 | Granity Public Library | II | Buller | New article | |
| Westport Public Library (former) | na | Q79311117 | Westport Public Library | II | Westport | Carnegie Library (1904–2003), included on Sue Thomson Casey Memorial Library page |
Plus there's the Arthur Dudley Dobson memorial which has a new article as of February 2022. It's not registered with Heritage NZ (not sure why not?) and it's strictly speaking not located within the West Coast. But it's only a few metres away from the boundary in Selwyn District at Arthur's Pass (the mountain pass; not the village).
Lists of registered heritage items
[edit]The German Wikipedia has complete lists of heritage items. The following ones apply to the West Coast:
On English Wikipedia:
- Hokitika
- Grey District
- Buller District
- Westland District currently in user space
Newspapers
[edit]See the Papers Past list for West Coast newspapers. These should all be checked against Wikidata, so they can be cited in "stated in" references.
- Greymouth Star (aka Greymouth Evening Star)
- Grey River Argus
- Hokitika Guardian (see Greymouth Star)
- Kumara Times
- West Coast Messenger (see Greymouth Star)
- Westport News
- West Coast Times
Political history
[edit]| Wikipedia | Quality | Wikidata | Done | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor of Buller | Stub | Q16160150 | ✓ | could do with a bit more prose but otherwise fine |
| Mayor of Grey | Start | Q24189548 | ✓ | for many mayors, only the initials are known; otherwise complete |
| Mayor of Hokitika | List | Q17051347 | list of mayors is incomplete | |
| Mayor of Kumara | Q98786642 | |||
| Mayor of Ross | Q98787341 | |||
| Mayor of Runanga | Q98787349 | |||
| Mayor of Westland | List | Q65041239 | ✓ | Minimum of prose. |
| Mayor of Westport, New Zealand | Q98787370 | |||
| Brunner Borough | Q98787648 | 1887–1971 | ||
| Greymouth Borough | Start | Q24189572 | ✓ | 1868–1989; fine as is |
| Hokitika Borough | Start | Q24189574 | ✓ | 1867–1989; fine as is |
| Kumara Borough | Q98787666 | 1877–1969 | ||
| Ross Borough | Start | Q98787672 | ✓ | 1878–1972 |
| Runanga Borough | Q98787680 | 1912–1989 | ||
| Westport Borough | Q98787686 | 1873–1989 | ||
| Buller District | Start | Q1004325 | ✓ | decent enough article |
| Grey District | Start | Q642203 | ✓ | decent enough article |
| Westland District | Start | Q2119644 | ✓ | decent enough article |
Miscellanous
[edit]- Stanley Graham – could do with improving, here's one source