Collingwood, New Zealand

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Collingwood is a town in the northeast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is located in the center of the Aorere Valley in the western half of the Golden Bay area mentioned and has about 235 inhabitants ( 2006).

The city is the endpoint of State Highway 60 Due to its proximity to the Kahurangi National Park and Farewell Spit is a destination for eco-tourism, but is due to their isolated location off the main tourist routes.

The city was first named after William Gibbs Gibbstown, but later after Vice Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood, Lord Nelson, vice commander at the Battle of Trafalgar renamed. The city was proposed in the 19th century as the capital of New Zealand. A brief gold rush in 1857 caused a short-lived increase in population. 1904, the city suffered great damage by fire.

The school of the city, Collingwood Area School is a so-called composite school for 250 pupils, both primary school, secondary school and adult education institution is for the Greater Collingwood.