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Tree Information x

Identifier: CR/2076
Tree Type: Single
Registered By: Rangiora Borough School
Registration Category: Notable tree/s – Local interest
General Notes:
A redwood in the Rangiora Borough School’s playground has won the inaugural Waimakariri Tree of the Year award.

Principal Shane Buckner says the school community was excited to learn its beautiful tree had won the award.

The tree, which is believed to have been planted about 1860, when the school land was owned by William Sanson ‘‘means so much to our school, both past and present’’, Buckner said.

‘‘It has featured in many designs over the 150 years our school has been part of the community.

‘‘Our updated uniform has a stylish representation of our tree in the side panels of the shirt, and our children wear this with pride.’’

The tree is the focal point of the school.

It has a stage built around its trunk for the tamariki/children of Rangiora Borough School, to sing, dance and play on for many generations to come.

It was dedicated to the memory of the late Alan Sutton who was principal at the school from 2001 to 2021.

‘‘The stage area provides a number of opportunities for our children to gather and use in a variety of ways, from performance or just to relaxing,’’ Buckner said (Shelly Topp, 2025).

Reference
Star News, Monday, 14 April 2025. 'School's redwood named tree of the year'.

Single Tree Details

Genus: Sequoiadendron
Species: giganteum
Common names: giant sequoia, giant redwood, Sierra redwood, Wellingtonia
Height: 20.75m
Height measurement method: LIDAR
Height Comments: Taken from Open Topography Data
Girth: 0 cm
Girth measurement height: 0 m
Girth Comments: not measured
Diameter: 0 cm
Crown Spread A: 23.00m
Crown Spread B: 22.00m
Avg. Crown Spread: 22.50m
Actual Planting Date: actual date not specified
Approx. Planting Date: c1860
e.g. circa. 1860
Current Age: 165 years
Tree Health Description: (none)
Tree Form Type: Single Trunk
Number of Trunks: 1
Tree Form Comments: (none)
Champion Tree Score: 87
Local Protection Status: No
Tree Present: Yes
STEM Score: 0

Observations

Date Observer Action
04 Jun 2025 Cadwallader, B.G.

Location

Lat/Long: -43.30573960777864 / 172.5900662263893
Location Name: Rangiora Borough School
Address: 157 King Street
Suburb:
City/Town: Rangiora
Region: Canterbury
Location Description: 03-313 7434
Public Accessibility: School/University
Local Authority: Waimakariri District Council

Images

Preview Credit Date
Shane Buckner 02 Apr 2025
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