| 词条 | Granity | ||||
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|name = Granity |image_skyline = |image_caption = |population_total = 216 |population_as_of = 2006 |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = New Zealand |subdivision_type1= Region |subdivision_name1= West Coast |subdivision_type2= District |subdivision_name2= Buller District |pushpin_map = New Zealand |pushpin_label_position = left |coordinates = {{coord|41|37|47|S|171|51|13|E|region:NZ|display=inline}} }}Granity is a small town on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island, {{convert|28|km|mi|0}} north-east of Westport on State Highway 67. Karamea is {{convert|68|km|mi|0}} further north.[1][2] Squeezed between the often-tempestuous Tasman Sea to the west and steep forested cloud-shrouded mountains to the immediate east, the town is the largest in this sparsely populated part of New Zealand. Long known as a coal-mining town, the population has declined as the industry has waned. The population was 216 in the 2006 census, a decline of 27 from 2001.[3] Several neighbouring towns, such as Denniston, have become virtually ghost towns. The name "Granity" was given to the town by gold prospectors, in reference to the large quantity of granite in the area.[4] EducationGranity School is a co-educational full primary school (years 1–8), with a decile rating of 4 and a roll of 47.[5] The natural erosion of the beach, at a rate of {{convert|40|cm|in|0}} per year, is threatening the school buildings, and a stopbank has resulted in the school grounds protruding further out onto the beach than adjoining properties.[6] BiodiversityThe very rare and critically endangered cobble skink is only known to occur on a short stretch of cobbled coast at Granity.[7] GalleryReferences1. ^{{cite book|title=Reed New Zealand Atlas|year=2004|isbn=0-7900-0952-8|author=Peter Dowling (editor)|publisher=Reed Books|at=map 62}} 2. ^{{cite book|title=The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand|year=2005|isbn=1-877333-20-4|author=Roger Smith, GeographX|publisher=Robbie Burton|at=map 134}} 3. ^{{NZ Quickstats|3584404}} 4. ^{{cite book | first=A. W. | last=Reed | title=The Reed Dictionary of New Zealand Place Names | publisher=Reed Books | location=Auckland | year=2002 | isbn=0-7900-0761-4}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.tki.org.nz/e/schools/display_school_info.php?school_id=3192|title=Te Kete Ipurangi - Granity School|publisher=Ministry of Education}} 6. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/7162624/Little-Granity-School-versus-the-sea|title=Little Granity School versus the sea|date=25 June 2012|work=Timaru Herald|accessdate=25 June 2012}} 7. ^{{Cite web |url= http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/afternoons/audio/201804032/critter-of-the-week |title=Critter of the Week|last=|first=|date=10 June 2016 |website=RNZ |publisher=|access-date=10 June 2016}} External links{{commons category-inline|Granity}}
2 : Buller District|Populated places in the West Coast, New Zealand |
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