Cheviot (N.Z.)
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- GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(ppl; 42°49ʹ00ʺS 173°16ʹ00ʺE)
- NZ place names database (archived), Mar. 26, 2010(Cheviot; lat: -42.8176; long: 173.2652)
- New Zealand gazetteer, via WWW, viewed on July 17, 2024:search for place names (Mackenzie; location: 42.812S 173.273E; history/origin/meaning: the township took its name from the Cheviot Hills run, which John Scott Caverhill named after the Scottish border country from which he came. The township was first named McKenzie Township after Sir John McKenzie, who was minister of lands when the estate was bought by the government, but eventually Caverhill's choice of name prevailed. Maori name: Takahaka; 1953-11-26: NZGB Gazettal 1953 (67) p.1920; land district: Canterbury)
- Wikipedia WWW, viewed on July 17, 2024:Cheviot, New Zealand page (Cheviot is a town in the Hurunui District of north Canterbury, on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand)
- A pastoral kingdom divided, c1992:t.p. (Cheviot) introd. (New Zealand)