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The first ‘Astronomical Climbing Frame’, installed at Carey
Park, Henderson Valley in 1985. This prototype was quickly
downsized to the safe Pipehenge we see today!
Pipehenges
were invented
in New Zealand
Pipehenge uses:
• Calendar
• Compass
• Climbing frame
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• Observatory
• Sundial
• Research project
(meets NZ school
H&S requirements)
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Bailey Road School, Mt Wellington
Birkdale Intermediate School, Birkenhea
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Birkenhead School, Birkenhead
Buckland Primary School, Pukekohe
Carey College Christian School, Panmure
Chaucer School, Avondale
Churchill Park School, Glendowie
Clevedon School, Clevedon
Drury School, Drury
East Tamaki School, East Tamaki
Epsom Normal Primary School, Epsom
Glenbrook School, Waiuku
Henderson North School, Henderson
Henderson South School, Henderson
Hillpark School, Manurewa
Howick Intermediate School, Howick
Kingsford School, Mangere East
Kristin School, Albany
Manurewa East School, Manurewa
Matipo School, Te Atatu North
Murrays Bay Primary School, Murrays Bay
Newton Central School, Grey Lynn
Onehunga High School, Onehunga
Opaheke School, Papakura
Oratia School, Oratia
Papatoetoe South School, Papatoetoe
Pukekohe High School, Pukekohe
Ramarama School, Drury
Rangeview Intermediate School, Te Atatu
South
Ruapotaka School, Panmure
St Marks School, Pakuranga
St. Dominics School, Blockhouse Bay
Te Atatu Intermediate School, Te Atatu
North
Waiheke High School, Surfdale
Waimauku School, Waimauku
Wesley Intermediate School, Mt Roskill
Weymouth Intermediate School, Weym
outh
Whangaparaoa Primary School, Whangapa
raoa
*Information correct as at 2014.
Pipehenge
enquiries:
Eric Jackson
09 626 7991
is located 62°
This Pipehenge
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the
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north
Girl Scout Camp
at the Wasilla
ge, Alaska.
north of Anchora
y short the
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is. In winter,
winter arc pipe
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there is less tha
temperature
daylight and the
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drops below –20
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