A Short History of Mandeville Sports Club – by Gerald Sandrey

The Mandeville Sports Club is an 80ha block of land situated in the Mandeville district of North Canterbury between Rangiora and Kaiapoi, around 20 kilometers north of central Christchurch. This piece of land off Tram Rd was originally titled the Ohoka Eyreton Domain and was designated as an area set aside for recreation and sporting activity by the Government of the day back in 1860. Initially the block was leased