Music of New Zealand Orchestra in Hamilton, the Orchestra Wellington, the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra (CSO) and the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra (DSO) (formerly the Southern Sinfonia). The New Zealand String Quartet and the NZTrio both perform locally and internationally. The NZTrio specialises in contemporary art music. New Zealand has a strong choral tradition. The Anglican cathedrals in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch have choirs of a high standard and there are also a number of secular New Zealand choirs including the New Zealand Youth Choir, Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir, City of Dunedin Choir, Auckland Choral Society and Christchurch City Choir. Many of these choirs perform
Linton, New Zealand Linton, New Zealand Linton is a suburb of Palmerston North, situated 11km south-west of the city. It is home to the Linton Military Camp, which is the largest army camp in New Zealand. It was built in 1945 3.5 kilometres to the south-east of Palmerston North. It became the country’s second largest base in 1985 when the permanent force at Singapore was relocated there. More units have transferred from Auckland and Waioru. Manawatu Prison is in Linton. Linton is home to: The population count in 2001 was 1,512. In the 2013, census Linton shed 24.7 percent of its population, or