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Indian naval officer circumnavigating world reaches New ZealandNew Delhi, Nov 21: Commander Dilip Dhonde of the Indian Navy, the first Indian to attempt to circumnavigate the world alone, Saturday reached Christchurch in New Zealand after covering 9,000 nautical miles. A large crowd, including several... In this article: New Zealand, Christchurch, Mumbai, Falkland Islands, and Australia |
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True/Slant | 22 hours ago
Among the Lilliputians no more
Continues…) Soon I leave the vapid, white-shoe, car-salesman paradise that is Auckland for a few days in my dear, sweet home-town of Christchurch. A place I may one day retire. I see myself as the local windbag, cadging drinks at the bar...
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The Australian | 3 days ago
Conservatives: Global Alliance To Tackle Emissions
...solutions to mitigate the contribution of farming to climate change. In a speech on environmental policy at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, Nick Herbert committed to the partnership, launched in September by New...
In this article: Nick Herbert, New Zealand, Somalia, Climate change, University of Canterbury, Monsanto, and Indonesia
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World Buskers Festival Has Online Preview
...details of all the performers attending the festival, as well as a schedule of when and where around Christchurch they will be performing. Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker says the World Buskers Festival consistently tops the list of the...
In this article: Bob Parker, Beenie Man, and New Zealand
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Stuff | 4 days ago
Police officer guilty of one sex charge
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All Whites pair united by Christchurch
...league and cup double in 1975 and 1991. But the club's strength was split into regional divisions in 1993. Its players drifted to other Christchurch clubs, though the loyal Halligan and Verweij remained. Halligan was still playing and...
In this article: Ryan Nelsen, Ben Sigmund, Christchurch United, World Cup, World Cup, Bobby Almond, Simon Elliott, and Christchurch Boys High School
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Nat'l Conservatorium Closer to Christchurch
Thursday, 12 November 2009, 4:14 pm University of Canterbury Vice-Chancellor Dr Rod Carr is welcoming the Christchurch City Council's decision to back the establishment of a National Conservatorium of Music at the Christchurch Arts...
In this article: University of Canterbury
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Christchurch Art Gallery Previews New Collections
...November 2009, 4:10 pm While most of us have to sit tight for another couple of weeks to see the brand new collection galleries at Christchurch Art Gallery, Mayor Bob Parker has been enjoying a sneak preview ahead of the official launch.
In this article: Bob Parker and Art Gallery
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Christchurch schools get funds for new buildings
CONDEMNED: Woolston School principal Janeane Reid in one of the classrooms marked for demolition. Five Christchurch area schools will get a total of nearly $4 million to replace decrepit buildings. Education Minister Anne Tolley said...
In this article: Woolston School, Karamu High School, Belfast, Auckland, and New Zealand
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Christchurch City Gallery Exhibits Charlotte Jane
Tuesday, 10 November 2009, 4:38 pm From today, visitors to Christchurch Art Gallery will have a stunning visual reminder of the early settlers' arrival in Canterbury onboard the Charlotte Jane. Fiona Pardington's The prow of the...
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Christchurch (Ōtautahi). The largest city in the South Island, it is also the second largest city and third largest urban area of New Zealand. A coastal city, the urban area is situated just north of Banks Peninsula, midway down the South Island's east coast, but (since 2006) the city limits encompass the peninsula.
The city was named by the Canterbury Association, which settled the surrounding province of Canterbury. The name of Christchurch was agreed on at the first meeting of the association on 27 March 1848. It was suggested by J.R. Godley, who had attended Christ Church, Oxford. Some early writers called the town "Christ Church", but it was recorded as "Christchurch" in the minutes of the management committee of the association.
The river which flows through the centre of the city (its banks now largely forming an urban park) was named Avon at the request of the pioneering Deans brothers to commemorate the Scottish Avon, which rises in the Ayrshire hills near what was their grandfathers' farm and flows into the Clyde.
The usual Māori name Ōtautahi is a shortened form of Te Whenua o Te Potiki-Tautahi – named for the seasonal dwelling of Ngāi Tahu chief Tautahi of Port Levy, on a bank of the Avon River, near to where the Barbadoes Street bridge now stands.
- Name:
- Christchurch
- Also Known As:
- The Garden City
- Ōtautahi
- Type:
- Metropolitan Area
- Founding Date:
- January 01, 1848
- Total Area (km):
- 1426
- Urban Area (km):
- 452
- Urban Population:
- 360765
- Time Zone:
- NZST
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