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C1 Espresso was opened in 1996 in Christchurch by Sam and Fleur Crofskey. [2]The 2011 Christchurch earthquake on 22 February forced C1 Espresso to close. The eatery later moved across the road, to the former High Street Post Office and was officially reopened on 9 November 2012 by Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee, [3] [4] making it one of the first central city businesses ...
Main menu. move to sidebar hide. Navigation ... Beach, Taylors Mistake, Christchurch, New Zealand. Date: 3 June 2019, 09:46:54 ... View this and other nearby images ...
Construction began on the building in 1918, spearheaded by Christchurch City councillor and New Zealand Member of Parliament, Henry George (Harry) Ell.Ell envisioned the building as the entrance rest house of Summit Road, one of four planned rest houses in the area for those walking the reserves of Port Hills [3] that overlook Christchurch and Lyttelton harbour.
Harry Ell in October 1914. Harry Ell was a Member of Parliament (1899–1919) [1] and a Christchurch City Councillor (1903 and 1917–1919). [2] He devoted much of his life to the conservation of bush remnants on the Port Hills on Banks Peninsula, and a key element in his scheme was to make the area accessible to the public.
Roy's is an upscale American restaurant that specializes in Hawaiian and Japanese fusion cuisine, with a focus on sushi, seafood and steak. The chain was founded by James Beard Foundation Award Winner Roy Yamaguchi in 1988 in Honolulu, Hawaii. [3] The concept was well received among critics upon inception. [4]
Waimairi Beach had a population of 1,308 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 42 people (3.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 246 people (23.2%) since the 2006 census. There were 471 households, comprising 624 males and 684 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.91 males per female.
[49] [50] As of 2024, the Christchurch City Council has approved NZ$12,500,000 in funding to address issues related to erosion and flooding in Southsore and South New Brighton. [51] The council rejected a request to restore collapsed walls along the red-zoned estuary edge, and have proposed a cobble beach along the eastern edge of the estuary ...
The naming of New Brighton was apparently done on the 'spur of the moment' by William Fee, an early settler of the area. When Guise Brittan, the Waste Lands Commissioner, visited the area in December 1860, he was recognised and Fee chalked 'New Brighton' on a wooden plank, supposedly in reference to his fellow settler Stephen Brooker, who had come from New Brighton in England. [4]