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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 ...
North New Brighton (Māori: Ōruapaeroa) is a suburb on the northern side of Christchurch city. It was originally known as North Beach and was readily accessible from Christchurch city by tram. [3] It was renamed North New Brighton in 1953. [4] A large sports centre and swimming pool is on the same locale as the former Queen Elizabeth II Park ...
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]
Dinner entrees include items like hot meatloaf sandwiches ($8.95), mushroom Swiss burger ($7.50), crab cakes ($12.50), baked or battered cod ($13.95) and salmon ($15.95).
Fort Perch Rock is a coastal defence battery built between 1825 and 1829, with the foundation stone being laid in 1826. [1] [6] It was built to protect the Port of Liverpool and proposed as a fortified lighthouse to replace the old Perch Rock Light; however, a separate lighthouse was built. [6]
South New Brighton School is a full primary school catering for years 1 to 8. [13] [14] [15] It had a roll of 419 as of August 2024. [16]In 1917, the New Brighton school committee was asked to establish a school in South New Brighton since fifty-four children resided in South New Brighton.
[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.
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.