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New Brighton is a coastal suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) east of the city centre. It is one of eastern Christchurch's main entertainment and tourist centres, with its architecturally unique pier and scenic coastline.
For 30 years, the New Brighton community rallied for another pier to be built. The Pier and Foreshore Society had campaigned to save the original pier, and the group continued lobbying for a new pier. When NZ$2m had been raised, this was matched by funding from Christchurch City Council and a new pier was designed using reinforced concrete. The ...
South New Brighton had a population of 3,234 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 6 people (0.2%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 411 people (−11.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,287 households, comprising 1,596 males and 1,641 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.97 males per female.
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 ...
Southshore (Māori: Te Kōrero Karoro) is an eastern coastal suburb within Christchurch, New Zealand.It is located on a narrow 2.5 km (1.6 mi) long sandspit that runs along the eastern side of the Avon Heathcote Estuary and west of the Pacific Ocean.
Kaiaua is defined by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement which includes Whakatīwai. It covers 4.67 km 2 (1.80 sq mi) [1] and had an estimated population of 470 as of June 2024, [2] with a population density of 101 people per km 2. It is part of the larger Miranda-Pūkorokoro statistical area. [12]
Districts of the Christchurch metropolitan area in the South Island of New Zealand. The term district in this context means a definable area of any size (such as a suburb), but not an individual building or street
By the time the Tramway Board assumed control of the assets of the New Brighton Tramway Company construction of its network was behind schedule due to a shortage of materials. To maintain services on the New Brighton line it hired a private contractor to supply drivers and horses to continue the horse tram service as a temporary measure.