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Christchurch (/ ˈ k r aɪ s. tʃ ɜːr tʃ / ⓘ; Māori: Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island and the second-largest city by urban area population in New Zealand. [a] Christchurch has an urban population of 415,100, and a metropolitan population of over half a million.
Colombo Street is a main road of the city of Christchurch, New Zealand.It runs south-north through the centre of Christchurch with a break at Cathedral Square.As with many other central Christchurch streets, it is named for a colonial Anglican bishopric, Colombo, Sri Lanka in what at the time was known as Ceylon.
Christchurch Central City or Christchurch City Centre is the geographical centre and the heart of Christchurch, New Zealand.It is defined as the area within the Four Avenues (Bealey Avenue, Fitzgerald Avenue, Moorhouse Avenue and Deans Avenue [4]) and thus includes the densely built up central city, some less dense surrounding areas of residential, educational and industrial usage, and green ...
Christchurch Airport (IATA: CHC, ICAO: NZCH) is an international airport serving Christchurch, New Zealand. It is located 12 km (7.5 mi) to the northwest of the city centre, in the suburb of Harewood. Christchurch (Harewood) Airport officially opened on 18 May 1940 [5] and became New Zealand's first international airport on 16 December 1950. [5]
St Martins had a population of 2,721 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 69 people (2.6%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 30 people (−1.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,107 households, comprising 1,236 males and 1,482 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.83 males per female.
State Highway 74 is a state highway in New Zealand servicing the eastern suburbs of Christchurch. Mostly two-lane, it is composed of limited-access expressways, with part of the highway as the Christchurch-Lyttelton Motorway , and connects the city to its port town of Lyttelton .
Before the 2023 census, the suburb had a smaller boundary, covering 3.11 km 2 (1.20 sq mi). [2] Using that boundary, Avonhead had a population of 9,243 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 480 people (5.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 297 people (3.3%) since the 2006 census.
Most of the suburb's housing is large and expensive, with a generally older architecture than many newer areas of Christchurch. There was little earthquake damage in Strowan after the 2011 Christchurch earthquake. St George's Hospital, opened in 1928 and now one of New Zealand's largest private hospitals, is at 249 Papanui Road. [4]