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Christchurch

Christchurch
Administration
Full nameChristchurch
Official nameChristchurch
Native nameŌtautahi (Māori)
Settlement typeMetropolitan Area
Country 
IslandSouth Island
RegionCanterbury
Territorial authorityChristchurch City
Settled by the UK1848
Government
MayorBob Parker
Deputy MayorNgaire Button
Geography
Total Area550.4 sq mi (1426 km2)
Urban Area174.5 sq mi (452 km2)
Highest Elevation3018.4 ft (920 m)
Lowest Elevation0 ft (0 m)
Demography
Total Population  ( )
Density (pop.)auto/km2 (0/sq mi)
Urban (pop.) 
Other information
Time zoneNZST (UTC+12)
- Summer (DST)NZDT (UTC+13)
Area code03
Local iwiNgāi Tahu, Ngāti Mamoe

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Christchurch ( ) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of Christchurch.

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 John Robert 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. Christchurch became a city by Royal Charter on 31 July 1856, making it officially the oldest established city in New Zealand.

The river that 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 for Christchurch is Ōtautahi ("the place of Tautahi"). This was originally the name of a specific site by the Avon River near present-day Kilmore Street and the Christchurch Central Fire Station. The site was a seasonal dwelling of Ngāi Tahu chief Te Potiki Tautahi, whose main home was Port Levy on Banks Peninsula. The Ōtautahi name was adopted in the 1930s. Prior to that the Ngāi Tahu generally referred to the Christchurch area as Karaitiana, a transliteration of the English word Christian.

Christchurch Video

FULL COVERAGE: tvnz.co.nz - A Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake has hit Christchurch, New Zealand, at a depth of 5 km and centred 10 km south-east of the city. There are reports of major damage to buildings and infrastructure.
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Christchurch, New Zealand Armageddon pulp culture expo April 2007. The semi-final of the Dragon Ball Z Kamehameha imitating contest. The two guests making comments throughout the competition sitting behind the contestants are Maile Flanagan who is probably best known as the voice of Naruto in Naruto and Crispin Freeman who has voiced a number of notable anime characters. The final between the two winners of this competition can be seen here: www.youtube.com
8.30 min. | 4.59 user rating
A Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake has hit Christchurch, New Zealand, at a depth of 5 km and centred 10 km south-east of the city. There are reports of major damage to buildings and infrastructure.
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New Zealand Earthquake 2010: Strong Quake Shakes Christchurch Link to story www.huffingtonpost.com www.twitter.com www.craftkevin.com
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New Zealand's Prime Minister has confirmed 65 people have died, following a powerful earthquake in the city of Christchurch. That number's expected to rise significantly. The magnitude 6-point-3 quake struck just after midday, causing busy office buildings to crash down in the bustling city center. Cries for help could be heard from beneath the rubble, during a desperate scramble for survivors. Rescue crews from across New Zealand and Australia are at the disaster site, where a state of emergency has been declared.
1.88 min. | 4.66 user rating
Thank you to the 575000+ people who have viewed this clip. It was only intended to show to a few friends what we were living upon and what came out of the ground in our recent series of earthquakes. Never in my life did I imagine it would go viral and get so much attention.. Thanks Again. .Hopefully this will help explain what Liquefaction is, and how it occurred during the earthquakes in Christchurch , New Zealand. Digging out the sand that was brought to the surface and deposited via Liquefaction and wheel-barrowing it out to the roadside. Watch how the saturated sand, under vibration, takes on the characteristics of a liquid ( it doesn't change to a liquid, but behaves like one) and then returns to a solid state once the movement ends. This is what happened in the earthquakes of Sept 4th and Feb 22nd in Christchurch New Zealand and results in instability under buildings and causes them to move or, ultimately, collapse.
1.40 min. | 4.96 user rating
Started filming a minute or so after the big one struck. My apartment is 6 floors up. Thought the building was coming down. Check out my photos from the quake here: www.flickr.com Shot on a Panasonic AF102 with a Lumix 7-14mm f4.0 lens Copyright Logan McMillan.
4.47 min. | 4.91 user rating
This footage has been taken from the security camera in our Noel Leeming store in Moorhouse, Christchurch. As you can see the camera gets a real wobble on and clearly shows the extent of the tremor.
0.65 min. | 4.48 user rating
www.redcross.org.nz This film is just about getting people to help out those affected by the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand. We're not tied to any charity or relief organisation, but we just want people to give what they can where they can. Giving is the act of spreading love. The NZ Red Cross seems a good starting point so we have provided a link at the top of this description if you just want to give and ignore our cheap cartoon. If you have a charity or want to promote another way to help, feel free to leave a comment below. A beach-load of love from J-Rad, Macca and Bosh.
0.83 min. | 4.89 user rating
7.2 earthquake
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New Zealand Herald--The New Zealand dollar climbed yesterday to claw back a lot of the ground it lost on Monday after the 6.3 magnitude aftershock in -Christchurch-, and was at US81.85 at 5pm yesterday, up from its US81.34c exchange rate against the green - Date : Tue, 14 Jun 2011 20:35:24 GMT+00:00
McDonald's still top of food chain with healthy result - Stuff.co.nz Tweet this news
Stuff.co.nz--Perversely, the -Christchurch- earthquake had seemed to hit its North Island stores hardest. He suspected a drop in tourism, exacerbated by the quake, was behind a 4 per cent sales slip year-on-year in provincial areas such as Rotorua and Tau - Date : Sun, 12 Jun 2011 17:00:44 GMT+00:00
Christchurch swimmer among the best - Stuff.co.nz Tweet this news
Stuff.co.nz---Christchurch- swimmer Sophia Batchelor has grabbed her first podium placing in the prestigious Mare Nostrum swim series. The 16 year old finished third in the 200m backstroke on the first day of the final leg of the series currently underway - Date : Sat, 11 Jun 2011 21:09:02 GMT+00:00
Dave Henderson entry 'legal' - Stuff.co.nz Tweet this news
Stuff.co.nz--Bankrupt -Christchurch- businessman Dave Henderson was granted access to the city's red zone after the February earthquake for "legal" and "legitimate" business, former Civil Defence Minister John Cart - Date : Sun, 12 Jun 2011 17:01:33 GMT+00:00
'Hero' in maroon van drove visitors to hospital - Stuff.co.nz Tweet this news
Stuff.co.nz--A mystery man driving a maroon van has been called a hero for helping to save an Auckland woman in the -Christchurch- earthquake. University tutor Mark Werman believes his seriously injured wife, Audrey Moss, would have died on February 22 ha - Date : Sun, 12 Jun 2011 17:01:33 GMT+00:00
Christchurch gallery expands its horizons - TVNZ Tweet this news
TVNZ--Source: Fairfax As the doors remain closed at -Christchurch- Art Gallery, staff are working on operating as a gallery without walls. Acting director Blair Jackson said although the Gallery had originally hoped to reopen in July, the need to continue - Date : Sun, 12 Jun 2011 03:31:00 GMT+00:00
Summerset to pay units' full value - Stuff.co.nz Tweet this news
Stuff.co.nz--The company believes the move puts it at the front of the industry, which is coming to terms with insurance problems highlighted by the -Christchurch- earthquake. Residents who invested in units at the Kate Sheppard Retirement Village in -Chr - Date : Sun, 12 Jun 2011 17:00:46 GMT+00:00
'Onerous' legal clauses lurk in policy fine print - Stuff.co.nz Tweet this news
Stuff.co.nz--Most insured -Christchurch- homeowners are at risk of being hit with "onerous" legal clauses for the rebuild of their earthquake-damaged houses, a -Christchurch- solicitor warns. Corcoran French partner Mark Henderson repres - Date : Sun, 12 Jun 2011 17:01:33 GMT+00:00
Christchurch's Vbase downsizing, jobs to go - TVNZ Tweet this news
TVNZ--The company, which runs four key -Christchurch- venues, is being disestablished with the city council taking over its functions. Vbase chief executive Bryan Pearson has said there will be a large number of job losses. He says it is tough for everybo - Date : Sun, 12 Jun 2011 18:23:09 GMT+00:00
CTV victim 'felt unsafe in building' - Stuff.co.nz Tweet this news
Stuff.co.nz--A -Christchurch- earthquake victim had been looking for a new job away from the CTV building because she was so concerned about its stability, her widower says. Dr Maysoon Abbas was working at The Clinic on the fourth floor of the Canterbury - Date : Sun, 12 Jun 2011 17:00:42 GMT+00:00

Ethnicity :
Ethnic Group 2001 census 2006 census
Percentage People National average Percent People National average
European 89.8 291,594 75.4 255,366 67.6
'New Zealander' n/a n/a 12.9 43,671 11.1
Asian 5.5 17,703 7.9 26,631 9.2
Māori 7.2 23,421 7.6 25,725 14.7
Pacific Island 2.4 7,713 2.8 9,465 6.9
Middle East/Latin America/Africa n/a n/a 0.8 2,862 0.9
Others 0.6 2,073 <0.1 114 <0.1
Total giving their ethnicity 324,666 (individuals) 338,748 (individuals)

Territorial Authorities of New Zealand

Cities:North Shore &bull; Waitakere &bull; Auckland &bull; Manukau &bull; Hamilton &bull; Tauranga &bull; Napier &bull; Palmerston North &bull; Porirua &bull; Upper Hutt &bull; Lower Hutt &bull; Wellington &bull; Nelson* &bull; Christchurch &bull; Dunedin &bull; Invercargill
Districts:
North Island
Far North &bull; Whangarei &bull; Kaipara &bull; Rodney &bull; Papakura &bull; Franklin &bull; Thames-Coromandel &bull; Hauraki &bull; Waikato &bull; Matamata-Piako &bull; Waipa &bull; South Waikato &bull; Otorohanga &bull; Rotorua &bull; Waitomo &bull; Taupo &bull; Western Bay of Plenty &bull; Whakatane &bull; Kawerau &bull; Opotiki &bull; Gisborne* &bull; Wairoa &bull; Hastings &bull; Central Hawke's Bay &bull; New Plymouth &bull; Stratford &bull; South Taranaki &bull; Ruapehu &bull; Wanganui &bull; Rangitikei &bull; Manawatu &bull; Tararua &bull; Horowhenua &bull; Kapiti Coast &bull; Masterton &bull; Carterton &bull; South Wairarapa
Districts:
South Island
Tasman* &bull; Marlborough* &bull; Buller &bull; Grey &bull; Westland &bull; Kaikoura &bull; Hurunui &bull; Waimakariri &bull; Selwyn &bull; Ashburton &bull; Timaru &bull; Mackenzie &bull; Waimate &bull; Waitaki &bull; Queenstown-Lakes &bull; Central Otago &bull; Clutha &bull; Gore &bull; Southland
Territories / Other:Chatham Islands &bull; Tokelau &bull; Cook Islands** &bull; Niue** &bull; Ross Dependency***
*unitary authority **self-governing, in free association with New Zealand ***Antarctic claim, administered by New Zealand

Suburbs of Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand

Main SuburbsAranui * Belfast * Bishopdale * Burnside * Cashmere * Christchurch Central City * Fendalton * Halswell * Hornby * Linwood * Merivale * New Brighton * Papanui * Riccarton * Shirley * Sumner * Sydenham * Woolston
Minor SuburbsAddington * Aidanfield * Avondale * Avonhead * Avonside * Balmoral Hill * Barrington * Beckenham * Bexley * Bridgend * Bromley * Brooklands * Broomfield * Burwood * Bryndwr * Casebrook * Chaneys * Clifton * Coutts Island * Cracroft * Dallington * Ferrymead * Harewood * Heathcote Valley * Hei Hei * Hillmorton * Hillsborough * Hoon Hay * Huntsbury * Hyde Park * Ilam * Islington * Kainga * Kennedys Bush * Mairehau * Marshland * Masham * Middleton * Moncks Bay * Moncks Spur * Mt Pleasant * Murray Aynsley * North Linwood * North New Brighton * Northcote * Northwood * Oaklands * Opawa * Ouruhia * Parklands * Phillipstown * Queenspark * Redcliffs * Redwood * Richmond * Richmond Hill * Richmond South * Russley * St Albans * St Andrews Hill * St Martins * Scarborough * Sockburn * Somerfield * South New Brighton * Southshore * Spencerville * Spreydon * Stewarts Gully * Strowan * Styx * Taylor's Mistake * Upper Riccarton * Waimairi Beach * Wainoni * Westlake * Westmorland * Wigram * Yaldhurst

Settlements of Banks Peninsula and the Port Hills, Canterbury, New Zealand

SettlementsAllandale * Ataahua * Akaroa * Barrys Bay * Birdling's Flat * Cass Bay * Chorlton * Church Bay * Cooptown * Corsair Bay * Diamond Harbour * Duvauchelle * French Farm * Governors Bay * Gebbies Pass * Gebbies Valley * Hilltop * Kaituna Valley * Kukupa * Lansdowne * Le Bons Bay * Little Akaloa * Little River * Lyttelton * Motukarara * Ohinetahi * Okains Bay * Okuti Valley * Pigeon Bay * Puaha * Puari * Purau * Port Levy * Rapaki * Robinsons Bay * Tai Tapu * Takamatua * Teddington * The Kaik * Wainui *
Port Hills SuburbsBalmoral Hill * Cashmere * Clifton * Cracroft * Ferrymead * Halswell * Heathcote Valley * Hillsborough * Hoon Hay * Huntsbury * Kennedys Bush * Moncks Bay * Moncks Spur * Mt Pleasant * Murray Aynsley * Redcliffs * Richmond Hill * Scarborough * St Andrews Hill * Sumner * Taylor's Mistake * Westmorland

Commonwealth Games host cities

1930: Hamilton * 1934: London * 1938: Sydney * 1950: Auckland * 1954: Vancouver * 1958: Cardiff * 1962: Perth * 1966: Kingston * 1970: Edinburgh * 1974: Christchurch * 1978: Edmonton * 1982: Brisbane * 1986: Edinburgh * 1990: Auckland * 1994: Victoria * 1998: Kuala Lumpur * 2002: Manchester * 2006: Melbourne * '2010:' Delhi * '2014:' Glasgow * '2018:' TBA



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