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Delve into Oaklands
The district Oaklands of Christchurch in Christchurch City (Canterbury) is a district located in New Zealand about 194 mi south-west of Wellington, the country's capital town.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 12°C / 54 °F
Morning Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
Evening Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
Night Temperature | 9°C / 49 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 51% |
Air Pressure | 1015 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (3 mph) from South-West |
Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 10% of sky |
General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
14°C (58 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
15°C (60 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
17°C (62 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
The Establishment
Tower Junction Motor Lodge
Amore Motor Lodge
298 Westside Motor Lodge
Comfort Inn Riccarton NZ
Addington Stadium Motel
Christchurch Motel
Fyffe On Riccarton
RICCARTON VILLAGE INN
Riccarton Motor Lodge
Videos from this area
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Outdoor Leadership: New Zealand International Adventure Trip
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Christchurch City - August 2012
Here is Cathederal Square, the Cashel St Mall, & Gloucester St taken in August 2012 in Christchurch New Zealand, almost 2 years after the First Major Earthquake.
Sockburn 257 leaving station.
Sockburn 257 leaving Sockburn station. http://111emergency.co.nz/F-I/FFF405.htm.
BOB THE BUILDER_2.MPG
BOB THE BUILDER. Year 2004, Ashita and his friends at Sockburn school, Chrischurch, New Zealand. ( year 1)
Sunday Blokarting at Wigram with a GOPRO HD
Blokarting with the Canterbury Blokart club on a Sunday afternoon in January. This is at the Airforce Museum at Wigram Christchurch New Zealand.
Air Force Museum
This museum in Christchurch, New Zealand, holds the national collection of the Royal New Zealand Airforce.
Academy of Combat: Des Smith Thai Boxing, Christchurch 1995
http://www.academyofcombat.co.nz/ Des Smith from the Academy of Combat in a Thai Boxing match in Christchurch from 1995.
CSMEE!
This Is Just The Minature Railway At Halswell Domain New Zealand. Every Sunday 1-4 Pm On Fine Days Links Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/halswelltrains?v=info Offical - http://csmee.or...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
University of Canterbury
This page discusses the New Zealand university. For universities in Canterbury, England, see the University of Kent and Canterbury Christ Church University. For a similarly named institution, see Canterbury University (Seychelles). University of Canterbury Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha {{#invoke:InfoboxImage|InfoboxImage|image=University of Canterbury Coat of Arms.
Ilam, New Zealand
Ilam, New Zealand for the electorate, see Ilam (New Zealand electorate) Ilam is a leafy suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand about five kilometres west of the city centre. It is the location of the University of Canterbury. Located adjacent to State Highway 1 and the Christchurch International Airport, it is handily placed for transportation. It is also located close to the major retail area of Riccarton. The suburb was named after the ancestral home of the Hon.
Wigram
Wigram is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. Technically called Wigram Park, the second half of its name is rarely if ever heard. The suburb lies close to the industrial estates of Sockburn and the satellite retail and residential zone of Hornby. It is seven kilometres to the west of the city centre. Until 1993 Wigram was the home to one of the country's main Royal New Zealand Air Force bases, but this was closed after cutbacks in military spending.
Hornby High School
Hornby High School (HHS) is a secondary school located in Christchurch, New Zealand which was established in 1975. it is located in the suburb of Hornby, to the west of the city centre. Facilities at HHS were designed to accommodate a maximum of over 800 students; current enrollment is approximately 455.
Air Force Museum of New Zealand
The Air Force Museum of New Zealand, formerly called The Royal New Zealand Air Force Museum, is located at Wigram, the RNZAF's first operational base, in Christchurch, in the South Island of New Zealand. It opened on 1 April 1987, the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the RNZAF, and is primarily a museum of the Royal New Zealand Air Force, its predecessor, the New Zealand Permanent Air Force and New Zealand squadrons of the Royal Air Force.
CBS Canterbury Arena
CBS Canterbury Arena is a sporting and entertainment arena located in Addington, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Wigram Aerodrome
Wigram Aerodrome is a former Royal New Zealand Air Force base located in the Christchurch suburb of Wigram. It is named after Sir Henry Wigram. Originally home to the RNZAF Central Flying School (CFS), it was closed in 1995 following the CFS' relocation to RNZAF Ohakea two years earlier. The closing parade was held on 14 September 1995. Wigram Aerodrome maintained its aviation character, with several aviation businesses using its facilities.
Riccarton High School
Riccarton High School is a state co-educational secondary school located in Upper Riccarton, a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand.
Ngaio Marsh Theatre
The Ngaio Marsh Theatre is a 400-seat proscenium-arch theatre housed within the University of Canterbury Students' Association building in Christchurch, New Zealand. It is named in honour of Dame Ngaio Marsh, who was a director and patron of theatre, especially Shakespeare, at the University between 1942 and 1969, and indeed the theatre's opening production — Shakespeare's Twelfth Night — was directed by Marsh.
Middleton Grange School
Middleton Grange School (abbreviated MGS) in Christchurch, New Zealand, is a Christian co-educational partially private school for Year 1 to 13(formerly, Junior 1 to Form 7). It is currently New Zealand's largest evangelical Christian school (fee-paying).
Centennial Park, Christchurch
Centennial Park is a public park located in the suburb of Spreydon in the southwestern part of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is bordered by Lyttelton Street to the east, Rose Street to the south, Heathcote River to the west and Pioneer Recreation and Sport Centre to the north. It is used predominantly as a soccer venue during the winter months, and a cricket venue during summer months.
Westfield Riccarton
Westfield Riccarton, (also known by its former name Riccarton Mall), is a large retail complex located in the Christchurch, New Zealand suburb of Riccarton. First opened in 1965, it is Christchurch's oldest shopping mall. Riccarton Mall was extensively remodeled around 1994-1995 with most stores relocating to new premises within the mall, Farmers is one of the few stores to remain in its original location. The remodel introduced a food court into the mall and a new rooftop car park.
Sunnyside Hospital
Sunnyside Hospital (1863-1999) was the first mental asylum to be built in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was initially known as Sunnyside Lunatic Asylum, and its first patients were 17 people who had previously been kept in the Lyttelton gaol. In 2007, Hilmorton Hospital is just one of the mental health services that are based on the old Sunnyside Hospital grounds.
St Thomas of Canterbury College
St Thomas of Canterbury College is a college for year 7 to 13 boys and offers a Catholic education to its students. It is located in Christchurch, New Zealand. The college is integrated into the state education system under an integration agreement which was first entered into by the Christian Brothers (as the proprietors of the college) and the Government of New Zealand on 11 November 1981 under Section 7 of the Private Schools Conditional Integration Act 1975.
Medbury School
Medbury School in Christchurch, New Zealand is an independent school for boys between Years 1 to 8 (ages 5 to 13).
Wigram Airfield Circuit
Wigram Airfield Circuit was a temporary motor racing circuit at Wigram Aerodrome, Christchurch, New Zealand. The airfield is a former base of the Royal New Zealand Air Force. It is named after Sir Henry Wigram. The temporary circuit was 3 km (2.1 mile) with a 1.3 km (0.8mile) main straight. The first summer meetings held at Wigram Aerodrome in 1949 considered as the oldest motor race in New Zealand. The track hosted the 1964-1969 Tasman Series.
Prebbleton
Prebbleton is a small town in the Selwyn District in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand. It is 11 km southwest of the centre of Christchurch and about 2 km south of the outlying industrial suburb of Hornby. Prebbleton village has been in existence for over 140 years making it one of the earliest settlements on the Canterbury Plains. Prebbleton dates back to 1855, when the brothers Prebble settled in the district.
Villa Maria College, Christchurch
Villa Maria College, Christchurch, New Zealand was opened on 18 February 1918 with 14 pupils. It was founded by the Sisters of Mercy and served as a parish school when boys were admitted in 1921. From 1941 the school reverted to being a girl's college. Villa Maria College is a day school but it also had boarders between 1935 and 1979.
Addington Raceway
Addington Raceway or The Met is the home of the Metropolitan Trotting Club in Addington, Christchurch in New Zealand. The venue consists of a trotting track, a greyhound track conference centre and restaurants. It is also home to many feature harness races such as: The New Zealand Trotting Cup and the Dominion Handicap. The raceway forms part of a sporting complex that includes Rugby League Park and the CBS Canterbury Arena.
Riccarton Park Racecourse
Riccarton Park Racecourse is the main thoroughbred horse racecourse for the Christchurch city area in New Zealand.
Upper Riccarton
Upper Riccarton is a suburb of Christchurch. It is due west of Riccarton. Upper Riccarton is made up of residential, retail and education areas. It includes a major intersection known as "Church Corner" (the intersection of Riccarton, Main South and Yaldhurst Roads). Riccarton High School is located close to Church Corner. Another local secondary school is St Thomas of Canterbury College. A local landmark is St Peter's Church.
Ilam School of Fine Arts
The School of Fine Arts at the University of Canterbury was founded in 1882 as the Canterbury College School of Art. The school became a full department of the university in the 1950s, and was the first department to move to the suburban Ilam site in 1957, in the Okeover Homestead. Art history was included in 1974, and the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree was introduced in 1982.
Edward Cephas John Stevens
Edward Cephas John Stevens MLC (18 October 1837 – 6 June 1915) was a New Zealand politician in provincial government in Canterbury, and a member of both the lower and upper houses of parliament. A businessman, he controlled the Christchurch Press for many decades. He was instrumental in introducing cricket to Canterbury and one of his dealings as a land and estate agent resulted in the creation of Lancaster Park, currently known as AMI Stadium.
John Charles Watts-Russell
John Charles Watts-Russell JP (1825 – 2 April 1875) was a 19th century New Zealand politician, a member of the Canterbury Provincial Council and a member of the Legislative Council. He was supposedly the wealthiest of the early settlers, and his homestead became the centre of entertainment in Christchurch. He was a significant runholder and, together with a business partner, was responsible for building up the Canterbury sheep stock.
Rugby League Park
Rugby League Park (currently known as Christchurch Stadium or AMI Stadium for sponsorship reasons) is a rugby league and rugby union stadium in Christchurch, New Zealand. Formerly called the Addington Showgrounds, the ground is owned by the Canterbury Rugby League.