Christchurch
in Christchurch City of Canterbury, New Zealand
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Christchurch International Airport (6 mi) - Ashburton Aerodrome (49 mi)
- Timaru Airport (88 mi)
- Kaikoura Airport (91 mi)
- Hokitika Airfield (101 mi)
- Greymouth Airport (104 mi)
- Oamaru Airport (125 mi)
- Westport Airport (135 mi)
- Wellington International Airport (188 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -43.533 and 172.633 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -43° 31' 59" and E 172° 37' 59"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - NZD
- Spoken languages:
- English, Maori
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 04:40 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- UTC/GMT offset: 12 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:06 am and 5:51 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 43.550 and -7.383 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Bacoy - References
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Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to New Zealand.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning New Zealand. Last Update: 2024-04-17 08:01:42
Discover Christchurch
Christchurch in Christchurch City (Canterbury) with it's 363,926 citizens is a city in New Zealand about 190 mi (or 305 km) south-west of Wellington, the country's capital city.
Local time in Christchurch is now 04:40 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Auckland with an UTC offset of 12 hours. We know of 9 airports in the vicinity of Christchurch, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in New Zealand is Christchurch International Airport in a distance of 6 mi (or 10 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Greymouth, Richmond, Nelson, Blenheim and Wellington. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 17°C / 63 °F
| Morning Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 12°C / 53 °F |
| Night Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 39% |
| Air Pressure | 1012 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 1% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Friday, 19th of April 2024
17°C (63 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
14°C (56 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
17°C (63 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
The Classic Villa
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Southwark Apartments
Novotel Christchurch Cathedral Square
The Grange Boutique B & B
Videos from this area
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Christchurch's Re:Start mall with Channel 7's Sunrise, 22 February 2012
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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.
Canterbury Province
The Canterbury Province was a province of New Zealand from 1853 until the abolition of provincial government in 1876.
Centre of Contemporary Art
The Centre of Contemporary Art (CoCA, formerly the Canterbury Society of Arts Gallery) is an art gallery in the central city of Christchurch, New Zealand. The gallery specialises in the exhibition, sale, valuation, and hire of New Zealand art, as well as offering educational services and advice on fine art. Exhibitions at the gallery change every three weeks, work by over 400 artists has been exhibited every year.
Ballantyne's fire
The Ballantyne's fire on 18 November 1947 remains the deadliest fire in New Zealand history. 41 people died in the blaze in the Christchurch Central City; all were employees who found themselves trapped by the fire or were overcome by smoke while evacuating the store complex without a fire alarm or evacuation plan.
Christchurch Art Gallery
The Christchurch Art Gallery, with the formal name of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu, is the public art gallery of the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is funded by Christchurch City Council. It has its own substantial art collection and presents a programme of New Zealand and international exhibitions. The gallery opened on 10 May 2003, replacing the city's former public art gallery, the Robert McDougall Art Gallery, which opened on 16 June 1932 and closed on 16 June 2002.
Christchurch Central City
Christchurch Central City 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) and thus includes the densely built up central city, some less dense surrounding areas of residential, educational and industrial usage, and green space including Hagley Park, the Christchurch Botanic Gardens and the Barbadoes Street Cemetery.
St Michael's Church School
St Michael's is a co-educational Anglican primary and intermediate day school situated in the city centre of Christchurch, New Zealand. The school provides an education for year zero to year eight. It is associated with the St Michael and All Angels church. Three of the buildings and structures are registered with the New Zealand Historic Places Trust as heritage items. The church building is registered as a Category I structure.
Discovery 1 School
Discovery 1 School is a state funded primary school and offers individual, discovery based learning programmes. The experiences gained from this different way of learning is subject to research undertaken by the University of Canterbury. The school is temporarily located at 90 McMahon Drive, Aidanfield, after their building in the central city of Christchurch, New Zealand was damaged in the 22 February 2011 Christchurch earthquake.
Godley Statue
The Godley Statue is a bronze statue situated in Cathedral Square in Christchurch, New Zealand. It commemorates the "Founder of Canterbury" John Robert Godley. It was the first statue portraying a person in New Zealand. The statue fell off its plinth in the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake and time capsules were discovered inside the plinth.
Scott Statue
The Scott Statue commemorates Robert Falcon Scott. It is located at the intersection of Oxford Terrace and Worcester Street in the Christchurch Central City, New Zealand. The statue, carved by Scott's widow Kathleen Scott, is registered as a Category II historic place. The statue toppled off its plinth in the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake.
Bridge of Remembrance
The Bridge of Remembrance is one of two main war memorials in Christchurch, New Zealand. It is dedicated to those who died in World War I, and serves as a memorial for those who participated in two World Wars as well as subsequent conflicts in Borneo, Korea, Malaya, and Vietnam. Owned by Christchurch City Council, it is located on the Cashel Street Bridge at the head of City Mall.
Clarendon Tower
Clarendon Tower is a high rise building on Worcester Street at Oxford Terrace in the Christchurch Central City, New Zealand. Built on the site of the former Clarendon Hotel, the façade of the historic building was kept in the redevelopment and is protected by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust as a Category II heritage structure. Following damage from the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake, the 17-storey building is being demolished.
Church of St Michael and All Angels, Christchurch
The Church of St Michael and All Angels is an Anglican church in Christchurch, New Zealand. The church building at 84 Oxford Terrace, Christchurch, is registered as Category I by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust. Its freestanding belfry is registered separately.
These districts belong to Christchurch.
- Addington
- Avonhead
- Avonside
- Beckenham
- Bromley
- Bryndwr
- Burnside
- Cracroft
- Dallington
- Hillmorton
- Hillsborough
- Hoon Hay
- Huntsbury
- Ilam
- Mairehau
- Merivale
- Middleton
- New Brighton North
- Oaklands
- Opawa
- Papanui
- Parklands
- Redwood
- Riccarton
- Richmond
- Russley
- Saint Martins
- Shirley
- Sockburn
- Somerfield
- Southshore
- Upper Riccarton
- Waimairi Beach
- Wainoni
- Waltham
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Sydenham › East: SH76 Antigua St, Christchurch, Sydenham (source)
Sydenham › South: SH76 Burlington St, Christchurch, Sydenham (source)
Sydenham › West: SH76 Colombo St, Christchurch, Sydenham (source)
Sydenham › East: SH76 Durham St South, Christchurch, Sydenham (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Crīstcirice, كرايستشرش, Kraysçörç, Горад Крайстчэрч, Крайстчърч, क्राइस्टचर्च, ক্রাইস্টচার্চ, Christchurch, Κράισττσερτς, Kristkirko, کرایستچرچ, קרייסטצרץ, CHC, クライストチャーチ, კრაისტჩერჩი, 크라이스트처치, Christopolis, Kraistčerčas, Kraistčērča, Ōtautahi, ക്രൈസ്റ്റ്ചർച്ച്, ခရစ်ချပ်ချ်မြို့, Крайстчёрч, کرائسٹ چرچ, Крайстчерч, Крајстчерч, கிறைஸ்ட்சேர்ச், ไครสต์เชิร์ช, Kraystcherch, 基督城, 克赖斯特彻奇
