Known as the Garden City, Christchurch is a vibrant and beautiful city located on the east coast of New Zealand's South Island. The city is home to a diverse population of over 350,000 people and is the largest city in the South Island. Christchurch is well known for its many parks and gardens, which can be found throughout the city. The city also has a rich history and is home to many historic buildings and monuments. Some of the city's most popular attractions include the Canterbury Museum, the Christchurch Art Gallery, and the Christchurch Botanic Gardens. The city is also home to a thriving arts and culture scene and is home to many theatres, concert halls, and cinemas.

Sumner is a coastal seaside suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand and was surveyed and named in 1849 in honour of John Bird Sumner, the then newly appointed Archbishop of Canterbury and president of the Canterbury Association.

New Regent St occupies a site once dominated by the "Colosseum", a massive hall built in 1888 that at various times contained a boot factory, a skating rink and a silent movie theatre.

In 1929, the hall was demolished to make way for a complex of 40-odd shops, designed by local architect HF Willis in the Spanish Mission style and built in the teeth of the Depression, one of the only sizeable construction projects undertaken in the South Island during that period.

Phipps Antigua Boat sheds (est. 1882), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christchurch" class="extiw" title="en:Christchurch">Christchurch</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand" class="extiw" title="en:New Zealand">New Zealand</a>. New Zealand Historic Places Trust Register number: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1825">1825</a>

The arch beside Christchurch Priory Christchurch Dorset in Springtime.  Leaves just appearing and the last of the bluebellls.  

gray pathway in the middle of green trees

Belinda Fewings

A grassy field near hills and waterways in Christchurch, New Zealand.

brown grass field near mountain under white clouds during daytime

Marcel McCarthy

woman in brown leather jacket and black pants walking on sidewalk during daytime

Katie McBroom

One of my couple shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand. This couple found the perfect location for our shooting and hit the right time to get this beautiful sunset for our photos.

Pablo Heimplatz

Niklas Ohlrogge

Will B

Photos from the Christchurch Farmers' Market.

Christchurch Hospital and Hagley High School, Canterbury, New Zealand, 24 October 2007. Photo taken en route Wellington to Christchurch.

Looking along Worcester Street. The Regent Building originally housed the Royal Exchange. There's a <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://christchurchcitylibraries.com/Heritage/Photos/Disc5/IMG0092.asp">1905 photo</a> taken during its construction and a 1915 photo from a <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://christchurchcitylibraries.com/Heritage/Photos/Disc16/IMG0027.asp">similar vantage point</a>.

Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings, Christchurch. New Zealand Historic Places Trust Register number: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/45">45</a>.

Christchurch cherry blossoms and water wheel in Hagley Park

Christchurch, NZ, November 2008, before the quake.
Cnr Park Terrace and Peterborough Street. 
The Weston House Christchurch, NZ, November 2008

<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Petre" class="extiw" title="en:Francis Petre">Francis Petre</a>'s Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Christchurch, New Zealand, prior to the 2010 earthquake.

<a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/STS-116" title="STS-116">STS-116</a> Shuttle Mission Imagery Backdropped by a colorful Earth, astronaut <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Robert_Curbeam.jpg" title="File:Robert Curbeam.jpg">Robert L. Curbeam, Jr.</a> (left) and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Christer_Fuglesang" title="Christer Fuglesang">Christer Fuglesang</a>, both STS-116 mission specialists, participate in the mission's first of three planned sessions of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction resumes on the International Space Station. The landmasses depicted are the South Island (left) and North Island (right) of New Zealand. 
Explanation: The International Space Station (ISS) will be the largest human-made object ever to orbit the Earth. The station is so large that it could not be launched all at once -- it is being built piecemeal with large sections added continually by flights of the Space Shuttle. To function, the ISS needs trusses to keep it rigid and to route electricity and liquid coolants. These trusses are huge, extending over 15 meters long, and with masses over 10,000 kilograms. Pictured above earlier this month, astronauts Robert L. Curbeam (USA) and Christer Fuglesang (Sweden) work to attach a new truss segment to the ISS and begin to upgrade the power grid.

Christchurch

I just love this country and this is one of my favourite cities in NZ. 

Marcus Ståhl 

I visited Christchurch many years ago, and to be honest I can't remember much of the city itself other than it gave me a positive feeling. It was pleasant to walk in, and a German guy who had a currywurst cart at a park made me a great snack.

The best thing about Christchurch is its beautiful nature. The city sits by the water surrounded by green mountains and dramatic cliffs. I went for a long hike by myself one day and reached the top of one of those cliffs overlooking the ocean, and it was really something special standing there a bit tired after the hike, looking out over the bay, and being completely alone except for some sheep.

Christchurch

What people say about Christchurch