Kaikōura
Kaikōura is the coast town under the mountains where the whales and the crayfish are the reputation.
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Kaikōura is the coast town under the mountains where the whales and the crayfish are the reputation.
KaikōuraCheviot is a north Canterbury farming town between Amberley and Kaikōura, a rural service stop on the coast road.
CheviotHanmer Springs is the alpine thermal town in the Hanmer basin, a weekend destination for Christchurch and a village that has to work in the off-season too.
Hanmer SpringsCulverden is the Amuri farming town on the road toward Hanmer, a dairy and rural service centre on the plains of north Canterbury.
CulverdenWaikari is the small Hurunui town in the limestone country inland from Amberley, a farming community on the road toward the Weka Pass.
WaikariAmberley is the north Canterbury town beside the Waipara wine district, the last proper service town before the coast road runs toward Cheviot and Kaikōura.
AmberleyRangiora is the main town of Waimakariri, north of the Waimakariri River from Christchurch.
RangioraKaiapoi is the river town just north of Christchurch, rebuilt after the earthquakes, with a river, a high street, and a community that kept its name.
KaiapoiChristchurch is the Canterbury city: the rebuild, the port at Lyttelton, the plains towns to the west and south, and a professional and trades market second only to Auckland.
ChristchurchLyttelton is the port town in the crater across the Port Hills from Christchurch: a working port, a tight main street, and a reputation that is not the CBD.
LytteltonAkaroa is the harbour town on Banks Peninsula, with a French-settler history, cruise-ship days, and a permanent village at the end of a long drive from Christchurch.
AkaroaLittle River is the small settlement on the road between Christchurch and Akaroa, a rail-trail stop and a peninsula community before the hill to the harbour.
Little RiverRolleston is the Selwyn growth town south-west of Christchurch, with new subdivisions, an inland port and industrial area, and residents who search the town they just moved to.
RollestonLincoln is the Selwyn town of the university and the research farms, between Christchurch and the lake districts of Ellesmere, with Rolleston as the larger neighbour.
LincolnDarfield is the Malvern town on the road toward Arthur’s Pass, an inland farming service centre west of Christchurch.
DarfieldOxford is the foothills town north-west of Christchurch, a rural service centre under the hills, distinct from the English city and from Rangiora.
OxfordArthur’s Pass village sits in the Southern Alps on the road between Canterbury and the West Coast.
Arthur’s PassLeeston is the Ellesmere town south of Christchurch, the service centre for the lake district and the farms between the city and the Rakaia.
LeestonRakaia is the mid-Canterbury town on the river of the same name, known to anglers for salmon and to locals as the service stop between Christchurch and Ashburton.
RakaiaAshburton is the mid-Canterbury town, a farming service centre on the plains between Christchurch and Timaru, with Methven and the mountain to the west.
AshburtonMethven is the town at the foot of Mount Hutt, a farming community for most of the year and a ski town in winter.
MethvenMount Somers is the small foothills settlement inland from Ashburton, a walking and farming community under the mountain of the same name.
Mount SomersGeraldine is the south Canterbury foothills town between Ashburton and Timaru, known for maker shops, a gorge, and a main street that pulls visitors off SH1.
GeraldineTemuka is the town between Timaru and Geraldine, with a pottery reputation and a farming district around a main street that is not the Timaru CBD.
TemukaTimaru is the south Canterbury port city, Caroline Bay on one side and a rural district on the other, the service centre for Temuka, Geraldine, and the road south to Waimate.
TimaruPleasant Point is the small inland town west of Timaru, with a vintage railway and a farming community on the road toward the Mackenzie.
Pleasant PointWaimate is the south Canterbury town near the Hunter Hills, known for the white horse on the hillside, strawberries, and a farming district between Timaru and Ōamaru.
WaimateFairlie is the gateway town to the Mackenzie Country, the last main street before Tekapo, with a rural district of its own.
FairlieTekapo is the Mackenzie lake town: the church, the lupins, the dark-sky reserve, and a visitor economy that has outgrown the permanent village.
TekapoTwizel is the Mackenzie town built for the Upper Waitaki hydro scheme, now a base for Aoraki, the canals, and a quieter lake trip than Tekapo.
TwizelMount Cook Village is the settlement inside the national park under Aoraki.
Aoraki / Mount CookWoodend is the North Canterbury town on the old highway, beside Pegasus, with Rangiora inland and Kaiapoi to the south.
WoodendPegasus is the planned town on the North Canterbury coast, a lake and new streets beside Woodend, built for people who still explain it as “near Woodend”.
PegasusPrebbleton is the Selwyn town hard against southern Christchurch, between Halswell, Lincoln, and the new housing that filled the gap.
PrebbletonWest Melton is the Selwyn settlement west of Christchurch, before Darfield, a village that grew with lifestyle blocks and the road toward the foothills.
West MeltonWaipara is the North Canterbury wine valley on the highway north of Amberley, cellar doors in a basin that is not the Hanmer tourist town and not a Christchurch suburb.
WaiparaGovernors Bay is the harbour settlement on the western shore of Lyttelton Harbour, over the hill from Christchurch and along the water from Lyttelton.
Governors BayDiamond Harbour is the settlement on the southern shore of Lyttelton Harbour, a ferry ride from the port and a road around the hills toward Akaroa.
Diamond HarbourSpringfield is the foothills town on the highway west of Darfield, the last plains service stop before Porters Pass and the climb to Arthur’s Pass.
SpringfieldDunsandel is the Selwyn town on the main south highway between Rolleston and Rakaia, a farming service town inland from Leeston and the lake.
DunsandelSouthbridge is the Ellesmere town southwest of Leeston, a farming service town on the flat between the lake and the main highway at Dunsandel.
SouthbridgeKirwee is the Selwyn town on SH73 between Christchurch and Darfield, a plains service stop before the foothills at Springfield.
KirweeDuvauchelle is the harbour settlement on the road into Akaroa, a wharf and a village on Banks Peninsula before the town at the head of the harbour.
DuvauchelleHinds is the Mid Canterbury farming town on SH1 between Ashburton and Timaru, a highway service stop on the Hinds River.
HindsWaikuku is the beach settlement on the North Canterbury coast between Woodend and Leithfield, a holiday shore north of Pegasus.
WaikukuLeithfield is the small North Canterbury settlement on SH1 between Amberley and Woodend, with a beach community on the coast beside it.
LeithfieldOhoka is the rural Waimakariri settlement between Rangiora and Kaiapoi, lifestyle blocks and farms on the plains north of Christchurch.
OhokaSheffield is the Selwyn foothills town on SH73 between Darfield and Springfield, a rural stop on the inland road toward Arthur’s Pass.
SheffieldPeel Forest is the foothills settlement inland from Geraldine, a bush reserve and rural community at the edge of the Canterbury plains.
Peel ForestTai Tapu is the rural town south of Christchurch, between Lincoln and the road over to Little River and Akaroa on Banks Peninsula.
Tai TapuCust is the inland Waimakariri village between Oxford and Rangiora, a farming stop on the plains north of the river.
CustHawarden is the Hurunui farming town between Waikari and Culverden, inland from Waipara on the road toward Hanmer Springs.
HawardenWaiau is the inland Hurunui town south of Hanmer Springs, a farming settlement on the road between Culverden and the Lewis Pass.
WaiauOkains Bay is the coastal settlement on the north side of Banks Peninsula, over the hills from Akaroa and Duvauchelle.
Okains BayPigeon Bay is the inlet settlement on the north side of Banks Peninsula, between Diamond Harbour and Akaroa, reached from Little River.
Pigeon BaySt Andrews is the coastal farming settlement south of Timaru, on the road toward Waimate and the Waitaki River.
St AndrewsGlenavy is the farming town on the Waitaki River, between Waimate and Oamaru at the southern edge of Canterbury.
GlenavySefton is the rural village between Rangiora and Amberley, a farming stop on the plains north of Kaiapoi and near Leithfield.
SeftonWest Eyreton is the farming locality between Rangiora and Oxford, on the Waimakariri plains inland from Cust.
West EyretonMayfield is the mid-Canterbury farming town inland from Ashburton, on the plains toward the foothills and Mount Somers.
MayfieldCustomers type the suburb as well as the city. Each of these pages is written for that name.
Riccarton is Christchurch’s western retail suburb: the mall, Riccarton Road, and the edge of the university at Ilam.
RiccartonMerivale is the northern Christchurch suburb with its own mall and a village street, between Fendalton, St Albans, and Papanui.
MerivaleFendalton is the established north-west Christchurch suburb beside the university and Hagley Park’s far corner, with Merivale and Riccarton as the retail neighbours.
FendaltonSumner is Christchurch’s beach suburb at the end of the estuary, under the cliffs, with its own village and a road that continues to the bays.
SumnerCashmere is the Port Hills suburb above the southern city, with views, a village, and Halswell and Sydenham on the flat below.
CashmereHalswell is the south-west Christchurch suburb that grew toward Prebbleton and Hornby, a residential edge with its own shopping centre.
HalswellPapanui is north Christchurch’s commercial suburb, the mall and the junction, with St Albans to the south and Merivale to the west.
PapanuiIlam is the Christchurch suburb of the university, between Riccarton and Fendalton, with a student and research economy as well as houses.
IlamAddington is the inner south-west Christchurch suburb of the racecourse, the station, and a grid of workshops and houses between Riccarton and Sydenham.
AddingtonSydenham is the southern inner suburb along Colombo Street, light industrial in parts, residential in others, between Addington and Cashmere’s flat edge.
SydenhamNew Brighton is Christchurch’s eastern beach suburb, the pier and the mall, across the estuary from the central city and north of the Sumner road.
New BrightonHornby is the south-west Christchurch industrial and retail suburb at the motorway, with yards, a mall, and Halswell to the south.
HornbySt Albans is the inner north Christchurch suburb of villas and shops, between the CBD, Merivale, and Papanui.
St AlbansWoolston is the eastern industrial suburb by the Heathcote, between Sydenham and Ferrymead, with workshops rather than a beach village.
WoolstonFerrymead is the retail and heritage park where the road to Sumner leaves the estuary, a commercial suburb rather than a beach.
FerrymeadBishopdale is the north-west Christchurch suburb around its mall, inland of Papanui and away from the Merivale village.
BishopdaleBelfast is the northern Christchurch suburb on the old north road, between the city and Kaiapoi, with industrial land and housing that grew toward the Waimakariri.
BelfastLinwood is the east Christchurch suburb between the city and the avenue out to New Brighton, with its own shops and a grid of houses rather than a beach.
LinwoodSpreydon is the south Christchurch suburb beyond Sydenham, Selwyn Street shops and houses on the way toward Hoon Hay and the hills.
SpreydonRedcliffs is the estuary suburb on the road to Sumner, under the red cliffs, a village of its own before the beach at the end of the causeway.
RedcliffsMount Pleasant is the Port Hills suburb above Ferrymead and the estuary, looking over toward Mount Cavendish, with Lyttelton on the other side of the hill.
Mount PleasantBurnside is the north-west Christchurch suburb beside Bishopdale, toward the airport side of the city, a residential name with its own schools and shops.
BurnsideAvonhead is the west Christchurch suburb toward the airport, between Ilam and the Russley road, residential streets rather than the Riccarton shops.
AvonheadWigram is the south-west Christchurch suburb of the old air base, now housing and a name that sits between Hornby, Sockburn’s industrial edge, and Halswell.
WigramHoon Hay is the south-west Christchurch suburb between Spreydon and the hill suburbs, residential streets running toward Hoon Hay Valley and the Cashmere side.
Hoon HaySomerfield is the south Christchurch suburb around Barrington, between Spreydon and the Cashmere hills, with a shopping centre that anchors the neighbourhood.
SomerfieldBeckenham is the south Christchurch suburb along Colombo Street, a local shops strip between Sydenham and the hill suburbs of St Martins and Somerfield.
BeckenhamSt Martins is the south-east Christchurch suburb on the lower Port Hills, between Beckenham, Opawa, and the Cashmere valley.
St MartinsOpawa is the Christchurch suburb along the Heathcote River, between Sydenham and Woolston, with the hills of St Martins rising on its south side.
OpawaShirley is the north-east Christchurch suburb between St Albans and Burwood, a residential grid with its own shops on the way toward New Brighton.
ShirleyBurwood is the eastern Christchurch suburb between Shirley and New Brighton, home of the old QEII grounds and streets that run out to the dune suburbs.
BurwoodBryndwr is the north-west Christchurch suburb between Fendalton and Papanui, established streets north of the university edge.
BryndwrSockburn is the south-west Christchurch industrial suburb between Riccarton, Hornby, and Wigram, workshops and yards along the main road to the west.
SockburnHeathcote Valley is the Christchurch suburb at the city mouth of the Lyttelton road tunnel, between Ferrymead and the Port Hills.
Heathcote ValleyRedwood is the northern Christchurch suburb on the Main North Road, between Papanui and Belfast, with its own shops before the city gives way to Kaiapoi.
RedwoodMairehau is the northeast Christchurch suburb between Shirley and Burwood, housing along Mairehau Road before the suburbs reach the coast at Parklands.
MairehauParklands is the northeast Christchurch suburb beside Bottle Lake Forest, north of New Brighton and inland from the coast on the way out of Burwood.
ParklandsAranui is the east Christchurch suburb west of New Brighton, between the Pages Road corridor and the coast, with its own shops rather than a beach.
AranuiBromley is the southeast Christchurch suburb between Linwood and the estuary, industrial land and housing on the road out toward Ferrymead.
BromleyHillmorton is the southwest Christchurch suburb between Hoon Hay and Halswell, known for the hospital and the housing on the way toward the Selwyn towns.
HillmortonTempleton is the settlement on the main south road past Hornby, the last Christchurch stop before the highway runs out to Rolleston and the Selwyn plains.
TempletonYaldhurst is the western Christchurch locality on the road toward the mountains, rural-residential blocks beside the airport approach and short of Darfield.
YaldhurstCasebrook is the northwest Christchurch suburb between Bishopdale and Belfast, housing on the side of the city before the northern industrial edge.
CasebrookRussley is the western Christchurch suburb along Memorial Avenue, between Burnside and the airport, on the road that continues out to Yaldhurst.
RussleyPrestons is the newer northeast Christchurch suburb north of Burwood, inland from Parklands and east of the Marshland Road settlements.
PrestonsMarshland is the northern Christchurch locality along Marshland Road, lifestyle blocks and housing between Belfast, Redwood, and the new suburb at Prestons.
MarshlandWaltham is the inner Christchurch suburb between Sydenham and Linwood, workshops and houses on the south-east side of the city centre.
WalthamBarrington is the south Christchurch shopping suburb between Spreydon and Cashmere, the mall and the streets on the way toward the hills.
BarringtonHuntsbury is the hill suburb above Cashmere and St Martins, houses on the rise looking over south Christchurch toward the plains.
HuntsburyAidanfield is the southwest Christchurch suburb between Halswell and Wigram, newer housing on the city side of the road out toward Prebbleton.
AidanfieldHarewood is the northwest Christchurch suburb around the airport, housing and airport businesses on the side of the city toward Belfast and the Waimakariri.
HarewoodStrowan is the northwest Christchurch suburb between Fendalton, Merivale, and Papanui, houses on the streets north of the older garden suburbs.
StrowanWestmorland is the hill suburb above Halswell on the Cashmere side of Christchurch, housing on the slopes looking over the southwest of the city.
WestmorlandHei Hei is the west Christchurch suburb beside Hornby, housing on the side of the city toward Yaldhurst and the airport industrial land.
Hei HeiIslington is the industrial suburb in west Christchurch beside Hornby, workshops and yards on the railway side of the city.
IslingtonMiddleton is the Christchurch suburb between Riccarton and Sockburn, housing and local shops on the western arterial.
MiddletonPhillipstown is the inner-east Christchurch suburb between the central city and Linwood, cottages and light industry on the flat east of the square.
PhillipstownAvonside is the east Christchurch suburb along the Avon River, between the inner city and the eastern suburbs of Dallington and Burwood.
AvonsideDallington is the east Christchurch suburb in the loop of the Avon, between Avonside and the suburbs closer to New Brighton.
DallingtonWainoni is the east Christchurch suburb between Aranui and Avonside, housing on the flat on the way to New Brighton.
WainoniSouthshore is the suburb at the south end of the New Brighton spit, houses between the estuary and the open coast south of the pier.
SouthshoreQueenspark is the northeast Christchurch suburb beyond Parklands, housing on the north-eastern edge of the city toward Bottle Lake.
QueensparkEdgeware is the shopping village in St Albans, a short retail street in the north-inner suburbs of Christchurch.
EdgewareTinwald is the town on the south bank of the Ashburton River, the residential and rural side of Ashburton across the bridge from the main centre.
TinwaldNorthwood is the north Christchurch suburb beyond Redwood, newer housing on the side of the city toward Belfast.
NorthwoodSouth Brighton is the dune suburb south of New Brighton, housing on the spit between the estuary and the sea, north of Southshore.
South BrightonAllenton is the northern suburb of Ashburton, housing on the side of town toward the Ashburton River bridge and the road to Methven.
AllentonWashdyke is the industrial suburb north of Timaru, workshops and housing on the way out of town toward Temuka and Pleasant Point.
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