South Island
Canterbury
Christchurch City

New Brighton

New Brighton is a coastal suburb of , New Zealand, 8 kilometres east of the city centre. It is one of eastern Christchurch's main entertainment and tourist centres. The 2011 Christchurch earthquakes caused significant damage in the area.
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  • Type: Suburb with 6,480 residents
  • Description: suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand
  • Also known as: “New Brighton, New Zealand”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Grace Vineyard Church - Beach Campus and New Brighton Library.

Church
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Library
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Tower
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bexley and North New Brighton.

Quarter
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is an eastern suburb of , New Zealand. It is located on the right bank of the approximately one kilometre from the .

Suburb
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is a suburb on the northern side of city. It was originally known as North Beach and was readily accessible from Christchurch city by tram.

Suburb
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is one of the eastern suburbs of . It is a low socio-economic area. In its early years, grew along Pages Road, the suburb's main road.

New Brighton

Latitude
-43.50688° or 43° 30′ 25″ south
Longitude
172.72632° or 172° 43′ 35″ east
Population
6,480
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Open location code
4V8JFPVG+6G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 446025727
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
2186255
Wiki­data ID
Q728878
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Turkish—“New Brighton” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Նյու Բրայթոն”
  • Catalan: “New Brighton”
  • Cebuano: “New Brighton”
  • Chinese: “新布莱顿”
  • Chinese: “新布賴頓”
  • Chinese: “新布赖顿”
  • French: “New Brighton”
  • German: “New Brighton”
  • Japanese: “ニュー・ブライトン”
  • Malay: “New Brighton, New Zealand”
  • Russian: “Нью-Брайтон”
  • Spanish: “New Brighton”
  • Turkish: “New Brighton”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as South New Brighton and Waimairi Beach.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include St Faith’s Anglican Church - New Brighton and Point Break Backpackers.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “New Brighton”. Photo: Rabs003, CC BY-SA 4.0.