North New Brighton
North New Brighton is a suburb on the northern side of Christchurch city. It was originally known as North Beach and was readily accessible from Christchurch city by tram.Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Suburb with 4,070 residents
- Description: suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand
- Also known as: “New Brighton North”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Queen Elizabeth II Park and North New Brighton War Memorial and Community Centre.
Queen Elizabeth II Park
Park
Queen Elizabeth II Stadium was a multi-use stadium in Christchurch, New Zealand, located in a large park called Queen Elizabeth II Park. The stadium had a capacity of 25,000 people and was built in 1973 to host the 1974 British Commonwealth Games, with a temporary 10,000 seat western stand erected for that event to take the capacity to 35,000.
North New Brighton War Memorial and Community Centre
Community center
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
North New Brighton War Memorial and Community Centre is a community center.
Shirley Boys‘ High School
School
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Shirley Boys' High School, also known as SBHS, is a single sex state secondary school in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was originally situated on a 6 hectare site in the suburb of Shirley, but in April 2019 moved, along with Avonside Girls' High School, further east to the former QEII Park, 8.6 kilometres from the city centre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waimairi Beach and Bexley.
Waimairi Beach
Suburb
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Waimairi Beach is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is located north-east of the city. It is east of Parklands and north of North New Brighton.
Bexley
Quarter
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Bexley is an eastern suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is located on the right bank of the Avon River / Ōtākaro approximately one kilometre from the Avon Heathcote Estuary.
Parklands
Suburb
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Parklands is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is located north east of the city centre near Bottle Lake Forest. The area between Burwood Hospital and Waimairi Golf Club was occupied by a brickworks established by John Brightling. Parklands is situated 2½ km northwest of North New Brighton.
North New Brighton
- Category: locality
- Location: Christchurch City, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-43.49199° or 43° 29′ 31″ southLongitude
172.71869° or 172° 43′ 7″ eastPopulation
4,070Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)Open location code
4V8JGP59+6FOpenStreetMap ID
node 7745933837OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
6220373Wikidata ID
Q54866253
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“North New Brighton” goes by many names.
- French: “North New Brighton”
- Turkish: “North New Brighton”
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