Queen Elizabeth II Park

Queen Elizabeth II Stadium was a multi-use stadium in , 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.
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  • Opening hours: 24/7
  • Type: Park
  • Description: former stadium in Christchurch, New Zealand
  • Also known as: “QE2”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Parklands Library and Shirley Boys’ High School.

Library
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School
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Shirley Boys' High School, also known as SBHS, is a single sex state secondary school in , New Zealand. It was originally situated on a 6 hectare site in the suburb of , but in April 2019 moved, along with , further east to the former QEII Park, 8.6 kilometres from the city centre.

School
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Avonside Girls' High School is a large urban high school in , New Zealand, with more than 1,000 girls from Year 9 to Year 13. It was formerly in the suburb of but moved in 2019, along with , to the former QEII Park site in the east of Christchurch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North New Brighton and Waimairi Beach.

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 a suburb of , New Zealand. It is located north-east of the city. It is east of and north of .

Suburb
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is a suburb of , . It is located north east of the city centre near . The area between Burwood Hospital and was occupied by a brickworks established by John Brightling.

Queen Elizabeth II Park

Latitude
-43.48962° or 43° 29′ 23″ south
Longitude
172.70623° or 172° 42′ 22″ east
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Operator
Christchurch City Council
Open location code
4V8JGP64+5F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 23147464
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Geo­Names ID
6220403
Wiki­data ID
Q2122562
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“Queen Elizabeth II Park” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Queen Elizabeth II Park”
  • Chinese: “伊麗莎白二世女王公園”
  • Chinese: “女王伊麗莎白二世公園”
  • Dutch: “Queen Elizabeth II Park”
  • French: “Queen Elizabeth II Park”
  • German: “Queen Elizabeth II Park”
  • Japanese: “クイーン・エリザベス・パーク”
  • Japanese: “クイーン・エリザベス二世公園”
  • Japanese: “クイーンエリザベス2世スタジアム”
  • Malay: “Queen Elizabeth II Park”
  • Polish: “Queen Elizabeth II Park”
  • Spanish: “Parque Reina Elizabeth II”
  • Spanish: “Queen Elizabeth II Park”
  • Urdu: “ملکہ الزبتھ II پارک”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Avondale and Burwood.

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