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Christchurch is the largest city on the South Island of New Zealand with a population of over 300,000 as of 2001. It is located on the edge of the Canterbury plains and is a major stepping off point for touring the South Island. |
|  | Named after Christ Church College at the University of Oxford. It was originally known as Christ Church, the name being abbreviated by common usage by the 1880s |
The pre-European (Mâori) name Otautahi, is said to originate from a Mâori chief named Tautahi, who is believed to have occupied a seasonal dwelling on a bank of the Avon River near to where the Barbadoes Street bridge now stands. To date there is no documentary or archaeological evidence to support this contention. | | |
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sprdak11 Sat Jun 10, 2006 12:19 UTC
Very interesting travel page with nice pictures. Greetings. | luckyzen Sat May 6, 2006 05:05 UTC
Hi Kris, I loved the picture and info on the International Antarctic Centre. Huge penguins! Thank you and thanks for dropping by. 'njoy the warm weather! :~)) Regards to Tim. | Waalewiener Wed Mar 22, 2006 19:15 UTC
What a classy looking place Christchurch is ,it looks soo clean and it probabbly is . Did you see or meet Rosie ,Rozehill while you were there ? Very nice very colourful and your pictures are so clear ,just a great page . | Salvador_Lemonez Sun Dec 11, 2005 12:15 UTC
Fantastic photos of NZ! |
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