Christchurch
from my visit in 1977
view of Port Lyttelton, near Christchurch
Christchurch, city in New Zealand, on eastern South Island. It is the principal urban and commercial center of a fertile agricultural region producing grain and sheep. Christchurch is also one of the most important industrial centers in New Zealand. It has excellent transportation facilities, a bountiful water supply, and unlimited quantities of inexpensive hydroelectric power.
newer hotel, "Noahs"
older hotel, "Clarendon"
shopping
The chief industries are meat packing, tanneries, and the manufacture of woolen goods, furniture, and transport equipment. Road and rail tunnels through the Port Hills connect Christchurch with the nearby port of Lyttelton. The University of Canterbury (1873) is located in Christchurch. Lincoln University (1990; founded in 1878 as Canterbury Agricultural College) is near the city, in Canterbury.
Statue of Robert Falcon Scott, Antarctic Explorer,
created by his widow, Kathleen Scott.
Christchurch has a history of involvement in Antarctic exploration
both Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton used the port of Lyttelton
as a departure point for expeditions,
the park
Christchurch was founded about 1850 by the Canterbury Association, a British colonizing society closely affiliated with the Church of England. It was named after Christ Church College at the University of Oxford, England. Population (1998 estimate) 339,500.
Text from Microsoft Encarta
hiker's cabin
(built at the direction of an extravagant councilman)
interior window
fountain at the performing arts center
Other parts of the South
Island
view of Queenstown
The country of New Zealand includes two large islands.
Queenstown, pictured here, is in the interior of South Island.
tour on lake to a sheep station
ewe with two back lambs
telling about the work of New Zealand sheep
dogs
electric power comes from a large underground power plant near the Western coast
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