City renewal
Christchurch is undergoing a period of major transformation and is home to a number of creative projects and innovative buildings.
A city reimagined
The blueprint for the new Christchurch promises a world-class city that embraces creativity and innovation. Despite the huge challenge of totally redeveloping the CBD, there’s a sense of vigour in Christchurch that is inspiring the city’s regeneration.
Creative public art
Christchurch has seen an influx of innovative public art and hosts a number of art festivals such as:
- SCAPE festival (biannual)
Innovative community projects
Christchurch has become a mecca for creative urban regeneration initiatives. Many of these started in response to the Canterbury earthquakes and have developed into ongoing movements in their own right.
Taking vacant sites awaiting redevelopment and turning them into spaces where local people can meet, take part in music, art, performance and activities, Gap Filler is one of the best known of these initiatives.
Just a few other projects to check out and get involved in are:
For more information about living in Christchurch and what's going on check out these websites:
Christchurch was voted the #6 top city to visit
Lonely Planet
Christchurch was voted #2 in the 52 Places to Go in 2014
New York Times
Study environment
Christchurch is an ethnically diverse and welcoming city offering an exciting and easy lifestyle for students:
- Many international restaurants, a variety of cultural activities and centres of worship for Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu and other religious communities.
- Lively arts and entertainment scene with regular festivals, concerts, sports matches and cultural events nearly every week of the year.
- Surf beaches 15 minutes’ drive from the city centre and ten alpine skifields within two hours’ drive.
- The city also offers a huge range of exciting recreational options in nearby locations of incredible natural beauty including the rugged beauty of Banks Peninsula, the historic French town of Akaroa, thermal hot springs at Hanmer, snowboarding on the Southern Alps and whale watching near Kaikoura.
- Christchurch has a conveniently located international airport which easily connects you to major cities all over the world.
- Check out some great places to eat.
The Garden City
Christchurch is known as the ‘Garden City’ for its many public parks, uncongested roads and an excellent public transport system.
To find out more about our beautiful city, visit the following web sites:
- Christchurch and Canterbury - The official visitors guide and travel planner for Canterbury and Christchurch
- Christchurch City Council - The official site for the Christchurch City Council - contains the latest Council News, Botanic Gardens info, Library info, Christchurch & Canterbury links etc.
