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Christchurch is situated on the east of the South Island in New Zealand and on
the Avon River.
Christchurch developed as a colonizing project which was inspired by Edward
Gibbon Wakefield and largely enacted by John Robert Godley. Christchurch was
founded by the Canterbury Association which hoped to develop a mould of a
Church of England settlement.
The first immigrants to land in New Zealand arrived via ship in New Zealand in
1850 and 1851. Initially Christchurch was known as Canterbury before being
renamed Christchurch College after a college in Oxford which was attended by
John Robert Godley.
Along with Auckland, Dunedin, Tauranga and Wellington Christchurch is an
important port city with a deep water anchorage available. The port is connected
to an internal travel network by rail and road. Because of the deep water facilities
it can accommodate big tanker ships with cargoes such as iron, steel, timber and
petrol.
Today Christchurch is the second largest city in New Zealand, second only to
Auckland. The 2001 census recorded 316,277 people living in Christchurch while
Auckland had 367,734. Due to the fact that 12% or Christchurch's area is
parkland and gardens, the city has earned the nickname 'Garden City of the
Plains.'
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