Christchurch Facts

1. A fun fact is since an earthquake on 4th September 2010 we've been saying "Our city rocks!" A little different to the usual name; "the garden city"

2. A weird fact about my city is that the rest of NZ think we are "one-eyed" about our sports teams: not really weird as its true - we know they are the best!

3. A random fact about Christchurch is we have the oldest bridge in NZ. It's in Victoria Square – you will cross it to see the flower clock

4. An interesting fact about my city is one of our local famous women, Kate Shephard, is featured on the NZ ten-dollar note.

5. Our Hagley Park is the 3rd biggest city park in the world ( behind Central Park, NY and Hyde Park, London.

6. Another fun fact is the first coffee shop, jail and post office were side-by-side in Market Place.

7. It's a weird fact (or an interesting one) that by 1900, the Avon River and the weeping willows were featuring on postcards of the city.

8. Although Christchurch is now the biggest city in the South Island, both Lyttelton and Akaroa were bigger than us until about 1860.

9. Christchurch only became a city because it had a cathedral, making it the first city in New Zealand,

10. A random fact is: when exhibitions were in vogue, Christchurch staged the NZ International Exhibition in 1906/7 – according to the programme "good suits made to measure cost  40 shillings"

11. Lyttelton was burned to the ground in 1870

12. Christchurch has been the departure place for the Antarctic for 100 years