Christchurch

South Island

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New Zealand’s second-largest city, with a population of 381,500 inhabitants, is also known as Garden City due to its many green spaces. Only a two-hour drive from the international airport, visitors can practice a wide range of recreational activities like golf, skiing, bungee jumping, rafting, mountain bike riding and windsurfing, plus enjoy cruises to spot whales and icebergs.

Given that Christchurch is an area of volcanic activity, there are also plenty of natural hot pools you can enjoy for free.

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Top things to do in Christchurch

Head to Christchurch Adventure Park, with excellent bike trails and the longest and highest zip lines in New Zealand.
Take the Gondola, an 862-metre cable car ride that provides 360-degree views across Canterbury.
See penguins, seals and dolphins in Akaroa, a town just an hour's drive from the city.
Hunt for the best street art. You can find about 200 works in the city.
Eat and drink at picturesque Regent Street, a pedestrian mall built in the early 1930s.
Take a walk through the seven-kilometre coastal walk of Godley. You may even spot penguins in winter!

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Weather in Christchurch

Christchurch's seasons are more pronounced than Auckland's, with cooler winters where frost is usually followed by sunny days. In July, the coldest month of the year, temperatures range from 0 to 11 °C and, in summer, from 12 to 24 °C.

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Did you know...?

Christchurch became the first city in New Zealand because it was the only town to have a cathedral, hence the name!

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South Island

The North Island, also named Te Ika-a-Māui, is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the South Island by the Cook Strait. 113,729 sq km, it is the 14th-largest island in the world and home to three-quarters of New Zealand’s population. Smaller but more diverse than the South Island, you can go from enjoying the vibrancy of a cosmopolitan city to relaxing at a sub-tropical beach, hiking up a volcano or experiencing a thermal attraction.