The international gateway to the South Island, Christchurch is a great place to live, work, visit and do business.

Come to our beautiful, lively garden city. Christchurch is the second largest city in New Zealand with 400,000 people. It has over 600 parks covering 6000 hectares with beautiful  public gardens, and private gardens that are wonderful in spring, summer and autumn. There are several  modern, exciting shopping malls in the city and suburbs with very competitive prices.

In the city you will find every type of European and Asian food that you can imagine. There are hundreds of small and large restaurants - something to suit everyones tastes.

There are many activites to do and places to visit in Christchurch including: Museums, the Antarctic Centre, big musical shows and nightly theatre. Walking and riding a bicycle through the city are a pleasant way to get around, and there is an excellent bus service.

Christchurch hosts hundreds of international students every year in its schools, language centres, Polytechnic, College of Education and Universities.

If you enjoy the outdoors, Christchurch is a wonderful city to live in as there are beaches, rivers, mountains, ski fields, forests and farms all very close.

• Go to Google Maps to see Christchurch
• Go to Christchurch Official Website for more detail