Sumner, New Zealand

Suburb in Christchurch, New Zealand

Sumner
Suburb
Looking down on Sumner (left) from Scarborough
Coordinates: 43°34′17″S 172°45′52″E / 43.57144°S 172.76447°E / -43.57144; 172.76447
Country	New Zealand
City	Christchurch
Local authority	Christchurch City Council
Electoral ward	Heathcote
Community board	Waihoro Spreydon-Cashmere-Heathcote
Area [1]
• Land	264 ha (652 acres)
Population  (June 2024)[2]
• Total	3,600

Clifton		(Pegasus Bay)
Richmond Hill	Sumner	Scarborough
	Port Hills	Te Onepoto / Taylors Mistake

Sumner is a coastal seaside suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand and was surveyed and named in 1849 in honour of John Bird Sumner, the then newly appointed Archbishop of Canterbury and president of the Canterbury Association. Originally a separate borough, it was amalgamated with the city of Christchurch as communications improved and the economies of scale made small town boroughs uneconomic to operate.