Aidanfield | |
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Coordinates: 43°33′54″S 172°34′08″E / 43.565°S 172.569°E | |
Country | New Zealand |
City | Christchurch |
Local authority | Christchurch City Council |
Electoral ward | Halswell[1] |
Community board | Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton |
Area | |
• Land | 168 ha (415 acres) |
Population (June 2023)[3] | |
• Total | 4,110 |
Hornby | Wigram | Hillmorton |
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Hoon Hay | |
Prebbleton | Halswell | Westmorland |
Aidanfield is a suburb in the south-west of Christchurch, New Zealand, about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from the city centre. The land, which had been owned by the Good Shepherd Sisters since 1886,[4] now incorporates the Mount Magdala Institute and the St John of God Chapel, which has a Category I heritage listing by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust (now Heritage New Zealand). The first residents moved into the suburb in 2002. The developer caused controversy in 2007–2008 by applying to have a group of farm buildings demolished to allow for further subdivision. Christchurch City Council was widely criticised for approving the demolition despite the buildings having had a heritage listing in the Christchurch City Plan.