North New Brighton

North New Brighton
Suburb
North New Brighton War Memorial and Community Centre
North New Brighton War Memorial and Community Centre
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Coordinates: 43°29′31″S 172°43′8″E / 43.49194°S 172.71889°E / -43.49194; 172.71889
CountryNew Zealand
CityChristchurch
Local authorityChristchurch City Council
Electoral wardCoastal
Community boardWaitai Coastal-Burwood-Linwood
Area
[1]
 • Land199 ha (492 acres)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total
4,250
Parklands Waimairi Beach
Burwood
North New Brighton
 (Pegasus Bay)
(Residential red zone) New Brighton

North New Brighton (Māori: Ōruapaeroa) is a suburb on the northern side of Christchurch city. It was originally known as North Beach and was readily accessible from Christchurch city by tram.[3] It was renamed North New Brighton in 1953.[4] A large sports centre and swimming pool is on the same locale as the former Queen Elizabeth II Park. The centre was rebuilt and opened in 2018.[5]

The Māori name for North New Brighton and the Travis Wetlands is Ōruapaeroa, pre-European occupation it was rich with eels and bird life, and was considered as an important food-gathering place by the local iwi, Ngāi Tahu.[6] The Māori wharenui were burned down in November 1882 when an early European settler acquired the land.[7]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. ^ "North Beach – A Rising Suburb – What the Trams Have Done". The Star. 24 September 1913.
  4. ^ "Christchurch Place Names N–Z: North New Brighton" (PDF). Christchurch City Libraries. February 2016. p. 8.
  5. ^ Mead, Thomas (3 May 2018). "Christchurch flaunts new $38m QEII pool complex". Newshub. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  6. ^ Tau, T.M; Goodall, A.; Palmer, D. (1990). "Te Whakatau Kaupapa: Ngai Tahu resource management strategy for the Canterbury Region". Aoraki Press. Wellington, New Zealand. pp. 5–24.
  7. ^ Taylor, W.A (1952). Lore and history of the South Island Māori. Christchurch, New Zealand. p. 48.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)