Just looking in the NZ forum and it appears there are no Christchurch pics. I did a thread on Christchurch a few years ago but its since vanished.

Does anyone have any pics of Christchurch?

It snowed there a few days ago - quite deep aparently.
Also it has a new art gallery/museum in the center of town which is quite interesting.

JayT

I've got a few pics from when I went to the south island in the last holidays (about 6 weeks ago). I took 320 pics in total, but only a fraction of those are pics of Christchurch. Might post some soon if I get time.

It must be so friggin cold in Christchurch right now,I have a mate who is living there atm and I don't even want to ring him coz I don't want to hear all the belly-aching about the cold. lol.

Bloody cold when i was there 6 weeks ago, and that was when it was still hot in Auckland.

Woo im going to be useful! I was in christchurch over summer.

Fancy art gallery.
http://www.melbournephotos.net/pics/2003-12-04%20New%20Zealand%20-%20Christchuch%20and%20Southland/IMG_3286.JPG

Giant icecream cone made out of weed.
http://www.melbournephotos.net/pics/2003-12-04%20New%20Zealand%20-%20Christchuch%20and%20Southland/IMG_3255.JPG

Nice little street with tram line.
http://www.melbournephotos.net/pics/2003-12-04%20New%20Zealand%20-%20Christchuch%20and%20Southland/IMG_3294.JPG

Nice buildings!
http://www.melbournephotos.net/pics/2003-12-04%20New%20Zealand%20-%20Christchuch%20and%20Southland/IMG_3269.JPG

Looks like the uk
http://www.melbournephotos.net/pics/2003-12-04%20New%20Zealand%20-%20Christchuch%20and%20Southland/IMG_3283.JPG

I love how the new building comes out of the old one in the last pic. I didnt get any good photos of it though.
The rest of the photos are on my website :). I really really didn't take enough of christchurch.
Great place besides everyone telling me how english it is.

wow awesome pics there Uewepuep! - Love that one of the Art Gallery! A great piece of Architecture!

Here's some more I found of Christchurch-
You can see Hagley Park in the foreground
http://www.christchurch.org.nz/PhotoGallery/images/001.jpg
skyline
http://www.christchurch.org.nz/PhotoGallery/images/002.jpg
city from Port hills
http://www.christchurch.org.nz/PhotoGallery/images/004.jpg
http://www.christchurch.org.nz/PhotoGallery/images/003.jpg
:cheers:

Great place besides everyone telling me how english it is.

Yes. They do tend to over do it sometimes with the ''more English than England'' thing. It would be nice if they changed the focus to more of a Kiwi-cosmopolitan with a touch of England.

That's their claim to fame.

http://www.christchurchnz.net/content/plugins/gallery4/fullsize/walker_868A405.jpg Like this one of the Art Gallery .

and this one!
http://www.christchurchnz.net/content/plugins/gallery4/fullsize/2010.jpg :)

Christchurch is a beautiful city, Very underated in my opinion.. Arguebly the best architecture in New Zealand.

I love how the new building comes out of the old one in the last pic. I didnt get any good photos of it though.

That's Clarendon Tower, and their basic design guideline was to integrate well with the existing building, as to not impact the old architecture too much (Christchurch conservatives for you). And that's a really nice photo of the art gallery you took - postcard worthy definitely.

And many people in Christchurch hate the English thing, me included. I mean, I'm happy for it to go so far, but I think we've left that behind long ago. Makes us sound so mono-cultural, sedate, boring even.

Snowfall wasn't too bad, its passed now and it was actually quite warm yesterday.

http://www.virtualoceania.net/newzealand/photos/cities/christchurch/067f.jpg

Christchurch Cathedral at the very heart city.

http://www.virtualoceania.net/newzealand/photos/cities/christchurch/014j-t.jpg

The Chalice - A year 2000 sculpture by Neil Dawson. It is representing leaves of native trees being swept up in the hot nor'west wind that blows across Christchurch and Canterbury.

http://www.virtualoceania.net/newzealand/photos/cities/christchurch/015j-t.jpg

Market trading in Cathedral Square.

Sorry about the size of the last two pictures, I need to work out how to enlarge another time.

My first picture post :cheer:

Awesome mate. Keep them coming.

Bloody cold when i was there 6 weeks ago, and that was when it was still hot in Auckland.

You aucklanders and your temperatures lol. btw it gets hotter in Christchurch than in Auckland (yes and it gets colder too) :cheers:

man this is an old thread... its come back from the dead :)

New Zealanders have a real bee in their bonnet about the weather. The rest of the world laughs at us because of it! Well, they do in the UK, especially anything to do with wind :fart:

New Zealanders have a real bee in their bonnet about the weather. The rest of the world laughs at us because of it! Well, they do in the UK, especially anything to do with wind :fart:

thats hilarious haha

CHRISTCHURCH, a city that I am dying to see and one that I will most definitely fall in love with:

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New Brighton Pier, Christchurch

http://www.davidwallphoto.com/images/%7B1BFAE697%2D860D%2D4EEC%2DA0B5%2DD0CA29BF7853%7D%2EJPG

http://www.davidwallphoto.com/images/%7BF2CD1D35%2DE70B%2D45F2%2D9D71%2D4069B3440FD2%7D%2Ejpg

CBD

http://www.davidwallphoto.com/images/%7B5AB37B87%2DCB58%2D4B8F%2DB070%2DBCF4310ED9E4%7D%2Ejpg

http://www.davidwallphoto.com/images/%7B17CFD940%2DCF12%2D4E73%2DA0D9%2D5FC33534F038%7D%2Ejpg

Hagley Park

http://www.davidwallphoto.com/images/%7B092EDCC0%2DA68D%2D43E8%2D8B35%2D8C606661BE66%7D%2EJPG


http://www.davidwallphoto.com/images/%7BC359ED65%2D1B27%2D4B0F%2DA897%2D2FED54475644%7D%2EJPG

Christchurch has gone International ;) feel free to contribute -

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=316391

What an awesome city.It looks like the perfect size to me.I really hope to go there sometime in the future.Ive done the North Island twice,once for pleasure in 1995 and I just got back from a 1 month study course a few weeks ago.But not the south.I really want to go after seeing these pictures.

I like the size of the city.It looks like Adelaide but with similar and different natural features like the glacier,the surf beaches and the moutain area near the sea.

Best of all.Its green and has kept alot of its heritage,unlike Auckland which is green but has alot of bad modern architecture mixed in with some nice architecture too,in its CBD.

Some more pictures of the city and Greater Christchurch


The ANZAC Dawn Service outside the Anglican Cathedral in the Square
http://www.backpack-newzealand.com/albums/Christchurch/dawn.jpg

The new City Art Gallery - better pictures to come.
http://www.backpack-newzealand.com/albums/Christchurch/artgallery.jpg

The River Avon, which runs through the centre of the city, helping give Christchruch it's quirky English feel.
http://www.backpack-newzealand.com/albums/Christchurch/avon.jpg

New Regent street was built in the early 1930's in the Spanish Mission Style. It's full of cafes and second hand shop's. Breat place for food and drinks in the summer.
http://www.backpack-newzealand.com/albums/Christchurch/regentstreet.jpg

Cathedral Square in the warm summer sun.
http://www.backpack-newzealand.com/albums/Christchurch/chchsummer.jpg

Oxford Terrace is full of bars, cafes and restaurants. The Avon flows in front of it and its a great place to chill and relax. Rumour has it, that there is major hotel and apartment development planned along here in the near future.
http://www.backpack-newzealand.com/albums/Christchurch/oxfordterrace.jpg

Christchurch's port suburb of Lyttelton.
http://www.backpack-newzealand.com/albums/Christchurch/lyttelton3.jpg

Looking back down the Harbour.
http://www.backpack-newzealand.com/albums/Christchurch/lyttelton.jpg

Lyttelton.
http://www.backpack-newzealand.com/albums/Christchurch/lyttelton2.jpg

Governors Bay is one of Christchurch's Villiage Suburbs around the Harbour.
http://www.backpack-newzealand.com/albums/Christchurch/governors_bay2.jpg

Great views.
http://www.backpack-newzealand.com/albums/Christchurch/governors_bay.jpg

Akaroa - recentley became part of Christchurch City. This special place was built by the French when they settled here in the 1840's. The tri-colour still flies their today.
http://www.backpack-newzealand.com/albums/Akaroa/akaroa2_001.jpg

The historic trams and tram lines back in action in the central city.
http://www.backpack-newzealand.com/albums/Christchurch/tram.jpg

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You been to C'church flying?

Love your first pic with the clouds and the mountains in the background. Really shows the city sprawl from the Port Hills (which is where i presume you took that photo from).

Yea, just got back last week.

I've got heaps of pics, but i'll upload them later, cause it takes ages on dial-up, lol. (I know, I can't afford broadband).

Great pics flyin. The night shots look good.

Can't wait to see the rest of your pictures flyin. Hope you had a great time. You need to fill us in on what developments you have seen going up. Love the moon picture over the gallery. The two skyline shots are great, not quiet AKL or WLG, but heaps of potential there. It also gives an indication at how spread out and sprawling Chch is beginning to become. Did you take those picture from out Westmoreland way?? :)

And yet despite its sprawl, Christchurch still remains very easy to bike around!

Christchurch Cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Christchurch and it is the heart of the city. It is the dominating influence in the heart of the city. The foundation stone was laid on Canterbury Anniversary Day, 16th December 1864, 14 years after the arrival of the first organised settlers and the nave was consecrated on the 1st November (All Saints) 1904.

http://library.christchurch.org.nz/Heritage/Photos/Disc17/IMG0006.jpg

Christchurch is a city that is built around its cathedral. Its spire once use to dominate the skyline, but not anymore. What it is though, is a proud symbol of the 'city that shines'. It is the best known and most visited church building in New Zealand. It is open every day of the year.

http://www.virtualoceania.net/newzealand/photos/cities/christchurch/067f.jpg

Great West Door.
http://www.christchurchcathedral.co.nz/content_images/Westporchentrance.jpg

Stained Glass from York Cathedral.
http://www.christchurchcathedral.co.nz/content_images/discover/YorkGlassa.jpg

Capt Scott Memorial Windows.
http://www.christchurchcathedral.co.nz/content_images/discover/scott_window_pic.jpg

Bishop Harper - 1st Bishop of Christchurch.
http://www.christchurchcathedral.co.nz/content_images/discover/BpHarper.jpg

Organ.
http://www.christchurchcathedral.co.nz/content_images/discover/Organ_IMG_7488.jpg

http://www.christchurchcathedral.co.nz/content_images/discover/Organ_IMG_7489.jpg

http://www.christchurchcathedral.co.nz/content_images/discover/organ_IMG_0305.jpg

High Altar.
http://www.christchurchcathedral.co.nz/content_images/discover/altar_DSCF0043_2.jpg

http://www.christchurchcathedral.co.nz/content_images/discover/altar_DSCF0044_2.jpg

Stained Glass.
http://www.christchurchcathedral.co.nz/content_images/discover/SG3_RJ(1).jpg

Tower and Spire.
http://www.christchurchcathedral.co.nz/content_images/4410b83ea8763_EXLARGE.jpg

Cathedral Cafe, Shop and Visitor Centre.
http://www.christchurchcathedral.co.nz/content_images/cafe2.jpg

Cathedral Columbarium (Where Ashes are Buried).
http://www.christchurchcathedral.co.nz/content_images/discover/Columbariume.jpg

http://www.christchurchcathedral.co.nz/content_images/discover/Columbariumb.jpg

http://www.christchurchcathedral.co.nz/content_images/discover/Columbariumd.jpg

http://www.christchurchcathedral.co.nz/content_images/discover/Columbariuma.jpg

The Cathedral has a brand new website - worth a view - www.christchurchcathedral.co.nz

:)

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lol i suppose you took the last photo in the central library of university of canterbury? I went there once just to check out what the skyline looked like, and have to say dissappointed.

guys i cant post photos just yet, i have learned how to post photos but i still havent got a camera, but it wont be long. so sorry about this.

btw. are those chch two highest office tower ever lit at night? ie the price water copper house and the blue one on columbo street which as near it.

Kiss, you need to go have a look, most of us don't live in the Chc at the moment. Look forward to your photos when you get a camera. Look around the internet as well, tons of pictures and things of interest you might want to post.

Kiss, you're up late. It's mid afternoon here in the uk, you guys are normally in bed, giving Kiwikaas and I a rest lol.

Well Im back From Christchurch had a great time:) A couple of info updates first off gallery Apartments: Still clearing land slow progress most probably wont see the building till 2007. QV apartments the developers have apparently gone bankrupt on the building that is why the crane did not stay for that job. It was meant to be used but they seem to have started construction again so maybe they sorted there problems out lol and aslo I apolygize for the lack of photos I didnt relise how hard it was getting good photos lol dam flat plains!!!

http://img349.imageshack.us/img349/1788/picture0014in.jpg

Fisrt pic is of pegasus very early stages of land clearing and lake development


http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/4396/picture0036ce.jpg

Looking down the Northern Motorway. The hole main north road now is all 4 lane with construction completed on the four lane overbridge just past northwood also the supa centre there is getting bigger and bigger with ACC there now also.


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Looking across at the waimak rail bridge


http://img349.imageshack.us/img349/2441/picture0075kg.jpg

Tallest Building in Christchurch


http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/4452/picture0084od.jpg


http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/3964/picture0097of.jpg

Colombo Street bridge I got my head stuck in it when I was a little kid lol


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What everyone has been waiting for :)

http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/7171/picture0116pm.jpg


http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/8741/picture0121vt.jpg


http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/408/picture0133rd.jpg

QV Apartments


http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/5531/picture0143pv.jpg


http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/7693/picture0171sh.jpg



Well thats it people O yea I could have taken photos of new subdivisions but dam theres so many just take a drive down Q2 Drive dam!!! Hope everyone enjoys the update.

Wow beautiful pics there NZGSR, nice to see Pegasus well underway and victoria square tower looks great!

Nice post NZGSR, good to have a bit of an update of our southern metropolis

Thanks NZGSR, Victoria Sq is going to look heaps better now. I really hope they push ahead with the QV building. It is so needed for the asthetics of Victoria Sq and for the skyline.

thanks man, awesome pics, the victoria squares turns out to be as good as anyone could hope for.

Christchurch is looking stunning. Some magic shots there. I'm heading down in August for the first time in about ten years. Very much looking forward to it.

Just found this view of CHC while trawling around the web. In front you can see the new devloping suburb of Northwood which is joined on to Belfast. To the side you can see part of the Clearwater Resort Golf Course. The city centre is in the top right hand corner, and the eastern suburbs strech out to the sea. The large green patch behind the wing is green belt land thats fate is being decided. Plans for new housing, arterial roads, life style blocks and sporting facilities are all being mooted. In typical CHC fashion, it is taking time. The Port Hill and Banks Penisular are in the background - :)

PS - this photo was about 2000, so there has been much more significant deveopment all around Belfast, Northwood and Clearwater.

http://www.chris-powell.homecall.co.uk/Chris%20Powell%20Website/images/wpe37.jpg

awsome shot. Ive been through Northwood and loved it, there was some amazing new houses going up when I was last there.

Yea Northwood is a pretty big subdivision or is it a suburb plus Styx Mill is joined with it also plus another big new suburb is aidensfeild which has joined the city with halswell
alot of housing getting built out Halswell way the new world is like 3x as big as it was 5 years ago lol. Any idea where you can find some good aerial photos I cant find any???

Found this vintage pic on the net

http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/6396/img00379tx.jpg


Christchurch Hospital 1950

The provincial council building
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/tonybratina/3489891.jpg
Cathedral of the blessed sacrament
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The bridge of remembrance
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/tonybratina/28287970.jpg
Tram with art gallery in the background
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/tonybratina/art-gallery1.jpg
Cathedral junction
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/tonybratina/cathedral-junction1.jpg

Isn't the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament just magnificent?! I love it. The whole area around it soooooo needs to be developed. There have been some really good ideas mooted - but will they ever get of the ground?

Thanks for those Tony. Keep them coming....... :)

Found this. Roughly looking west/northwest. Nice day looking out over Victoria Square. The Crown Plaza Hotel on the left and the Town Hall in the centre. The white buildings in the distance behind the Town Hall are the old Christchurch Womens Hospital (which has just moved to a brand new build). Whats going to happen on that land when they pull it down is anyones guess!! Hopefully something fab.

http://www.webwhirled.com/hosting/larkham/photos/nz13_viewfrombecci.jpg

Yes the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament is a wonderful piece of roman catholic architecture, probably my favourite historic building in Christchurch. David do u know where it actually is in Christchurch? Cos i didn't see it whilst i was there last in January.

Its actually not very close to the square, its on barbaedols( not sure if i got the spelling right) street, opposite the CPIT.

Yes the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament is a wonderful piece of roman catholic architecture, probably my favourite historic building in Christchurch. David do u know where it actually is in Christchurch? Cos i didn't see it whilst i was there last in January.

Certainly do Tony.............

It's on Barbados Street at the Moorehouse Ave end. Christchurch Polytec is opposite, the Christchurch School of Music is on the left of it (if you were standing in front of the cathedral and looking at it) and Cathedral College is to the right (the old Francis Xavier and Sacred Heart Colleges combined).

Like you it is my favourite historic building in CHC - but its far from just being historic. Just like it's Anglican sister, the Roman cathedral is humming with full liturgical activity, fantastic music - full sung masses with and with out organ and orchestra - they even do a mid week Latin Mass - brilliant.

The CBS has just celebrated it's 100 years. I posted a tread on one of the internation threads (your favorite building or something like that). I'll do it again for this thread - I just lifted the brilliant photos straight from the CBS website.

The reason the Roman cathedral is where it is was simply to do with the clash of catholic practice and thought between the Anglican and Roman traditions within the Church - crazy. Because CHC and Canterbury was a Anglican invention, they got the good spot. The Romans had to be content with being given land by the smelly gas works and work yards. The response - Francis Petrie's (Lord Concrete) - stunning cathedral.

When George B Shaw congratulated the city fathers on the magnificent cathedral, they all thought he was talking about Christ Church Cathedral in the square - but he he replied 'no the one by the gas works!'

Whatever - CHC is lucky to have two beautiful different looking cathedrals.

CBS is sitting in the middle of huge development potential. There are a couple of articles about it in the Greater Christchurch thread.

:)

Sorry guys about the image size. I have just figured out how to send scanned pictures from my PC to photobucket to post here. Although I have been able to reduce the picture size in my host album, it has not automatically done it when when I posted onto the thread - I'm going to have to work that one out :?

Anyway - I have been trawling through some old photos, and have found some corkers (well I think they're ok).

Christchurch's Icon - Christ Church Cathedral. This was taken on a beautiful Autum May Day in 2002 from the Farmers carpark building smack in between Oxford Tce, Gloucester St, Colombo St and Armagh St looking south. You can just see the Port Hills imbetween the spire and BNZ building.

The Cathedral was begun in 1864 and the nave was consecrated in 1881. The transepts and chancel were not completed until 1904. The great George Gillbert Scott was the architect, with additions by Benjamin W Mountfort. It's Christchurh's most important landmark and the symbol of the city. The new visitors centre is next to and joined onto the cathedral - you can see it on the left of the picture. It was designed by Alun wilkie of Wilkie and Bruce Architects and opened in 1995. You can see the War Memorial in front of the visitor centre.

The grey building on the right of the picture is the Bank of New Zealand Building. It is bounded by Hereford St, Colombo St and Cathedral Sq. It was built in 1967 (not looking to bad for its age). It was designed by Stephenson and Turner of Sydney and was of CHC first real highrises as 43 metres (141 feet). The building is covered with precast panels faced with dark grey-green slate from Broughton Moor quarries in England. In 1987 it got a $20million facelift overseen by Athfield Architects of Wellington. The top two floors are penthouse apartments - the rest BNZ banking.

The Millennium Hotel (the white building) use to be the Housing Corporation building. It was designed by Manson, Seward, Stanton and Meikle Architects. It is 11 stories tall - 42 metres (140 feet) and has had a penthouse and caretakers flat built on top of it in addition. In 1994 it was converted into the 4 star Millennium Hotel which has 179 rooms and opened in 1995.

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g226/DavidEugene/ccc001001.jpg

The faun coloured building to the left of the picture was the Christchurch Transport Board Building until it was transformed into the 4 star Heritage Hotel in the mid 1990's. It was designed by Minson, Henning-Hansen and Dines Architects and opened in 1973. Interestingly the building was called Carruca House until 1995 (a carruca was a roman vehicle designed to carry passengers - CAR). It's 12 stories tall, not very attractive (well it's nice inside), it at least gives CHC some hight! :)

I got my information from a neat little book called Round the Square - A History of Christchurch's Cathedral Square. Great read!

Round The Square - A History of Christchurch's Cathedral Square (1995) Clerestory Press. Christchurch.

ISBN 0-473-03399-2

Came this pic somewhere today and just occurred to me suddenly how very similar it look to christchurch, i think this is as close as a city from other country to look like christchurch- the size and height of the skyline, the port hills and even the riccarton road seems to be there lol.

Anyone can guess where is actually is?
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/2549/usacasanjoseskyscraperpagecom1.jpg

^^
My guess is Boise, Idaho, US

Im afraid not.

Colorado Springs?

Dam that does like like chch besides the hills which I havnt seen the port hills green lol I have no idea what city it is but it has to be an american one good pic :) It aint pasadena is it?

The above guess are all wrong, but ill give you a clue, its in an american western state. Hope this will help you.

???? :)

I'm guessing Phoenix, Arizona.

Could be an old phoinex maybe but im pretty sure their skyline is in two parts uptown and a downtown.
Heres a few more to throw at the list- Tuscon or Salt lake City???? please be right lol

I change my guess to Tucson :)

Come on guys, how could it be phoneix or tucson if the mountains are so green, and this is not just an uptown or midtown or whatever, its the whole of the skyline.

Think ill add some more clue, although its skyline is small, but the metro population is A LOT bigger than chch.

This is getting frustrating :bash:

Last guess- Colorado Springs or Reno NV.

My guess is a slightly older photo of Sacramento California

San Jose, CA. :)

Heres a new pic of it

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/1333/pmcfi0016jpg0bf.jpg

San Jose, CA. :)

Heres a new pic of it

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/1333/pmcfi0016jpg0bf.jpg

correct at last!

I should read the whole thread before answering and the answer was in the image location, hardly rocket science lol.

Thanks for putting me out of the agony Ben!!

Now back to pictures of Christchurch............

this picture shows the area that christchurch now covers. All of the Banks penisular, round to Lake Ellesmere.

http://www.tufts.edu/~crogers/NZ/Akaroa.png

The slow, but changing face of the central city.
http://www.southernaircraft.co.nz/gallery/98.jpg

Good view of Jade Stadium - it will look so much better when the new east stand is built and whatever else they have planned for it!
http://www.southernaircraft.co.nz/gallery/99.jpg

Christchurch wold look Fab with a couple of 100m Towers !

Soooooo true Marky. But when is that going to happen? Anyones guess. Christchurch is growing, the census has just shown that. If the mayors plan for major central city revitalistaion (hence the Greater Christchurch Thread) is truely realised, hopefully it should not be to long before big developers will announce more highrise developments.

I can remember when I was a little kid going on a school trip to the City Council building and we met the Mayor Vicki Buck at the time and she had a model of jade Stadium on her desk and it was what it looks like now excect the old eastern stands were not there and a clone of the western stand was there insted. So my guess is we will see the new stand up before the world cup 2011!!!!

Hey do you guys know anything about the new crane on hereford street? Found it today and they are still just doing the foundations.

Hey do you guys know anything about the new crane on hereford street? Found it today and they are still just doing the foundations.


It's the new 8 story Ibis Hotel. Will have an arcade linking the inside of the building through to the Square. :)

Some good pictures of an old Christchurch can be found here


http://library.christchurch.org.nz/Heritage/Photos/

neat link man. thanx.

I love those old pics - I bought a couple of old photos of Auckland from the city library - one can just imagine how excited they got back in the good old days when they started building 12 storey towers ;) LOL

Most the oldees in CHCH back then prob thought they were doomed when a 5 story building got built lol

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h285/CHCartel/P1010366.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h285/CHCartel/DSC00870.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h285/CHCartel/scarborough.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h285/CHCartel/nthdurhamstthestripmadness.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h285/CHCartel/DSC00858.jpg

Thx for the pics - this has got to be the best pic that I have seen of CHC -

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h285/CHCartel/scarborough.jpg

Wikipedia quote:" With much of the city being flat and only a few metres above sea level, spectacular views can be obtained from almost any high building. At these low elevations the city appears more like a forest with only a few buildings visible, rather than a major city."





http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h285/CHCartel/P1010167.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h285/CHCartel/fromcentra.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h285/CHCartel/wwwwwwwwoooooooooooow.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h285/CHCartel/mejorenelmundo.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h285/CHCartel/216587628McTvcv_ph.jpg

Nice set of photos there Cartel.

I like the little 'double bridge' thing by the Crown Plaza, remember walking around it - i think there are a few council buildings there.

thanx for the pictures cartel, all look awesome! :cheers:

wow, christchurch looks amazing

Great pics Cartel about time we got some more pics of Christchurch. Reminds me to get back up there and get some more photos:(

Very nice pics, liking that last one with the fog in the background

Go away for a while to wonderful France and come back to these fab pictures! Thanks Cartel and welcome. Keep those pictures coming, it's great to have points of reference for all the change that is going on and is going to happen in the very near future!!

This one takes the prize.
Best angle I've seen. From Sumner right?

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h285/CHCartel/scarborough.jpg

Found another from about the same spot.

http://images.google.nl/url?q=http://www.richard-seaman.com/Travel/NewZealand/Cities/Christchurch/ChChEstuaryFromSumnerHill.jpg

Scarbourgh Hill Kaas. Beautiful homes and fab cliff top walks all along this point. A fantastic place to go.

I had lunch at that place bottom left a few years back.......in late May unfortunately.

Yeah, i've eaten there. December, so the weather was good. Lunch 6/10. More fun watching all the people walking by and on the beach lol.

Christchurch is 2nd on my list (after Queenstown) .. I will be in Wellington on Thursday - hee haaa - I can't wait to see Christchurch, it looks FAB ! Thanks for all the pics ;)

Im flying down to Christchurch next friday to watch Australia play New Zealand at Jayde stadium, i will be there for three days and taking lots of photo's for you lot so if there is anything specific you want me take a photo of plz tell me! cheers.

Im jealous Tony you get to go to the game:( A photo update on the QV Apartments would be good if its not a hassle:)

Im jealous Tony you get to go to the game:( A photo update on the QV Apartments would be good if its not a hassle:)

Im staying at the Crown Plaza hotel so No hassle's at all mate :)

Im flying down to Christchurch next friday to watch Australia play New Zealand at Jayde stadium, i will be there for three days and taking lots of photo's for you lot so if there is anything specific you want me take a photo of plz tell me! cheers.

Great Tony :)

Lots of Jade, since you are there. With the World Cup coming we need to feature the big three stadium and development - Wellington, Christchurch and Auckland.

Could you grab some shots of the 14 story Gallery Apartments going up behind the City Gallery - only about a 2 minute walk from where you're staying.

Cheer Mate :cheers:

No probz David :)

David would you like some pix of the Christchurch airport deveopment?

David would you like some pix of the Christchurch airport deveopment?

Ohhhh Yeahhhhh!!!! :) As many as you can - that would be fantastic Tony - stick them on the CIA thread - bingo!!

:cheers: :)

Heres some photos from the Christchurch Gondola Website a must see if you are in town.

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/4698/largemountians5ig.jpg
http://img286.imageshack.us/img286/333/lgchristchurchcity0qw.jpg
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/29/lgchristchurchcity27ap.jpg
http://img286.imageshack.us/img286/7887/lgchristchurchcity30mt.jpg
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/457/lgchristchurchcity49ii.jpg
http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/3389/lgchristchurchgondola54dv.jpg

I feel the gondola is a forgotten attraction in Christchurch great fun going up the port hills in a big wind:)

^^^ I didn't know that there was one - thx. The last pic is awesome !

http://www.picturehosting.org/images/Cartel/skyline.jpg

The south Christchurch skyline, summer 2006, I'd say this will become a very impressive city over the next 10 years.

http://www.picturehosting.org/images/Cartel/sumner.jpg

cartel, you're pictures are brilliant - please keep them coming!!!

Great pics Cartel any chance you mite be cruising around Central CHCH with a camera??? That second pic kicks arse!!! Id like to see a city in NZ with a better back drop than that:)

Here are the pix !
first off its the all blackz.

Keven Mealamu
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/tonybratina/jd3-1.jpg
Me, Doug Howlett and Aaron Mauger
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/tonybratina/jd4-1.jpg
me and Rodney So'oialo
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/tonybratina/jd5.jpg
:)

Clear water resort
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/tonybratina/100_0775.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/tonybratina/100_0771.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/tonybratina/100_0769.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/tonybratina/100_0776.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/tonybratina/100_0772.jpg

Hey man those All Black pics are cool, lucky u for gettin 'em! You look like a proud Kiwi :cheers2: :)

Are you from near Chch?

i was originally, but i live on the Gold coast now me and my dad flew ova for a few days to watch the game.

Oh tru, a traitor then!
lol, nah only joking. I'll bet you were pleased with the scoreline on last nite, 32-12!
That's pretty cool that you can come back over every now and then.

you're a good man cartel, keep em coming!

great game of rugby. jade looked fantastic on tv - can't wait for it's redevelopment!!

About that last pic of Cartels its amazing how close the mountains actually look from CHCH when they are like 100+ kms away.

Hers the rest of the photo's i took.

Cathedral Junction, its hops are filling up now
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/tonybratina/jd-2.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/tonybratina/jd2-2.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/tonybratina/jd3-3.jpg

Victoria Square apartments
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/tonybratina/jd4-3.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/tonybratina/jd5-2.jpg

The cathedral
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/tonybratina/jd-3.jpg

Historic buildings
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/tonybratina/jd2-3.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/tonybratina/jd3-4.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/tonybratina/jd4-4.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/tonybratina/jd5-3.jpg

the art Gallery
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/tonybratina/jd6-1.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/tonybratina/jd7.jpg

the Press building
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/tonybratina/jd-4.jpg

avon river

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/tonybratina/jd2-4.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/tonybratina/jd3-5.jpg

the heritage
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/tonybratina/jd4-5.jpg

water wheel thing
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/tonybratina/jd5-4.jpg

sculpture
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/tonybratina/jd6-2.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/tonybratina/jd7-1.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/tonybratina/jd8.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/tonybratina/jd-5.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/tonybratina/jd2-5.jpg

the establishment
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/tonybratina/jd3-6.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/tonybratina/jd4-6.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/tonybratina/jd5-5.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/tonybratina/jd6-3.jpg

Tony - thanks a million for the photos - I'm so homesick - there is so much starting to go on Chch, and I want to be part of it all :) I aggree with Chris - in 5 - 10 years time Chch will be a very different looking place with an even better feel than it has already :)

Thanks a million Buddy! :cheers:

^^^ quality images Tony, some good perspectives, great addition to the thread

you know there's a club on level 5 of that new Hallensteins building? have some good gigs there, quality setting

you know there's a club on level 5 of that new Hallensteins building? have some good gigs there, quality setting

That, building is a welcome addition to the disgusting run down city mall - the partents in law are coming from England to Chch for Christmas and they will be staying in the Holiday Inn which looks out on the run down 80's looking street. Has anyone seen or heard more about the regeneration plans for the mall??

Thats ok boys im always happy to take photo's for you lot and im living in Australia lol.
im very proud of my country and of Christchurch its going to one hell of a city within the next 4-5 years! :cheers:

Thats ok boys im always happy to take photo's for you lot and im living in Australia lol.
im very proud of my country and of Christchurch its going to one hell of a city within the next 4-5 years! :cheers:

Snap away sunshine :)

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/tonybratina/jd-5.jpg
:)

thanx tony

I thought with the help of Google Earth I will show you the malls of Chch

Barrington Mall-South Christchurch
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/7096/barringtonmall1de.jpg
Bush Inn Center-West Christchurch
http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/23/bushinncenter6uq.jpg
East Gate-East Christchurch
http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/955/eastgate0lt.jpg
Ferrymead Supa Centre-East Christchurch
http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/6818/ferrmeadsupacentre5ex.jpg
hornby Mall-West Christchurch
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/7704/hornbymall6bf.jpg
Merivale Mall-North Christchurch
http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/503/merivalemall1jl.jpg
Northlands-North Christchurch
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/6301/northlands2kt.jpg
Northwood Supa Centre-North Christchurch
http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/7585/northwoodsupacentre5mh.jpg
Riccarton Mall-West Christchurch
http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/5434/ricmall4dm.jpg
The Palms-North East Christchurch
http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/5551/thepalms0vd.jpg
Tower Junction Cupa Centre-West City
http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/5391/towerjunctionsupacentre6di.jpg
South City Mall- South City
http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/8133/southcitymall3gf.jpg

Those were all the major shopping complexs in Christchurch there are a few more smaller ones but yea:)

Nice effort with the malls!

Just got back from a week and half in Christchurch but people on here have everything covered it looked like! The City Mall Revitalisation Project is in the consultation stages. One of the shops in the mall has taken in the role as a display centre where you can view plans and issues and submit feedback on what you want to happen. Let's face it, the only way to get people back into the central city is to get them to live there, so hopefully some more apartment developments will surface in the next while!

Those are totally cool pics Tony, pretty much did a mission round all the same places when I was there. Did u leave Chch when you were really young and was this one of ur first times back?

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/tonybratina/jd-5.jpg
:)

thanx tony

lol - well done Joe :)

Now we need 100 from you :scouserd:

[QUOTE=NZGSR]I thought with the help of Google Earth I will show you the malls of Chc.....[QUOTE]

Nice shots Chris. For a city with an greater urban population close to half a million, Chch has it's fair share of Malls. The sad thing is, these Malls have contributed to the dramatic decline in the development of the city centre - I only hope that the revitalisation plan set out is going to work and make the central city the place people want to go for the day. My mum says that Northlands is so big she dosen't need to go into the city, and Riccarton is even bigger.

[QUOTE=NZGSR]I thought with the help of Google Earth I will show you the malls of Chc.....[QUOTE]

Nice shots Chris. For a city with an greater urban population close to half a million, Chch has it's fair share of Malls. The sad thing is, these Malls have contributed to the dramatic decline in the development of the city centre - I only hope that the revitalisation plan set out is going to work and make the central city the place people want to go for the day. My mum says that Northlands is so big she dosen't need to go into the city, and Riccarton is even bigger.
Yep. you got that right, even i can't resist shop in riccarton mall, everything just seems so much cleaner than city and the shops are so much better.

[QUOTE=DavidEugene][QUOTE=NZGSR]I thought with the help of Google Earth I will show you the malls of Chc.....
Yep. you got that right, even i can't resist shop in riccarton mall, everything just seems so much cleaner than city and the shops are so much better.

Kiss, is Riccarton all on one level or two?

Jst 1 level dave and a 2nd level for the Movies

The thing I like most about Christchurch is the view from the hills, more so just before sunset on a good day the city gets caught in a ray of light and the whole city lights up. Though much better viewed from Cashmere, this photo taken up Mt Pleasent kind of shows what I mean, enjoy

http://www.picturehosting.org/images/Cartel/porthills22060517sm1.jpg

Hot summer day

http://www.picturehosting.org/images/Cartel/chcccccccccc.jpg

Cold winter night

http://www.picturehosting.org/images/Cartel/407458626sghxrnph.jpg

winter sunset, you can't see it in this one cuz I took it last year but a whole lot more buildings in town have been light up at the top, the skyline looks hot at night:)

http://www.picturehosting.org/images/Cartel/p1000854111111111111111.jpg

http://www.picturehosting.org/images/Cartel/p1000500.jpg

I'll do a whole new series soon, new camera...

Fantastic shots Cartel. Christchurch is truely the City That Shines. :) Love the picture with the sun setting and blazing across the city as dusk, very atmospheric. So looking forward to more of your brilliant photos.

Keep them coming. :)

Great pics cartel I like the summer shot looks really hot out there!!!

keep them coming your one of our only hopes at the moment for fresh pics.

Storm coming in
http://www.picturehosting.org/images/Cartel/chrth.jpg

^^
great photo!!

Love it Cartel - keep em coming boy!!!!

:)

That pic is a beauty - how about some pics at street level ? I want to see why Christchurch beat Wellington in The Travel & Leisure survey ;)

I will be in the central city and surrounds tommorow - sunday - with a good camera. so if anyone has any specifics they would like. it's no problem.

Yay :cheer:

Cant wait Cartel make us proud:)

Ditto Tony and Chris

Welcome back Dave hope you had a good holiday:D

yeah Dave its great to finally have you back buddy, hope you had a ball in France!

Hey, sorry I could,'t upload from this computer. Will do so tomorrow

Hey, sorry I could,'t upload from this computer. Will do so tomorrow

You so have us on tender hooks :bash:

No pressure or anything Cartel.............lol

Tell me about it cant wait for them the pressure thats building form it lol:D

Cartel.......my eyes are glued to the screen..waiting for your pictures to arrive - today??

Yea you right there TOny we need the pics lol

Cartel - feed us - we need our fix pleeeeeeeaaasssseeeee - we're desperate...........ohhhh........the agony of a picture fix..........................

yeah sorry about quality and size, it's a great camera but they got squashed in the process of this. None of these pics are more than 3 days old, to allow for Maximum Freshness...

From the crossing.

christchurch se camina asi - This is how Christchurch walks!
http://www.picturehosting.org/images/Cartel/1076124.jpg

http://www.picturehosting.org/images/Cartel/1076122.jpg

http://www.picturehosting.org/images/Cartel/1076116.jpg

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http://www.picturehosting.org/images/Cartel/1076121.jpg

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http://www.picturehosting.org/images/Cartel/1076120.jpg

http://www.picturehosting.org/images/Cartel/1076123.jpg

Nuff buses in Christchurch right?
for people who don't know the place, those last pics were of chc's real 'Strip' - Colombo st 8km long and particularly raw on friday and saturday nights.

ahhhhhhhh done a many a laps down there in my days:D

beautiful place, beautiful sunset

http://www.picturehosting.org/images/Cartel/1005905.jpg

http://www.picturehosting.org/images/Cartel/1005903.jpg

http://www.picturehosting.org/images/Cartel/1005904.jpg

http://www.picturehosting.org/images/Cartel/1005901.jpg

http://www.picturehosting.org/images/Cartel/1005897.jpg

http://www.picturehosting.org/images/Cartel/1005892.jpg

http://www.picturehosting.org/images/Cartel/1005889.jpg

PWC
http://www.picturehosting.org/images/Cartel/1005862.jpg

http://www.picturehosting.org/images/Cartel/1005858.jpg

http://www.picturehosting.org/images/Cartel/1005861.jpg

http://www.picturehosting.org/images/Cartel/1005854.jpg

Yeah, that's the sky
http://www.picturehosting.org/images/Cartel/1075930.jpg

Crowne Plaza
http://www.picturehosting.org/images/Cartel/1076047.jpg

Great pics Cartel they keep getting better and better I dont want them to end lol:)

This is the toughest borough on a mint day, I love south chc

http://www.picturehosting.org/images/Cartel/1005746.jpg

http://www.picturehosting.org/images/Cartel/1005723.jpg

http://www.picturehosting.org/images/Cartel/1005731.jpg

http://www.picturehosting.org/images/Cartel/1005740.jpg

A few south chc landmarks here
http://www.picturehosting.org/images/Cartel/1005739.jpg

http://www.picturehosting.org/images/Cartel/1005741.jpg

http://www.picturehosting.org/images/Cartel/1005744.jpg

Sydneham Square site
http://www.picturehosting.org/images/Cartel/1005734.jpg

Sydneham tires a higher density..
http://www.picturehosting.org/images/Cartel/1005727.jpg

http://www.picturehosting.org/images/Cartel/1005726.jpg

Great pics Cartel they keep getting better and better I dont want them to end lol:)

well therez well over 100 left, can't post them all ot once, it's taking ages :bash:

Shit wheres those dense apartments in sydneham located? looks like its goin to get really packed around the inner suburbs!

yeah they're just in a side street on lombo south of Broughman, ur right the inner suburbs are getting denser, St Albans, Merivale, Richmond, Riccarton, Fendalton, all over people are dozing their villas for townhouses like these. It's about time, the built up area covers an area that would reflect a city of 1 - 2 million people( depending on what ur comparing to) but our skyline doesn't even reflect a city of half our population, it's rediculous. Do you think one day it will?

but then there's pagasus, northwood, halswell etc, I think chc could be doomed to become a southern californian sprawl.

Yea South Cali is right I think thats where we are heading and heading fast to with the council opening up land in Yaldhurst also and have you checked Prebalton out that place is like 10 times as big as it use to housing going up everywhere. Theres alot of people moving there these days and we who live or have lived there no why:)

The majestic Victoria Square, ever lasting. So photogenic, can't wait for new towers here...

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All Postcards :cheers:

All Postcards :cheers:

Got that right Marky :cheers:

Cartel - you're OUR MAN!! Thanks so much, can't wait to see the others.

Thanks to for showing the real CHC as well , the south, graffiti, knarlly old streets, shitty buses, the homeless -It shows how grown up CHC has become. It's important we see the gritty as well as all the good that is going on and being planned. I'm taking a breather for a minute before commenting on your photos - guys those pictures are only the start of what development is to come in CHC.

Thanks a Million Cartel.

Hmmm i think il come live in Christchurch..tomorrow - fantastic pictures cartel, top quality! cheers man :cheers:

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just awesome Cartel! looks as if the redevelopment of the city mall has started??
Love all your photos with the avon river, truely one of the best aspects of the city. :scouserd:

Yeah, they have already started clearing land in city mall, it will drag on for years thou. just the whole prospect of a new city center is so very exiting! And a new Cathedral sq... :cheers:

Truely the Garden City - The City That Shines.

What we lack in building height, we have in stunning ubran natural beauty.

Thanks Cartel.

Truely the Garden City - The City That Shines.

What we lack in building height, we have in stunning ubran natural beauty.

Thanks Cartel.

You're so right David. Have you noticed how peacefull it is around that part of the river, it's just so laxed. Can't beat it on a nice day. You really don't need heaps of skyscrapers to be a big or beautiful city. Chc proves that.
Still, I would love to see an admirable skyline one day, just for something to look at really:)

My word - I had no idea that the parks are that GORGEOUS ! I want to hop on the next plane out of the rat race, grab a flat-white,a good porn mag ;) and just chill in those beautiful parks .. you are all very lucky !

FABULOUS pics .. what is the gay scene like in CHC ?

Rumours are good, as long as you can avoid the skinheads and presbyterian churchies, and also Brian Tamakies followers.
:nuts:

Pop down to the Vienna Woods in Hagley Park on a warm evening, The Dunes out at Burwood Beach, Curise Lichfield Street. Little Pubs, Clubs and Alley Ways - all just rumour of course!! :gossip: ;)

^^^ LOL ... The skinheads love me, I have to fight them off. Like I have said before, I only attract the str8 acting ones ;) It has to do with the Paris Hilton hips - so I am told (that is why I wear hipsters, it pays to advertise) - LOL

Skinheads - they all show, they're just after a bit lol

Skinheads - they all show, they're just after a bit lol

We know the type ;)

but then there's pagasus, northwood, halswell etc, I think chc could be doomed to become a southern californian sprawl.

Without freeways

Great pic gallery Cartel. Really, really good.

Is Pegasus a new development ? - it looks very, very 70's - I hope that it is just a representation and not the finished product ...

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Great pics!! Your camera makes everything look so "clean"

:cheers: :banana: :cheers:

^^ Thanks marky & tim :)

Fab, Fab, Fab Tony - just made me homesick all over again.

I'm just getting my pictures downloaded and sorted so, hopefully some more in the next fue hours.

Did you have a good trip home!!?

:)

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Great pics!! Your camera makes everything look so "clean" exactly what I was thinking, just the tourist part of town, so it goes I spose, good pics anyway, I was looking back at some of the pervious pages, man this is a quality thread!

Hey guys you should really check this out! It's a short film titled 'Welcome to Christchurch you fuck':banana:

Part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ylv_9SKGatI

Part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWFucoctK04

It has a 5 star rating and one youtuber quite well summed it up with this review

"This movie is nothing short of a landmark in urban cinema!! There are two types of people in the world... those that LOVE this movie, and those that can suck my fucking DICK!!"

Tony
Very nice set of pictures. I will be going back to Christchurch for a visit, though I prefer it in the Summer time!
I used to live in Hororata so Chch was the big smoke for me when I was a little kid. :)

TonyNZ great pics! amazing city ;)
:cheers1:

Did you have a good trip home!!?

:)

Yes actually it was great trip - the plane touched down on the Gold Coast 35 minutes earlier so it was a comfortable and quick flight home. :banana:

Cool pics tony, reminds me of my trip I took down there last year:) :cheers:

Hey Dave wheres these pics youve been promising??

Hey Dave wheres these pics youve been promising??

Hang in there buddy - the're a coming soon.......

hey - 500 post for you next - well done :banana:

I'd like to show a view of Christchurch that a select few have had the oppurtunity to experience. Foriegners many not think to much of it, but being born here, it's beautiful to me. So they are taken from the 17th floor penthouse of Clarendon tower, mostly from the western side which was vacant - hence the nature of my trip. The timing was not right but one day I would like to lease this place, only if I could get the whole floor:cheers: bahaha. No photos from the north side:ohno:

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awesome dude, really good. Always wondered what CHCH looked like from inside the CBD ;)

Wow great shots cartel, good to see a new perspective of the city.:cheers:

Those are some good pics, but Christchurch needs to be developed more.

^^ No shit! lol its terrible... god i cant wait for the south part of the city to get some nice highrise architecture. By the way who else hates that carpark building in Cartels 1st pic to the left?? Thanks for posting these cartel how long ago did u take them??

^^ yes it really is quite sad how underdeveloped the central city is, and how many people who are against develpoment in any way shape or for live here. Office buildings are popping up all over the western industrial suburbs, further adding to the citys decline. I'm confidentit shall change thou. Those pics were taken early september last year.

yes that carpark building is shocking, it was to be demosilhed to make way for the new council building, but I read they now changed their plans...

Yea good shots, I have to say that CHCH is looking good, AND your skyline looks quite American.

Who and why are people opposing high rise dev.?

^^From what I hear its mostly the 'old elite' and random nimbys who want Chch to remain a quaint low rise town. Which is all very well for the suburbs, but not very relevant for central city areas as we know.

Yea good shots, I have to say that CHCH is looking good, AND your skyline looks quite American.

Who and why are people opposing high rise dev.?

I don't exactly know who and I sure as hell don't understand why. Like Flyin said it definetly lies in the 40-60 age group. It's just that everytime there is a newspaper article announcing a proposed highrise, we are guarenteed at least another dozen about people opposing the development. This is why fuck all gets built here - negative assholes who like to complain about anything and everything always have an audience. I know the majority of people here are all for development, I just don't understand why their view is never expressed nor aknowledged, prehaps people are more than happy to speak out against something yet not for. I don't know it's beyond me..:ohno:

Its true, the lack of support for city high rise development has led to kids brought up in our myriad malls who love nothing more than doing the 'Lumbo run down Colombo St. on weekend nights in their revolting boy racer cars, then the 40-60's complain about that :ohno: if we had a more pleasant and exciting central city atmoshpere those people would actually stop complaining and enjoy spending their time there :bash:

^^Yea thats pretty on the mark there.

Hey - I'm finally getting my photos sorted. This is just the start. The family went to Mass on Christmas morning, so I was snapping away. This is just the Cathedral inside and out. It was a warm morning, despite the cloudy day. The Cathedral was packed, the music EXCELLENT - lunch afterwards BRILLIANT. Will post part two of CHC Christmas Day 2006 wander tomorrow.

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Then we went for a short wander, before going for Xmas lunch, so I just snapped a few buildings.

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The cloudy pictures were early that morning, the brighter ones were around lunch time.

Yeahhhhhaaaa someone has a hidden talent :banana:

:lol::okay:

I just love this bridge which crosses the Avon River way out in the Eastern Suburbs and forms part of the developing Ring Road system. I love the flax lamp posts :)

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Excellent, funky urban design or is that official urban art!

Excellent, funky urban design or is that official urban art!

Have no idea - but whatever it is, CHC could do with a lot more of it :)

Lol. All of NZ's cities could do with a lot more.

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Hahaha. That was one of the reasons they used for getting rid of Trams in Auckland back in the 50's!:bash:

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you will find that from now on I'll be posting my photos on the international thread also which Tony started, please feel free to contribute to that one, I think it would be better if our city was getting across to a much larger audience.

Great photos Cartel! Please dont take offense to this but some of your photos are depressing - South Christchurch is a mess nothing but old shitty warehouses, grafitti, 70's style crap arse buildings, hobos and weird people. The rest of your photos are brilliant! :)

Great photos Cartel! Please dont take offense to this but some of your photos are depressing - South Christchurch is a mess nothing but old shitty warehouses, grafitti, 70's style crap arse buildings, hobos and weird people. The rest of your photos are brilliant! :)

:lol: FUNNY! Sadly true though!

Nice pics however :cheers:

Lovely photos cartel. Nice to see all sides of the urban condition in Christchurch, not just the pretty sides.

:lol: FUNNY! Sadly true though!

Nice pics however :cheers:

Ben - your really good with the camera, fab photos of NZ's greatest city - but it is getting a little dull seeing Skytower etc all the time - could we see some of the shitty side of AKL?

:cheers:

Thanks Cartel, love the black and white pictures.

Tony has made a fair observation - but I think it is sooooooo important that you see the real side of the envirionment you live in, or you can become so clouded as to believe those areas don't exist. I think NZers are good as doing that. What is wonderful about showing the rough, undeveloped side of South CHC is the potential that is there. Think of all the things that are happening to brighten the place up - the future is looking good - hence that wonder Phase 2 document issued by the Council about Revitalisation.

It is a sad fact though - all cities will have a dark and depressing side - these must be shared. That is why I have as Ben (or any of the AKL guys) to show us the real side of AKL as well - hey and Wellington. :)

Ben - your really good with the camera, fab photos of NZ's greatest city - but it is getting a little dull seeing Skytower etc all the time - could we see some of the shitty side of AKL?

:cheers:

Ok I will go get some pics from the shitty side! :banana:

Ben - your really good with the camera, fab photos of NZ's greatest city - but it is getting a little dull seeing Skytower etc all the time - could we see some of the shitty side of AKL?

:cheers:

Every city has a Dark side ...... Gees even Tauranga has Homeless People Beggers and crap burbs , would be good to see Photo's around the country , they can be very very interesting :cheers:

Ok I will go get some pics from the shitty side! :banana:

Hey - Be careful out there ;)

Yeah I get your point Tony, those were some pics I have from a while back, really I don't understand what you guys are on about thou, to start with I've never seen any hobos in south christchurch, this is just a part of the industrial area of sydneham, which I guess is as bleak as any other industrail area in the world. Also it's hardly the shittiest part of chc, when was the last time you were in aranui or richmond? And I have lived in south christchurch (when in nz) for a few years now, and would never even think about living anywhere else! It really is the most beautiful part of this city without a doubt, which you would also know if you lived there too. Think Cashmere, Somerfield, Beckenham, the heathcote river, the parks and reserves, tree lined streets, the beautiful girls, the real south is money. Surely you're refering to south central (sydneham). Which IS being developed as we speak. to end. It is what it is!

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HMMMMMMM does he like churches as well He he :cheers:

He might do................................

Hmm I hope ya slapped that guy with that chick behind Rob , hes giving him the once over:cheers:

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Oh Marky...................:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

He's my brother in law - Gary.............:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Robs trolling under the bridge chatting to a homeless person I think.............:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

It really is a great thing that tribute is

It really is a great thing that tribute is

Yeh - I love it - it was a special thing for the City of NY to give such symbolic steel to CHC. It's a really peaceful spot. My inlaws were very impressed with it and the location - it's just something you don't expect to come across.

Lovely words from Gary Moore. A truly beautiful tribute.

^^

I agree. If any of you are in town, try and get to see it. It's only a 5 or 6minute walk from the Square.

Cross fingers that I get to CHC this year - a little birdy has told me that I might be going to Queenstown for my very own winter wedding ;) stay tuned for an update.

But can you ski yet? :) I'd suggest getting some training/practice in up at Silverdale Snowplanet (http://www.snowplanet.co.nz/).

But can you ski yet? :) I'd suggest getting some training/practice in up at Silverdale Snowplanet (http://www.snowplanet.co.nz/).

LOL - I have never touched a ski. It is going to be sight to behold ;) Snowplanet will be seeing alot of me - I just wish that the bf will break the news to me - I hate waiting :nuts:

Cross fingers that I get to CHC this year - a little birdy has told me that I might be going to Queenstown for my very own winter wedding ;) stay tuned for an update.

ooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I'm so excited - are we going to have our very own first SSC Civil Union???????????????????????? :banana: :)

LOL - I have never touched a ski. It is going to be sight to behold ;) Snowplanet will be seeing alot of me - I just wish that the bf will break the news to me - I hate waiting :nuts:

If you are any good at inline skating - roller blading - then you'll pick it up no problems and thus wont look too silly!:)

My last trip to Queenstown, I'd never been on ski's either, but my roller hockey experience served me a charm! I do believe a lot of skiers do inline skating in the warmer months to keep the skill levels up.

ooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I'm so excited - are we going to have our very own first SSC Civil Union???????????????????????? :banana: :)

Ha Ha:banana:

Ha Ha:banana:

me to, me to :nuts: :banana: