Travel Destination Christchurch South Island NZ
Photo & Vacation Spot

Fringed by the cool Pacific waters to the East and the Canterbury Plains to the West, Christchurch is a major travel destination on the South Island of NZ.

The Southern Alps, the back bone of New Zealand's South Island, provide the backdrop for the City of Christchurch. In between the mountains and the city lie the sun drenched Canterbury Plains. On the opposite side of Christchurch lies the curved New Brighton Beach.

Christchurch is often the arrival and departure point for many a tourist to New Zealand, however the city, aka the Garden City, is as much a travel destination as any other part of the country.

Sheep in a paddock overlooking New Brighton Beach and the River Estuary in Christchurch, fringed by the Pacific Ocean as seen from the Summit Road on the Port Hills, Canterbury, East Coast, South Island, New Zealand.