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Christchurch
The Garden City
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Internationally famed ‘The Garden City’, Christchurch’s well-established
expansive parks and public gardens owe much to the planning and foresight of
the city’s founding fathers. |
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The centrally-located 161 hectare Hagley Park, the Botanic Gardens, the four
leafy inner-city avenues, Victoria Square and spectacular gardens such as
Mona Vale on the banks of the River Avon bear testimony to this legacy. It
is a vision which is embraced and perpetuated today by proud residents right
throughout the city.
The Garden City Festival of Flowers held in February each year is certainly
one of the most popular festivals on the annual calendar...a time when the
city is a blaze of colour. |
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In 1996, Christchurch was acknowledged as the outstanding garden city from
620 international entries and in 1997, was judged Overall Winner of Major
Cities in the Nations in Bloom International Competition to become ‘Garden
City of the World’! |
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