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City insight: Christchurch

Christchurch is the largest city in New Zealand's South Island, located in the Canterbury Region near the centre of the island's east coast, at the southern end of Pegasus Bay. It has an urban population of 407,800 and is known as the Garden City because of its English-style architecture, with the Avon River winding through the centre. The city is relatively flat, about 20 metres above sea level, apart from the Port Hills to the south. Its temperate oceanic climate brings mild summers, cool winters and moderate rainfall, so autumn and spring are generally the best seasons for running or racing.