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Christchurch (Ōtautahi) – after Christ Church, one of the colleges of the University of Oxford in England; Clive – named after Robert Clive; Clutha River / Mata-Au – from "Cluaidh", the Scottish Gaelic for the Clyde. Inch Clutha, as above, "inch" deriving from the Gaelic word "innis', meaning island
Many of the more imposing structures in and around Dunedin and Christchurch were built in the latter part of the 19th century as a result of the economic boom following the Otago gold rush. A common style for these landmarks is the use of dark basalt blocks and facings of cream-coloured Oamaru stone, a form of limestone mined at Weston in North ...
Similar co-operatives were set up in other parts of the country, with Wellington commencing also in 1922, Christchurch in 1928 and Dunedin in 1948. Initially, the buying groups traded under different names, but in 1935, the name Foodstuffs was applied to all the original co-operatives.
Christchurch (/ ˈ k r aɪ s. tʃ ɜːr tʃ / ⓘ; Māori: Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island and the second-largest city by urban area population in New Zealand. [a] Christchurch has an urban population of 415,100, and a metropolitan population of over half a million.
Scottish influence on Dunedin, one of New Zealand's most historically important cities was profound, and Presbyterianism is the major religion south of Christchurch. In some parts of Otago and all of Southland, there is a distinct accent known as the " Southland burr ", which differs from mainstream New Zealand English for being strongly rhotic .
In 2023, Stats NZ updated the 2018 standard for geographical areas with the new NZ Statistical standard for geographic areas 2023. While similar, the new standard has added a new geographical area (SA3), has upgraded Wānaka to a medium urban area, seven rural settlements to small urban areas and has created thirteen new rural settlements. [5] [6]
Commuter trains operated multiple routes around Christchurch and Dunedin, plus a service between Invercargill and Bluff. Due to substantial losses, these were cancelled between the late 1960s and early 1980s. The final services to operate ran between Dunedin's City Centre and the suburb of Mosgiel, and they ceased in 1982. [53]
Dunedin's first railway, the Port Chalmers Branch, was opened on 1 January 1873 and was the first railway built to the newly adopted (3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)) narrow gauge to open in New Zealand. The Main South Line, linking Dunedin with Christchurch and Invercargill, was opened on 22 January 1879. All these required massive earthworks along half ...