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Kōrero: English

New Brighton, Christchurch, 1909

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New Brighton, Christchurch, 1909

New Zealanders’ love of the beach has precedents in the seaside holidays popular with the Victorian English. New Brighton in Christchurch had its pier, just like England’s Brighton in Sussex.

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Canterbury Museum

Reference: 00976

Permission of Canterbury Museum, Rolleston Avenue, Christchurch, New Zealand must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Terry Hearn, English – Popular culture, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/ephemera/2026/new-brighton-christchurch-1909 (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Terry Hearn, i tāngia i te 4 March 2009, updated 1 August 2024.