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New Brighton pier

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New Brighton pier

New Brighton was named after the English seaside resort with its famous pier. A wooden pier was built at New Brighton in 1894, but it was demolished in 1965. This is the concrete replacement.

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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

by Jock Phillips

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John Wilson, Canterbury places – East Christchurch, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/10223/new-brighton-pier (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā John Wilson, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 17 August 2015.