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Clifton Destination Guide

Touring Clifton in New Zealand

Clifton in the region of Canterbury is a city located in New Zealand - some 188 mi or ( 302 km ) South-West of Wellington , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Clifton

Time in Clifton is now 11:25 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Pacific/Auckland " with a UTC offset of 13 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Wellington, Summer, Spreydon, Richmond, and Redcliffs. Being here already, consider visiting Wellington . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Clifton ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Christchurch Earthquake 6.3 - Tuesday 22nd February 2011

3:47 min by LizKazmierczak
Views: 4763 Rating: 5.00

This is footage I took shortly after the earthquake, at Freeville School - New Zealand, and my journey to Mt Pleasant. ..

Mark Pugh-Williams climbs one of the hardest routes in New Zealand

2:41 min by BivouacOutdoor
Views: 2190 Rating: 5.00

Climbing around Christchurch has been challenging since the series of large earthquakes that devastated the city. Access to crags has been difficult, and some of the most popular crags have become unc ..


Satire on living in Post Earthquake Christchurch, New Zealand

2:46 min by DrLeavingsoon
Views: 1133 Rating: 5.00

Red stickers on earthquake damaged homes, forced eviction by the state, entire neighbourhoods evacuated, lack of homes for the displaced, massive rent hikes by greedy landlords, where people are livin ..

Fireworks Display at the New Brighton Pier 5/11/2012

11:43 min by ErrantWildace
Views: 89 Rating: 5.00

My video of the fireworks. Unfortunately the song set audio that was supposed to go with it fouled up (was being recorded on a separate device since it was being broadcasted on the radio). I know that ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Van Asch College

Van Asch Deaf Education Centre is located in Truro Street, Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand. It is a special school for deaf children, accepting both day and residential pupils, as well being as a resource centre providing services and support for parents, mainstream students and their teachers. The school was founded in 1880 and it claims that it "was the first fully government funded school for the Deaf in the world.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -43.58 172.76 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Educational institutions established in 1880, Schools for the deaf in New Zealand, Schools in Christchurch, Special schools in New Zealand

Heathcote River

The Heathcote River lies within the city boundaries of Christchurch, New Zealand, and is fed from springs near Templetons Road and also receives wet weather flows from as far west as Pound Road. It meanders around the base of the Port Hills from west to south-east.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -43.56 172.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Geography of Christchurch, Rivers of the Canterbury Region

Heathcote Valley

Heathcote Valley is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -43.58 172.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Suburbs of Christchurch

Ferrymead Heritage Park

Ferrymead Heritage Park is a museum in Christchurch, New Zealand, housing a number of groups with historical themes, the most frequent of which is transport. Formerly known as Ferrymead Historic Park, it was founded in the mid-1960s by a number of groups, local government bodies and other interested parties. It is in the Heathcote Valley, at the site of New Zealand's first public railway.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -43.57 172.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Christchurch, Museums in Christchurch, Open air museums in New Zealand, Railway museums in New Zealand

Ferrymead Railway

The Ferrymead Railway is a New Zealand heritage railway built upon the formation of New Zealand's first public railway, from Ferrymead to Christchurch, which opened in 1863. On the opening of the line to Lyttelton on 9 December 1867, the Ferrymead Railway became the Ferrymead Branch and was closed shortly thereafter. In 1964, rail enthusiasts began relaying track on the historic formation and the Ferrymead Railway officially opened in 1977.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -43.57 172.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Heritage railways in New Zealand, Rail transport in Christchurch