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The mission of Christchurch Botanic Gardens is threefold: lead in the areas of horticulture, display, interpretation, education, research, networking, cultural and heritage relevance and community appreciation. emphasis is placed on New Zealand indigenous (native) plant diversity and global plant diversity. to protect heritage and cultural values.
Christchurch ( / ˈkraɪstʃɜːrtʃ / ⓘ; Māori: Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island and the second-largest city by urban area population in New Zealand. [ a] Christchurch lies in the Canterbury Region, near the centre of the east coast of the South Island, east of the Canterbury Plains. It is located near the southern end of ...
Willowbank Wildlife Reserve is a wildlife park and nature reserve in Christchurch, New Zealand. [ 1][ 2] As well as having public displays of various animal species it also carries out conservation of native species including tuatara, kiwi, brown teal, and Duvaucel's gecko. Willowbank also holds the only pair of takahē on display in the South ...
Orana Wildlife Park is New Zealand 's only open-range zoo, sitting on 80 hectares of land, located on the outskirts of Christchurch. [2] [better source needed] It opened in 1976, and is owned and operated by the Orana Wildlife Trust, a registered charity. [citation needed] The aims of the Trust are to provide quality recreational opportunities ...
46. ChristChurch Cathedral, also called Christ Church Cathedral and (rarely) Cathedral Church of Christ, [ 2] is a deconsecrated Anglican cathedral in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. It was built between 1864 and 1904 in the centre of the city, surrounded by Cathedral Square. It became the cathedral seat of the Bishop of Christchurch ...
The east side of the island is home to the Canterbury Plains, while the West Coast is renowned for its rough coastlines, such as Fiordland, a very high proportion of native bush and national parks, and the Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers. The main centres are Christchurch and Dunedin. The economy relies on agriculture, fishing, tourism, and ...
Christchurch City Council. Kennedy's Bush Scenic Reserve is a public conservation reserve in the Port Hills south of Christchurch, New Zealand. It sits above the suburb of Kennedys Bush on the northern side of the hills, just north of Ōrongomai / Cass Peak. [2] The reserve is covered in dense native bush, and at 130 hectares (320 acres) it is ...
There is a wide variety of native trees, adapted to all the various micro-climates in New Zealand. The native bush ( forest ) ranges from the subtropical kauri forests of the northern North Island , temperate rainforests of the West Coast , the alpine forests of the Southern Alps and Fiordland to the coastal forests of the Abel Tasman National ...