Experience

Experience

How to Have The Best Day Out in Brighton with Your Dog

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAtHJ8Gk2vk Whether you're on two legs, or four, New Brighton is just one big playground! Check out our guide to having the best dog's day out in New Brighton. Burn off some energy at the Rawhiti Domain Dog Park.Start the day off with a visit to the dog park. It's a fully...

Kite Day

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw2rJpiF5Hc "It doesn't cost anything to come down to the beach and just fly a kite." That prevailing easterly we get in New Brighton isn't all bad - in fact, it's perfect for flying kites! And the bigger, the better! Kite Day is an annual festival in New Brighton that's been running for...

A Gift to the Sea – Sand Artist Wayne Webb

https://youtu.be/xNIs_CIDtqY Every day, sometimes twice a day, Wayne heads to the beach on low tide. He says he has to. There's creativity in him, and he needs to get it down on the sand. We have a history of sand art here in New Brighton, and like those before him, Wayne's taken...

The New Brighton Pier

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6ypYwa7omE As Christchurch's most recognisable landmark, chances are you've seen our iconic Pier, whether in person, photos, or city advertising. But did you know this is New Brighton's second Pier, and we went thirty years without one? Let's go back to the late 19th century when New Brighton was the go-to destination...

Creating Art From Disaster

https://youtu.be/oXtVqV4PlfY Imagine not only losing your home to a devastating earthquake, but your family heirlooms too. That's exactly what happened to many during the Christchurch earthquake in 2011. But what do you do with those broken treasures? Could you bring yourself to throw them away? And if you don't what use...

The Best Walks in New Brighton

https://youtu.be/GderNecsuzc New Brighton might still be within Christchurch's city limits, but we're surrounded by stunning nature. So get out there and enjoy it with our favourite walks: South New Brighton Sculpture Garden Best for a Quick Pit Spot. Head south along Marine Parade and you'll see a these sculpture pop up. This garden is...

Christchurch’s Street Art Hot Spot

https://youtu.be/aU2B1UPy6HY Ample empty, broken buildings gave Christchurch City the opportunity to burst on to the street art scene after the 2011 earthquakes, and the city has continued to foster that identity well into its rebuild. Ample empty, broken buildings gave Christchurch City the opportunity to burst on to the street art scene...

Calendula – Our Wonder Flower

https://youtu.be/hDkFIBlWoRk At The New Brighton Community Gardens there's more going on than just growing veges...  We stopped by to chat to Lin Klenner about her passion project of producing calendula oil to give to cancer patients. Chances are you might have this wonder flower growing in your garden, and don't even know about...

Woman feeding Seagulls on the beach

Best Picnic Spots in New Brighton

https://youtu.be/lgX60cntIvM Have you really been to New Zealand if you haven't had fish n chips on the beach? Kiwis love the outdoors and it's no different when it comes to enjoying a meal together. So here's our top spots for enjoying food in the great outdoors... Rawhiti Domain and the Sensory Gardens Rāwhiti is...

The Sand Man – Peter Donnelly

https://youtu.be/GMuRtdR6KjM ​​Peter Donnelly is a well-known local artist. Having used the beach as his canvas for almost two decades, he now keeps a slower pace of life with poetry and photography as his medium. Up until a few years ago it was common place to see Peter creating art on the...