Kia Ora and Welcome

to New Brighton

If you take a quick quarter-hour drive from the centre of Christchurch, you’ll find our character-filled seaside town. We’ve got a lot to offer, whether you’re a local resident, someone popping in from Christchurch for the day or a traveller exploring our fine country of Aotearoa. 

You’ll find some quirky and fun cafés, a bunch of shops to go bargain hunting in, plenty of adventures for the outdoorsy types and some interesting street art to check out on the way.

This site pulls together just some of the things we love about our town, so check out our social media posts, browse the top activities we have and discover New Brighton.

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...

Why We Love It Here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apNKE4d0wcI&t=13s How many places have you been to in the world where almost everyone you bump into is absolutely in love with where they live? New Brighton is a seaside village, surrounded by water and nature, with the added benefit of being a suburb of New Zealand’s second biggest city, Christchurch.We’re a...

Bringing Vacant Spaces to Life

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7b1nmIphLgc We went along to hang out with Gav (A.K.A RubbleCity) while he and Chile One painted a giant moa in the Hawke St car park. Gav started the New Brighton Outdoor Art Foundation to bring vibrancy and inspiration to vacant sites in New Brighton after the 2011 Christchurch earthquakes. They started...

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