New Brighton, New Zealand

Suburb 280px 139px 139px 139px 139px 280px From the top clockwise: New Brighton Pier, Seaview Road, dune beach walk, New Brighton library, beach view from the pier, Brighton Mall (street) Coordinates: 43.508°S 172.726°E / -43.508; 172.726 Country New Zealand City Christchurch Local authority Christchurch City Council Electoral ward Coastal Area  • Land 370 ha (910 acres) Population  (June 2022)  • Total 6,160 North New Brighton (Residential red zone) North WestNew BrightonEast South (Pegasus Bay) Bromley (Avon Heathcote Estuary) South New Brighton

New Brighton is a coastal suburb of Christchurch. It is 8 kilometers east of the Christchurch Central and has an architecturally unique pier and scenic coastline. It was damaged in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake. It has three primary schools in the suburb and was the first to have trading on Saturdays in 1946.

New Brighton, New Zealand Media

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  Earthquake damage in South New Brighton

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  Brighton Mall, New Brighton, Christchurch, New Zealand

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  St Faiths Anglican Church, New Brighton (2024)