# New Brighton, Christchurch

16,210 council reports since May 2015, the 5th busiest suburb in the city. 13,506 photographs on record.
6,510 people at the 2023 Census, 1,602 to the square kilometre across 4.1 km².

https://www.chch.live/new-brighton

## Live source links

Link-outs to the source’s own live pages, chch.live does not copy their live values or source text.

- [Christchurch City Council What’s On](https://www.ccc.govt.nz/news-and-events/whats-on)
- [Christchurch City Libraries events](https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/events/)

## The encyclopaedia on it

New Brighton is a coastal suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) east of the city centre. It is one of eastern Christchurch's main entertainment and tourist centres. The 2011 Christchurch earthquakes caused significant damage in the area.

Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Brighton%2C_New_Zealand), a tertiary source
Population: Stats NZ 2023 Census Statistical Area 2 counts summed over the suburb’s own areas, as Wikipedia maps them; the area is measured from the suburb boundary.

## Living here

New bonds here ran at about **$520 a week** in the April–June 2026 quarter, the middle half $478–$580, across 45 bonds, down 7% on a year ago. That’s about **$30 a week below** the city’s own quarter median of $550. Tenancy Services counts these under the “New Brighton” statistical area, close to this suburb’s outline, not exactly it.
- 1-bedroom house, $520 a week · 24 new bonds
- 2-bedroom house, $485 a week · 9 new bonds
- 3-bedroom house, $635 a week · 6 new bonds

Median and quartiles of weekly rents on new private bonds (Tenancy Services), new bonds only, not the whole stock.

## 2023 Census snapshot

About 3,159 people and 1,425 occupied private households, grouped from 21 SA1 areas in New Brighton. This exact statistical-area match is close to this suburb’s outline, not exactly it.

- Under 15: about 16% (507 people)
- 65 and over: about 17% (528 people)
- Born overseas: about 22% of stated birthplace
- European ethnicity: about 89% of ethnicity responses
- Māori ethnicity: about 15% of ethnicity responses
- Pacific Peoples ethnicity: about 4% of ethnicity responses
- Asian ethnicity: about 5% of ethnicity responses
- Households with internet: about 79% of stated households
- Households with two or more vehicles: about 41% of stated households

Ethnicity is a multiple-response measure, so those percentages are not meant to add to 100%. Stats NZ uses fixed random rounding to base 3; unavailable or confidential cells are left out, not treated as zero.

[individuals](https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/layer/120766-2023-census-totals-by-topic-for-individuals-by-statistical-area-1-part-1/) · [households](https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/layer/120765-2023-census-totals-by-topic-for-households-by-statistical-area-1/) · [geography](https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/table/111243/) · [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

## As reported (13,506 on record)
- [12 Hawke Street, New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/report/9083515)
- [3 Cromer Place, New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/report/9081587)
- [258 Marine Parade, New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/report/9081475)
- [207 Marine Parade, New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/report/9081245)
- [3 Beresford St](https://www.chch.live/report/9081116)
- [86 Palmers Rd](https://www.chch.live/report/9081114)

[13,506 photographs on the wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=new-brighton)

## The suburb, back then (138 in the archive)

*Placed by the record’s locality join or the name in its own title, a lead, not a claim each frame stood here.*
- [St Faith's Church, New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/then/1910s#p-30063843), 1910 · Kura Heritage Collections Online
- [New clock tower at New Brighton, Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/then/1930s#p-30091624), 1935 · Kura Heritage Collections Online
- [St Faith's Anglican Church parish picnic](https://www.chch.live/then/1930s#p-54457524), 1935 · Canterbury Stories
- [St Faith's Anglican Church picnic](https://www.chch.live/then/1930s#p-54457516), 1935 · Canterbury Stories
- [St Faith's Church with parishioners](https://www.chch.live/then/1950s#p-54457525), 1950 · Canterbury Stories
- [New Brighton Pier entrance](https://www.chch.live/then/1890s#p-46098105), 1890 · Canterbury Stories
- [Exhibition tram horses in Christchurch - New Brighton Tram Co.'s pair](https://www.chch.live/then/1890s#p-43365879), 1895 · Kura Heritage Collections Online
- [Mr Henry Mace, of New Brighton, Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/then/1890s#p-59167879), 1899 · Kura Heritage Collections Online
- [Cultural group on the New Brighton Pier, Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/then/1900s#p-52594669), 1900 · Te Papa Collections Online
- [New Brighton bridge](https://www.chch.live/then/1900s#p-46092157), 1900 · Canterbury Stories

[…and 128 more across the archive](https://www.chch.live/then)

## The record on New Brighton
- New Brighton enters the written record in 16 April 1862, [“Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 16 April 1862)”](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18620416.2.20.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past).
- “New Brighton” appears somewhere in 3,274 of the archive’s records.
- A Papers Past search for the name surfaced 30 records, leads by provenance.
- The first report here: graffiti, 21 May 2015, at 481 New Brighton Rd.
- Its busiest day was 29 October 2023, 80 reports in a single day.
- The street that keeps coming up is [Marine Parade](https://www.chch.live/street/new-brighton/marine-parade), reported on 1,346 separate days.
- For elections the suburb’s centre falls inside [Coastal ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/coastal), the [Coastal-Burwood-Linwood community board](https://www.chch.live/boards/coastal-burwood-linwood) is its local layer. The whole roll is at [/wards](https://www.chch.live/wards).

## How fast the council fixes things here (18,529 finished jobs on record)

The median council work order pinned in New Brighton took **2 days** to resolve, the city-wide median is 3 days, so this ground runs faster than the city as a whole.
The slowest tenth of finished jobs waited 2 months or longer.
542 tickets are open here now, the oldest was filed 8 October 2018.

Work orders, not resident reports, the council’s MyCouncilTicket stream, and one job can appear in both. A median counts only finished jobs; open ones are named as open, never averaged in. [The ticket roll](https://www.chch.live/fixed) · [the whole city’s fix times](https://www.chch.live/trends#fix).

## Alcohol rules on this ground

**New Brighton Mall, Marine Parade, and Environs**, a public drinking ban (at all times, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week), covers about 16% of New Brighton.
**Rawhiti Domain and Thomson Park**, a public drinking ban (applies for a 24-hour period on the day of the Large-Scale Event, commencing at 12am and concluding at 11:59pm), covers about 16% of New Brighton.
2 sensitive sites stand here, New Brighton Catholic School, Nova Montessori School, and the Local Alcohol Policy restricts new off-licences within 200 m of them.

The council’s bylaw zones and the Local Alcohol Policy’s buffer list. A ban rules drinking in public places; it says nothing about whether a premises may sell, that is the licence register’s job.

## Lately
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9083515), 13 Oct 2026 · 12 Hawke Street
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9081587), 13 Oct 2026 · 3 Cromer Place, “trip hazards on footpath in front of 3 cromer place”
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9081475), 13 Oct 2026 · 258 Marine Parade, “The table has been moved a few times a few times and it's getting closer to the water.”
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9081245), 13 Oct 2026 · 207 Marine Parade, “dirty tagging not acceptable. family and tourist area not to mention one of the main public toilets. come on guys”
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/9081116), 13 Oct 2026 · 3 Beresford St, “hole in the sidewalk”
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9081114), 13 Oct 2026 · 86 Palmers Rd
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9078674), 12 Oct 2026 · 43 Caithness Street, “bearm over grown”
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9073027), 11 Oct 2026 · 148 Lonsdale Street
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9073010), 11 Oct 2026 · 564 New Brighton Road
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/9073001), 11 Oct 2026 · 564 New Brighton Road
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9072997), 11 Oct 2026 · 564 New Brighton Road
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9068382), 10 Oct 2026 · 16 Union St, “Car has been parked in same place for 4 weeks running. Registration is out of date.”

## Reports per year
- 2015, 192
- 2016, 807
- 2017, 870
- 2018, 808
- 2019, 824
- 2020, 1,354
- 2021, 1,996
- 2022, 2,073
- 2023, 1,871
- 2024, 2,362
- 2025, 1,807

## What gets reported
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 8,200
- Rubbish & dumping, 2,402
- Trees & parks, 2,187
- Roads & footpaths, 1,689
- Water & drains, 793
- Everything else, 497
- Vehicles & parking, 332
- [Animals & pests](https://www.chch.live/problems/animals-pests), 83

## Exactly what people say
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 5,963
- [Parks](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance), 1,186
- [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/problems/bins-recycling), 1,110
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 965
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/problems/dumped-rubbish), 885
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 871
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 391
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 316

## On the heritage register (3)
- [New Brighton War Memorial & Amphitheatre](https://www.chch.live/place/531)
- [New Brighton Clock Tower and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/292)
- [St Faith's Church and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/97), 50 Hawke Street

## The streets that keep coming up
- [Marine Parade](https://www.chch.live/street/new-brighton/marine-parade), reported on 1,346 separate days
- [Shaw Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/new-brighton/shaw-avenue), reported on 529 separate days
- [Bowhill Road](https://www.chch.live/street/new-brighton/bowhill-road), reported on 403 separate days
- [Brighton Mall](https://www.chch.live/street/new-brighton/brighton-mall), reported on 402 separate days
- [New Brighton Road](https://www.chch.live/street/new-brighton/new-brighton-road), reported on 377 separate days
- [Keyes Road](https://www.chch.live/street/new-brighton/keyes-road), reported on 358 separate days
- [Bridge Street](https://www.chch.live/street/new-brighton/bridge-street), reported on 298 separate days
- [Hawke Street](https://www.chch.live/street/new-brighton/hawke-street), reported on 283 separate days

## Schools (2)
- [New Brighton Catholic School (Chch)](https://www.chch.live/school/3445-new-brighton-catholic-school-chch), Full Primary · decile 6 · EQI 445
- [Nova Montessori School](https://www.chch.live/school/1582-nova-montessori-school), Full Primary · private, not rated

Decile and Equity Index describe the community a school draws from, never how well it teaches.

Zoned for [Avonside Girls' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/324-avonside-girls-high-school) · [Christchurch Adventist School](https://www.chch.live/school/317-christchurch-adventist-school) · [Haeata Community Campus](https://www.chch.live/school/704-haeata-community-campus) · [Hillview Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/341-hillview-christian-school) · [Marian College](https://www.chch.live/school/343-marian-college) · [Middleton Grange School](https://www.chch.live/school/335-middleton-grange-school) · and 8 more zones, the drawn zone is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal boundary.

## The green here (8)
- [Rawhiti Domain](https://www.chch.live/park/1304-rawhiti-domain), Sports ground · 61 ha · playground, 92 pieces
- [New Brighton Beach](https://www.chch.live/park/1794-new-brighton-beach), Regional · 10 ha
- [Cockayne Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1091-cockayne-reserve), Regional · 6 ha
- [Withells Island Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1288-withells-island-reserve), 4 ha
- [Bower Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1549-bower-park), Sports ground · 4 ha · playground, 9 pieces
- [Thomson Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1420-thomson-park), Sports ground · 2 ha · playground, 58 pieces
- [New Brighton Beach Developed](https://www.chch.live/park/1037-new-brighton-beach-developed), Regional · 2 ha · playground, 34 pieces
- [New Brighton Mall Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1448-new-brighton-mall-playground), playground, 3 pieces

A park lands in the suburb its centre falls inside, a centroid call, not a containment claim.

## The civic shelf (1)
- [New Brighton Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-20), Library · 60 Brighton Mall, New Brighton, Christchurch 8061

## Where the suburb worships (6)
- [Grace Vineyard Church - Beach Campus](https://www.chch.live/worship/grace-vineyard-church-beach-campus), a neo-charismatic evangelical church · 111 Seaview Road
- [Life Church QE2](https://www.chch.live/worship/life-church-qe2), a Pentecostal church
- [St Faith's Anglican Church - New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/worship/st-faith-s-anglican-church-new-brighton), an Anglican church · 46 Hawke Street
- [St Kentigerns Presbyterian Church](https://www.chch.live/worship/st-kentigerns-presbyterian-church), a Presbyterian church · 43 Rookwood Avenue
- [St Mary's Church - New Brighton / St Mary and St James Parish](https://www.chch.live/worship/st-mary-s-church-new-brighton-st-mary-and-st-james-parish), a Catholic church · 112 Lonsdale Street
- [](https://www.chch.live/worship/unnamed-way-642040251), a church

The whole roll is at [/worship](https://www.chch.live/worship).

## The tracks through here (14)
- [Walk and bike track through New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-119-burwood), 1.9 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-166-new-brighton), 1.3 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-185-new-brighton), 1.2 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-167-new-brighton), 1.2 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-180-new-brighton), 824 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-158-new-brighton), 655 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-173-new-brighton), 562 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-178-bexley), 448 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-179-bexley), 415 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-182-new-brighton), 278 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-183-new-brighton), 264 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-184-bexley), 258 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-181-new-brighton), 234 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-177-new-brighton), 109 m · walk · bike

A track belongs to every suburb its line passes through.

## The ground that moved
The February 2011 survey drew mapped ground failure over 32.6% of this outline, about 133 hectares. A patch is a footprint, not a finding about an address; the count for the whole city is at [liquefaction](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction).
The Crown’s 2011 classification drew 9.4% of this outline, about 38 hectares inside the residential red zone. A mapped area files under the suburb its middle sits in, and a classification is the record of a decision, not a finding about an address; the whole line is at [redzone](https://www.chch.live/redzone).
The 2011 grading filed 44.2% of this outline, about 180 hectares, mostly **TC2**, with TC3 14 ha · TC2 166 ha. A category is a verdict for a patch of ground, not a finding about an address; the grades are at [technical-categories](https://www.chch.live/technical-categories).
The flood record drew water over 10.4% of this outline, about 42 hectares, across 1 named event. A patch is one event’s observation, not a live hazard finding; the record is at [floods](https://www.chch.live/floods).
The mapped tsunami extent covers **65%** of this outline, about 265 hectares. The sea’s modelled reach, not a prediction, the plan’s inundation line, not the evacuation zones; the share is read from a sampled join. The whole extent is at [tsunami](https://www.chch.live/tsunami).
The plan’s schedule of sites significant to Ngāi Tahu covers **11%** of this outline, about 44 hectares, ngā tūranga tūpuna, ngā wai. Shares read from a sampled join; a recognition overlay, not a catalogue. The whole schedule: [cultural](https://www.chch.live/cultural).
The plan’s ecological schedules cover **10%** of this outline, about 41 hectares across **3** scheduled sites, all of it protected under Schedule A. Shares read from a sampled join; a recognition overlay, not a survey. The whole ledger: [ecology](https://www.chch.live/ecology).
The plan’s landscape schedules cover **16%** of this outline, about 66 hectares across **7** scheduled areas, **2%** of it outstanding, the plan’s strongest landscape standing, and **40%** of it sits inside the coastal environment. Shares read from a sampled join; a protection overlay, not a ranking of views. The kept view: [landscape](https://www.chch.live/landscape).
The plan’s flood map draws **14%** of this outline inside **high flood hazard** ground, about 57 hectares across **9** mapped areas. The broader flood-management watch covers **71%** of it, Avon River, Southshore. Shares read from a sampled join; a model’s map, not a promise. The waiting water: [flood-hazard](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard).
The plan’s water-margin layers cross this outline, **11** classified reaches, the plan calling **Rawhiti Domain Drain** and **Tovey Street Drain**
           by name, **5%** of it inside the setback strips, the widest holding **30 m** off the bank, and an esplanade line holds a public edge here. The margin is the plan’s drawing, not a survey of the bank. The drawn water: [water-margin](https://www.chch.live/water-margin).
The rebuild’s cameras filed **4,196** photographs on this ground, 2011–2016, stormwater work mostly. Each frame is a receipt the dig left behind, a work log, not a survey of what stands now. The whole record: [rebuild](https://www.chch.live/rebuild).
The pedal network threads this ground, **14.6 km** of cycleway crosses the outline, 0.3 km of it separated from the traffic, [Te Ara Ōtākaro Avon River Trail](https://www.chch.live/cycleway/te-ara-otakaro-avon-river-trail). A segment counts under every suburb its path enters; the whole network: [cycleways](https://www.chch.live/cycleways).
The remembered names stand on this ground, **28** inscribed plaques, [New Brighton Beach Developed](https://www.chch.live/plaque/95581-new-brighton-beach-developed), [Lonsdale St And Shackleton St](https://www.chch.live/plaque/95672-lonsdale-st-and-shackleton-st), [Rawhiti Domain](https://www.chch.live/plaque/114064-rawhiti-domain) among the grounds. The plaque is the register’s pin, not a surveyed spot; the whole roll: [plaques](https://www.chch.live/plaques).
The rulebook binds this ground, **33** drawn instruments, 21 of them dog rules, 2 alcohol bans, 3 camping zones, a certified self-contained van can stay the night at City Coastal Restricted Zone; the other 2 zones ban it outright, 7 bottle-store buffers; the outline sits inside the takiwā of Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga. The bylaw is the instrument, this the map of it, the rulebook: [rules](https://www.chch.live/rules).
**18** parcels inside this outline sit on the hazardous-activities register, mostly chemical manufacture, application and bulk storage, vehicle refuelling, service and repair, cemeteries and waste recycling, treatment and disposal, 9 still doing the work. A listing records the work, not a soil test; the register is at [hazards](https://www.chch.live/hazards).
The files record **154** parcels of made or characterised ground inside this outline, about 30 hectares, mostly sand, topsoil, mixed fill with rubbish, 4 carry fill the file can’t vouch for. A record is the file’s word on what was laid, not a fresh survey; the layer is at [fill](https://www.chch.live/fill).
**7** parcels inside this outline carry a cleanup on the file. A cleanup on the file is the register’s word, not a clearance; the register is at [remediated](https://www.chch.live/remediated).
The 2019 liquefaction study put **43%** of this outline in the **possible** class, and 6 assessed areas here carry the free-face flag for possible lateral spreading. A class is the model’s verdict on a patch of ground, not a finding about an address; the study is at [vulnerability](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability).
The council’s structure register stands **114** assets on this ground, 34 sets of steps, 30 boardwalks, 18 shelters, 17 ramps, sited at Rawhiti Domain, New Brighton Beach, New Brighton Beach Developed, South New Brighton Beach. Site names are the register’s own labels; the layer is drawn on [the map](https://www.chch.live/map?layer=structures).
The recreation register keeps **63** records inside this outline, bookable surfaces for 12 touch rugby, 10 rugby, 7 softball, 5 long jump, plus a marked dog exercise area and 3 pieces of dog-agility gear. Seasons and surfaces are the register’s record, not this week’s draw; the layer is drawn on [the map](https://www.chch.live/map?layer=recreation).
The register counts **2022** living trees inside this outline, **43** veterans among them, 26 carrying a protection, mostly Cabbage tree, Ngaio, Macrocarpa. The file remembers **1210** trees felled here. A tree record is the register’s word on what stands or stood; the canopy is at [trees](https://www.chch.live/trees).
The plan files **35%** of this outline under **Residential Suburban**, **44%** residential, the rest mostly Open Space Community Parks 17%, Specific Purpose (Otakaro Avon River Corridor) 14%. A zone is a permission, not a description, the mix is a sampled read of the plan’s polygons; the district’s zoning is at [zones](https://www.chch.live/zones).
The plan reserves about **3 hectares** of this outline, **1%** , under 1 designation, mostly learning. A designation is a claim on the ground, not a build date, the mix is a sampled read; the register is at [designations](https://www.chch.live/designations).
The plan’s exceptions touch **5%** of this outline, 7 qualifying matters, mostly section 6. A matter narrows how the density rule applies, it does not forbid; the mix is a sampled read, and the cultural-significance areas are the plan’s own unnamed ones. The register is at [matters](https://www.chch.live/matters).
The plan’s heritage schedule protects **3** places by name in this suburb, **1** graded highly significant, **St Faith's Church and Setting**, **New Brighton Clock Tower and Setting**, **New Brighton War Memorial & Amphitheatre**. A setting is the ground the item stands in, each files under the suburb holding its centroid. The schedule is at [heritage](https://www.chch.live/heritage).
GeoNet’s catalogue puts 10 magnitude-3+ epicentres inside this outline since the sequence opened, the biggest a M3.9 in 2011. An epicentre is where the instruments placed the break, not a measure of the shaking here; the whole catalogue is counted at [sequence](https://www.chch.live/sequence), and the story in plain language is [the earthquakes explainer](https://www.chch.live/how-nz-works/canterbury-earthquakes).

## The names on this ground (7)
- [NZ Summer Beach Kit](https://www.chch.live/memorial/nz-summer-beach-kit), artwork · Corey Harbrow
- [New Brighton Pier](https://www.chch.live/summit/new-brighton-pier), lookout
- [War Memorial, Great War, World War](https://www.chch.live/memorial/war-memorial-great-war-world-war), monument
- [rubbish dump, organic rubbish, glass, bricks](https://www.chch.live/landfills), old dump · ?–1939
- [New Brighton Pier](https://www.chch.live/pier/new-brighton-pier), pier
- [Avon River / Ōtākaro](https://www.chch.live/river/avon-river-otakaro), waterway · 29.2 km
- [Cockayne Reserve](https://www.chch.live/lake/cockayne-reserve), wetland

The named waterways, bays, headlands, monuments, summits and old sites OpenStreetMap puts inside this outline, a pin is the mapper’s own; a waterway belongs to every suburb it crosses. Every roll, counted: [geography](https://www.chch.live/geography).

## Documents that name it

*These are leads, not verified claims, search ties, not read sources.*
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 16 April 1862)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18620416.2.20.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1862-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- [LIST OF CLAMANTS TO BE PLACED ON THE ELECTORAL ROLL FOR THE DISTRICT OF CHEVIOT. (Lyttelton Times, 19 April 1862)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18620419.2.24.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1862-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- [Local and General. (Star, 05 January 1869)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18690105.2.6), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1869-01-05T00:00:00.000Z
- [CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 02 November 1871)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18711102.2.10.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1871-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- [CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CANTERBURY MUSEUM. (Star, 22 April 1872)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18720422.2.6), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1872-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- [CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 08 May 1872)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18720508.2.10.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1872-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- [CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 27 June 1872)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18720627.2.8.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1872-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- [Untitled (Grey River Argus, 29 November 1872)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GRA18721129.2.6), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1872-11-29T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Timaru Herald, 10 January 1873)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THD18730110.2.12.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1873-01-10T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Timaru Herald, 22 January 1873)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THD18730122.2.14.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1873-01-22T00:00:00.000Z

## The wire on New Brighton
- [Glyphipterix seen — Keyes Rd, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/408025925), iNaturalist · seamusmoran, 13 Oct 2026
- [Bird Nest Moth seen — Keyes Rd, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/408025510), iNaturalist · seamusmoran, 13 Oct 2026
- [Platyedra seen — Keyes Rd, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/408025296), iNaturalist · seamusmoran, 13 Oct 2026
- [Trachypepla conspicuella seen — Keyes Rd, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/408024975), iNaturalist · seamusmoran, 13 Oct 2026
- [Lysiphragma howesii seen — Keyes Rd, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/408018315), iNaturalist · seamusmoran, 13 Oct 2026

[The whole wire](https://www.chch.live/wire)

## The crash record (194 injury crashes)

194 crashes that hurt somebody on record inside the suburb’s outline, 5 people killed, 35 seriously hurt.

The corner that keeps appearing: [Marine Parade at Hawke Street](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=marine-pde&suburb=new-brighton), 9 injury crashes, 1 fatal.

- [Every crash it holds](https://www.chch.live/crashes?suburb=new-brighton)
- [The city’s whole record](https://www.chch.live/crashes)

## The crime record (2,500 recorded victimisations)

2,500 victimisations on the NZ Police record inside the suburb’s outline, September 2022–August 2026, mostly theft, about 198 a year per 1,000 residents. Reported is not all, how much never reaches the record depends on the offence.

- [The suburb on the crime map](https://www.chch.live/crime?grain=suburb&area=new-brighton)
- [The city’s whole record](https://www.chch.live/crime)

## The buses through it (55 stops)

55 Metro stops inside the suburb’s outline, in ECan’s stop record, served by [route 60](https://www.chch.live/buses/60), [route 135](https://www.chch.live/buses/135), [route 110](https://www.chch.live/buses/110), [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [route 80](https://www.chch.live/buses/80).
- Beresford St
- Bower Ave near Castletown Pl near Bower Ave
- Bower Ave near Castletown Pl near Bower Ave
- Bower Ave near New Brighton Rd
- Bower Ave near Palmers Rd
- Bower Ave near Thurso Pl near Bower Ave
- Bower Ave near Thurso Pl near Bower Ave
- Estuary Rd
- Estuary Rd near Bellamy Ave near Estuary Rd
- Estuary Rd near Bellamy Ave near Estuary Rd
- Hardy St near Beresford St near Hardy St
- Hardy St near Beresford St near Hardy St
- Hawke St near Convoy St
- Hawke St near Fenners Ln
- Hawke St near Keppel St near Hawke Street
- Hawke St near Keppel St near Hawke Street

- [Every route in the record](https://www.chch.live/buses)

## Businesses here (144 in the directory)

From OpenStreetMap, the council’s licensed-premises register and its 2024 Find Christchurch directory, each kind opens at this suburb’s shelf.

- [Fast food](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fast-food#in-new-brighton), 25
- [Cafés](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe#in-new-brighton), 18
- [Restaurants](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant#in-new-brighton), 15
- [Bars & pubs](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bar#in-new-brighton), 6
- [Bottle stores](https://www.chch.live/businesses/liquor#in-new-brighton), 5
- [Dairies & convenience](https://www.chch.live/businesses/dairy#in-new-brighton), 5
- [Clothing](https://www.chch.live/businesses/clothes#in-new-brighton), 4
- [Hairdressers](https://www.chch.live/businesses/hairdresser#in-new-brighton), 4
- [Clubs](https://www.chch.live/businesses/club#in-new-brighton), 3
- [E Cigarette](https://www.chch.live/businesses/e-cigarette#in-new-brighton), 3
- [Petrol stations](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fuel#in-new-brighton), 3
- [Sports centres](https://www.chch.live/businesses/sports-centre#in-new-brighton), 3
- [Supermarkets](https://www.chch.live/businesses/supermarket#in-new-brighton), 3
- [Variety Store](https://www.chch.live/businesses/variety-store#in-new-brighton), 3
- [ATMs](https://www.chch.live/businesses/atm#in-new-brighton), 2
- [Bike shops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bike-shop#in-new-brighton), 2
- [Car dealers](https://www.chch.live/businesses/car-dealer#in-new-brighton), 2
- [Doctors & clinics](https://www.chch.live/businesses/doctor#in-new-brighton), 2
- [Florists](https://www.chch.live/businesses/florist#in-new-brighton), 2
- [Pharmacies](https://www.chch.live/businesses/pharmacy#in-new-brighton), 2
- [Real estate](https://www.chch.live/businesses/real-estate#in-new-brighton), 2
- [Accountants](https://www.chch.live/businesses/accountant#in-new-brighton), 1
- [Art](https://www.chch.live/businesses/art#in-new-brighton), 1
- [Attractions](https://www.chch.live/businesses/attraction#in-new-brighton), 1
- [B&Bs](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bnb#in-new-brighton), 1
- [Bakeries](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bakery#in-new-brighton), 1
- [Banks](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bank#in-new-brighton), 1
- [Beauty](https://www.chch.live/businesses/beauty#in-new-brighton), 1
- [Bookshops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bookshop#in-new-brighton), 1
- [Coffee roasters](https://www.chch.live/businesses/coffee-roaster#in-new-brighton), 1
- [Community Centre](https://www.chch.live/businesses/amenity-community-centre#in-new-brighton), 1
- [Computers](https://www.chch.live/businesses/computers#in-new-brighton), 1
- [Electronics Repair](https://www.chch.live/businesses/craft-electronics-repair#in-new-brighton), 1
- [Furniture](https://www.chch.live/businesses/furniture#in-new-brighton), 1
- [Galleries](https://www.chch.live/businesses/gallery#in-new-brighton), 1
- [Golf courses](https://www.chch.live/businesses/golf-course#in-new-brighton), 1
- [Gyms & fitness](https://www.chch.live/businesses/gym#in-new-brighton), 1
- [Health Food](https://www.chch.live/businesses/health-food#in-new-brighton), 1
- [Hostels](https://www.chch.live/businesses/hostel#in-new-brighton), 1
- [Hotels](https://www.chch.live/businesses/hotel#in-new-brighton), 1
- [Laundromats](https://www.chch.live/businesses/laundromat#in-new-brighton), 1
- [Lawyers](https://www.chch.live/businesses/lawyer#in-new-brighton), 1
- [Markets](https://www.chch.live/businesses/market#in-new-brighton), 1
- [Mini golf](https://www.chch.live/businesses/mini-golf#in-new-brighton), 1
- [Motels](https://www.chch.live/businesses/motel#in-new-brighton), 1
- [Museums](https://www.chch.live/businesses/museum#in-new-brighton), 1
- [Op shops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/op-shop#in-new-brighton), 1
- [Sewing](https://www.chch.live/businesses/sewing#in-new-brighton), 1
- [Shoe repair](https://www.chch.live/businesses/shoe-repair#in-new-brighton), 1
- [Vets](https://www.chch.live/businesses/vet#in-new-brighton), 1

The ones the record says most about:

- [The Burger Joint](https://www.chch.live/business/the-burger-joint-new-brighton), Fast food
- [Chanakya South](https://www.chch.live/business/chanakya-south-new-brighton), Restaurants
- [Subway](https://www.chch.live/business/subway-new-brighton), Fast food
- [New Brighton Museum](https://www.chch.live/business/new-brighton-museum-new-brighton), Museums
- [Pad Thai Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/pad-thai-restaurant-new-brighton), Restaurants
- [Point Break Backpackers](https://www.chch.live/business/point-break-backpackers-new-brighton), Hostels
- [Spagalimis Pizzaria](https://www.chch.live/business/spagalimis-pizzaria-new-brighton), Restaurants
- [Super Liquor](https://www.chch.live/business/super-liquor-new-brighton-2), Bottle stores
- [The Bower](https://www.chch.live/business/the-bower-new-brighton), Bars & pubs
- [Yak & Fern](https://www.chch.live/business/yak-fern-new-brighton), Restaurants

- [The whole directory](https://www.chch.live/businesses)

## Next door
- [Bexley](https://www.chch.live/bexley)
- [Aranui](https://www.chch.live/aranui)
- [North New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton)
- [Avondale](https://www.chch.live/avondale)
- [Waimairi Beach](https://www.chch.live/waimairi-beach)
- [South New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/south-new-brighton)

[Compare](https://www.chch.live/compare) New Brighton with [Bexley](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=bexley&b=new-brighton) · [Aranui](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=aranui&b=new-brighton) · [North New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=new-brighton&b=north-new-brighton) · [Avondale](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=avondale&b=new-brighton) · [Waimairi Beach](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=new-brighton&b=waimairi-beach) · [South New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=new-brighton&b=south-new-brighton), same record, side by side.

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is New Brighton?**

New Brighton is a coastal suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) east of the city centre. The public record holds 16,210 council reports for it, the first filed in May 2015.

**How many people live in New Brighton?**

6,510 people at the 2023 Census, 1,602 per square kilometre across 4.1 km².

**How many people does the 2023 Census count for New Brighton?**

About 3,159 people and 1,425 occupied private households: grouped from Stats NZ SA1 areas through this site’s suburb join. Indicative, not a LIM.

**What gets reported in New Brighton?**

16,210 reports on record, most often graffiti & vandalism (8,200), rubbish & dumping (2,402), trees & parks (2,187). 1,551 of them in the year to 14 October 2026.

**How many crashes has New Brighton had?**

194 injury crashes on the police record inside the suburb’s outline, 5 people killed, 35 seriously hurt. [The suburb’s crashes, mapped →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?suburb=new-brighton)

**What schools are in New Brighton?**

2 schools in the Ministry’s directory, New Brighton Catholic School (Chch), Nova Montessori School.

Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?name=New%20Brighton · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=New%20Brighton