New Zealand - Christchurch - Passengers boarding bus at Cathedral Square - December 1968 - Mr Neill Photo Christchurch - The largest city in the South Island - The urban area is home to 377,200 residents - The territorial authority has 385,500 people - The second-most populous city in New Zealand - The Avon River flows through the centre of the city - People first settled in the Christchurch area in about 1250. - Christchurch became a city by Royal Charter on 31 July 1856. - The Canterbury Association, which settled the Canterbury Plains, named the city after Christ Church, Oxford. Reference: Wikipedia --------------------- Image source: Archives New Zealand Reference: AAQT 6539 W3537 87 / A88555 www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=24738699 https://www.flickr.com/photos/archivesnz/39739114372