New Brighton is a coastal suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, located to the east of the city centre. Christchurch is a city on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. ... South Island The South Island forms one of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the North Island. ... Pegasus Bay is on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. ... The Heathcote River lies within the city boundaries of Christchurch, New Zealand. ... The Avon River is a river located in Christchurch, New Zealand. ... Avondale is the name of suburbs in the cities of Auckland and New Zealand. ... Illustration of the backyards of a surburban neighbourhood Suburban redirects here. ... For other uses, see Christchurch (disambiguation). ...

Named for New Brighton in England, it is frequently referred to simply as Brighton, (occasionally leading to confusion with the town of Brighton, near Dunedin). New_Brighton_pier_NZ - photograph by Richard Grevers (Dramatic) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... <-!LAST PICTURE WAS TOO BIG, SHOULD BE SMALLER --> New Brighton is a seaside village situated on the Wirral peninsular in North West England, UK. New Brighton once possesed a tower (built 1898) which was 621ft high, taller the Blackpool Tower. ... Brighton is a small seaside town within the city limits of Dunedin, in New Zealands South Island. ... Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, located in coastal Otago. ...

The suburb is divided into three sections spread along the southern coast of Pegasus Bay, known simply as North New Brighton, New Brighton, and South New Brighton, which lies at the northern end of a narrow peninsula between the bay and the estuary of the Avon River. In keeping with the town name, a pier was built here in the 1990s. Pegasus Bay is on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. ... Avon means river. River Avon, therefore, literally means River River. There are several rivers named Avon around the world: England River Avon, Devon, Bigbury on Sea near Salcombe River Avon, Warwickshire through Stratford-upon-Avon River Avon, Hampshire through Salisbury and Christchurch River Avon, Bristol through Bath and Bristol See... A pier in Lillebælt, Denmark A pier was originally a raised walkway over water that is supported by piles or pillars, as opposed to a quay or wharf. ... Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but keeping the same mind-set. ...

External Links

NIWA: Pier-cam hourly image (http://www.niwa.cri.nz/services/cam-era/sites/piercam/)