Beaches and coastal areas

Coast and estuary

Useful links

Christchurch City Council

• Fact Sheet - The Coast
• Fact Sheet - The Avon and Heathcote Estuary
• Report on Lowering the Dunes [PDF, 75KB, free PDF reader] - a report presented to Council in August 2003
• Parks and Waterways Publications
  A list of publications and their availability. Includes plans, proposals, surveys, flora and fauna information.
  • Broad Park consultation
  • Coastal Parks Strategy 2000 - 2010
  • New Brighton Beach Park Landscape Development Plan March 1997
  • Southshore Spit Management Plan
  • The Blue Edge
• Waterway walks

Other links

• Coastal Dune Vegetation Network
• Pikao (or pingao) courtesy of the Department of Conservation
• PierCam
• Wave buoy - Ecan
• Wave buoy - NIWA