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Christchurch is the largest city in
the South Island of New Zealand and the second largest
city in the country. It is a coastal city, situated in
the middle of the South Island's east coast just north
of Banks Peninsula.
Named after Christ Church, a college at the University
of Oxford, it was originally known as Christ Church, the
name being abbreviated through common usage by the
1880s.
The usual Māori name Ōtautahi is a shortened form of Te
Whenua o Te Potiki-Tautahi - named for the seasonal
dwelling of Ngai Tahu chief Tautahi of Port Levy on a
bank of the Avon River near to where the Barbadoes
Street bridge now stands.
Christchurch is located at 43°31′48″S, 172°37′13″E.
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