Beachfront Views

Opposite the Beach with Pier, library and Surf Club.

• a sandy beach, with good surfing, stretching 18 km from the Waimakariri River mouth in the north, to the Spit in the south

• swimming with (summer) surf-club-supervised areas

• bird-watching at the Spit: godwits migrate from this area and their return is something of a local event

• cycling, walking, orienteering, geocaching in the extensive plantation areas which abut the northerly beach, and (of course) on the beach itself

• 4WD driving (permit required) in the extreme northern beach area

• pier and Council library on the foreshore, in Central New Brighton

• restaurants and art/craft-related shops: in growing numbers

• Home of the first surf life saving club in New Zealand est. 1910.[1], also North Beach Surf Club to the north and South New Brighton Surf Club to the south

• Community Market on the first Saturday of each month - held in the pedestrian part of the New Brighton Mall

• Rawhiti Domain - with a Council run Golf Links, Tennis Courts, Dog Park, Rugby Fields, Cricket Ovals, Netball Courts, Community Garden, Archery Club and Children's Play Area

* QEII Park Recreation and Sport Centre is New Zealand's largest multi-sport and leisure complex. Located at 171 Travis Road, New Brighton. Built specifically for the 1974 Commonwealth Games, QEII Park is a sporting icon for Christchurch and New Zealand

It offers a fantastic range of facilities. We have top class fitness centres, multiple training and competition pools, toddlers pools, leisure pools (waves, rivers and other watery fun!), spas, steam-rooms and saunas, springboards, dive wells, and hydroslides.