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Christchurch Central City is the geographical centre and the heart of Christchurch , New Zealand. It is defined as the area within the four avenues (Bealey Avenue, Fitzgerald Avenue, Moorhouse Avenue and Deans Avenue) and thus includes the densely built up central city, some less dense surrounding areas of residential, educational and industrial usage, and green space including Hagley Park , the Christchurch Botanic Gardens and the Barbadoes Street Cemetery .
It suffered heavy damage in the 2010 Canterbury earthquake and was devastated in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake . Following this second earthquake, the Central City Red Zone was set up and, with a gradually shrinking area, remained inaccessible except to authorised contractors until June 2013. However, proposals to relocate the city centre elsewhere, to avoid future damage, were considered both uneconomical (as much of the infrastructure was still mainly intact) and unnecessary, as the rebuilt city centre
Christchurch ( / ˈ k r aɪ s tʃ ɜːr tʃ / ; Māori : Ōtautahi ) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region . The Christchurch urban area lies on the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula . It is home to 381,800 residents, making it New Zealand's third most-populous urban area behind Auckland and Wellington.