![Estuary of the Heathcote and Avon Rivers, Christchurch, and the Southern Alps, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/AY4MS62K7E2LTQPZSA2MOZHQ64.jpg?smart=true&auth=773524a11146414a4e2a957c9ddcca77796109d04c36b34a4eed1f76aa52ec68&width=400&height=225)
Christchurch is framed by stunning mountain surroundings. Getty Images
Christchurch is framed by stunning mountain surroundings. Getty Images
My home town: a local's guide to Christchurch, New Zealand
Culture editor Ashleigh Stewart introduces us to a lesser-known side of the New Zealand city currently undergoing a renaissance
Ashleigh Stewart
14 February, 2020