What is Christchurch?
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}} {{for|the city in Dorset, England|Christchurch, Dorset}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Christchurch | native_name = {{native name|mi|Ōtautahi}} | settlement_type = [[List of cities in New Zealand|City]]<!-- e.g. Town, Village, City, etc. --> | image_skyline = Panorama of northern parts of Christchurch Central City, New Zealand.jpg | image_caption = [[Christchurch Central City]] in February 2020 | image_flag = | image_shield = | shield_size = 100px | nickname = The Garden City | motto = {{lang|la|Fide Condita Fructu Beata Spe Fortis}}<br />[[English language|English]]: ''Founded in Faith, Rich in the Fulfillment thereof, Strong in Hope for the Future''<ref>{{cite web |title=Civic coats of arms |url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/interactive/23508/civic-coats-of-arms |access-date=17 March 2022 |archive-date=24 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124030538/https://teara.govt.nz/en/interactive/23508/civic-coats-of-arms |url-status=live }}</ref> <!-- images and maps ----------->| coordinates = {{Coord|43|32|S|172|37|E|region:NZ|display=inline,title}} <!-- Area/postal codes and others --------> | subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] | subdivision_name = [[New Zealand]] | subdivision_type1 = [[List of islands of New Zealand|Island]] | subdivision_type2 = [[Regions of New Zealand|Region]] | subdivision_type3 = [[Community boards in New Zealand|Communities]] | subdivision_type4 = Wards | subdivision_name1 = [[South Island]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Canterbury Region|Canterbury]] | subdivision_name3 = {{hlist|Banks Peninsula|Coastal-Burwood|Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood|Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton|Linwood-Central-Heathcote|Papanui-Innes|Spreydon-Cashmere}} | subdivision_name4 = <!-- etc. up to p50: for separate parts to be listed --> <!-- Politics ----------------->{{hlist|Banks Peninsula|Burwood|Cashmere|Central|Coastal|Fendalton|Halswell|Harewood|Heathcote|H