New Brighton Pier

The second New Brighton Pier

There have been two New Brighton Piers in New Brighton, New Zealand. The first pier, of wooden construction, opened on 18 January 1894 and was demolished on 12 October 1965. The current concrete pier was opened on 1 November 1997. It is one of the icons of Christchurch.

First pier

The pier in 1909

The first pier was built from timber. Construction began in 1891 and it was officially opened by the Governor of New Zealand, the Lord Glasgow, on 18 January 1894.^[1] Other dignitaries who attended the opening included the Mayor of Christchurch (Walter Cooper), the Mayor of Linwood (J. R. Brunt), and two members of the House of Representatives (George John Smith and William Whitehouse Collins). It started raining just as the opening ceremony finished, and planned fireworks were postponed. The pier had been built to a length of 700 feet (210 m).^[2]^[3] There were plans to build an octagonal end to the pier including a large building, but this was never carried out. Over time, the pier decayed. The city council ordered the pier to be demolished, and this was done during just four and a half hours in the early morning of 12 October 1965 on a receding tide.^[1]

Second pier

For 30 years, the New Brighton community rallied for another pier to be built. The Pier and Foreshore Society had campaigned to save the original pier, and the group continued lobbying for a new pier. When NZ$2m had been raised, this was matched by funding from Christchurch City Council and a new pier was designed using reinforced concrete. The new pier was built in exactly the same location, and it was officially opened on 1 November 1997. It spans 300 metres (980 ft), which makes it the longest pier in the Australasia.^[1] The New Brighton Pier is held as the icon of New Brighton and later the icon of Christchurch after the 22 February 2011 earthquake that significantly damaged Christchurch's Cathedral. The pier is one of Christchurch's tourist attractions. Currently the New Brighton Pier is the venue of a number of events, such as regular skate on the Pier events and the annual Guy Fawkes fireworks display held on 5 every year. The pier sustained some damage in the various earthquakes, and this was exacerbated in the 2016 Christchurch earthquake. The repairs will start later in 2016, will take 18 months, and are expected to cost between NZ$8m and NZ$9m. It is expected that the pier will open again in early 2018.^[4]

Panorama of the pier

References

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1 2 3 "New Brighton Pier". Christchurch City Libraries. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
↑ "New Brighton Pier". The Press. LI (8696). 19 January 1894. p. 3. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
↑ "Table Talk". Auckland Star. XXV (16). 19 January 1894. p. 1. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
↑ Fletcher, Jack (19 April 2016). "Pier to close for months of work". The Press. p. A1. Retrieved 23 April 2016.

Christchurch earthquakes

Earthquakes

located in or near Christchurch	June 1869 September 2010 Boxing Day 2010 February 2011 June 2011 December 2011 February 2016

located elsewhere causing damage in Christchurch	1855 Wairarapa 1881 Castle Hill 1888 North Canterbury 1901 Cheviot 1922 Motunau 2016 Kaikoura

Buildings

lost	Christchurch Central Library Convention Centre Crowne Plaza Hotel Grand Chancellor Manchester Courts Civic Clarendon Tower Cranmer Centre Cranmer Court CTV Building Excelsior Hotel Guthrey Centre Hornby Clocktower Lyttelton Times Building Majestic Theatre PGC building Press Building St Luke's Church St Paul's Church Warner's Hotel Westpac Canterbury Centre Wharetiki House

demolition	Implosion of Radio Network House Central Police Station Twinkle Toes

damaged with uncertain future	Catholic Cathedral Chief Post Office ChristChurch Cathedral Lancaster Park McLean's Mansion The Octagon Odeon Theatre Public Trust Building

remaining	Arts Centre (Dux de Lux, Registry Building) Bridge of Remembrance Canterbury Club Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings Christchurch Art Gallery Christchurch Club St Michael Church Citizens' War Memorial City Mall Forsyth Barr Building Godley Statue Knox Church New Brighton Pier New Regent Street Our City Peterborough Centre Rolleston Statue Scott Statue Shand's Emporium St Saviour's Chapel Town Hall Victoria Clock Tower

new	Cardboard Cathedral Pallet Pavilion Re:START

lists	historic places tall buildings

Land

categories	Central City Red Zone Residential Red Zone (East Lake) TC3

suburbs worst affected	Central City Avonside Avondale Dallington Bexley Southshore Brooklands Kaiapoi

People

associated with earthquakes	Gerry Brownlee Kaila Colbin Clayton Cosgrove Ruth Dyson Antony Gough John Hamilton Warwick Isaacs Sam Johnson Andre Lovatt Tony Marryatt Bob Parker Nigel Priestley Mark Quigley Alan Reay Ken Ring Gerald Shirtcliff Roger Sutton Deon Swiggs Coralie Winn

died in earthquake	Jo Giles Amanda Hooper

Recovery Plan

(1) The Frame (Margaret Mahy Playground)
(2) Convention Centre Precinct
(3) Christchurch Stadium
(4) Metro Sports Facility
(5) Bus Interchange
(6) Avon River Precinct
(7) Te Puna Ahurea Cultural Centre
(8) The Square
(9) Performing Arts Precinct
(10) Justice and Emergency Services Precinct
(11) Health Precinct
(12) Cricket Oval
(13) Residential Demonstration Project
(14) Central Library
(15) Innovation Precinct
(16) Retail Precinct

Organisations

public sector	CCDU CERA Christchurch City Council Civil Defence Regenerate Christchurch SCIRT Selwyn District Council Waimakariri District Council

private and voluntary sector	Farmy Army Gap Filler Greening the Rubble Ministry of Awesome Student Volunteer Army The Press

Coordinates: 43°30′23″S 172°43′59″E / 43.5065°S 172.7330°E / -43.5065; 172.7330

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