Information about Heathcote Valley

Suburb:	Heathcote Valley
City:	Christchurch
Island:	South Island
Surrounded by:
to the north	Ferrymead
to the east	-
to the south	Lyttelton Tunnel
to the west	Port Hills

Heathcote Valley is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, dominated by the approaches to the Lyttelton Tunnel , a major arterial pass through the Port Hills that is part of State Highway 74. The suburb is nestled at the foot of the steep volcanic crags that form the northern edge of the hills, some eight kilometres southeast of the city centre. The Main South Railway line passes through the suburb, before entering the Lyttelton Rail Tunnel at the southern end.

Heathcote Valley has a long history of Malting, the latest being the Canterbury Malting Company. The disused Maltworks, which closed in 1999, dominate the skyline.

Despite its name, Heathcote Valley is situated some two kilometres south of the Heathcote River, which does not flow through the suburb but rather flows east across a wide plain.

Named after Sir William Heathcote, secretary of the Canterbury Association.

Christchurch (Māori: Ōtautahi) is the regional capital of Canterbury, New Zealand. The largest city in the South Island, it is also the second largest city and third largest urban area of New Zealand.
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Introduction

Ferrymead is a suburb south-east of Christchurch, New Zealand.

Geography

Ferrymead is located on the estuary of the Avon and Heathcote Rivers, close to the point where the Heathcote drains into the estuary, and three km west of the eventual outflow
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The Lyttelton Road Tunnel links the New Zealand cities of Christchurch and Lyttelton. The road tunnel was completed in 1964 and is currently the longest road tunnel in New Zealand. For a few hours every year, cyclists are allowed to bike through the tunnel.
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Port Hills are a range of hills running approximately east-west, between the port of Lyttelton and the city of Christchurch in Canterbury, New Zealand. The Port Hills are the northern rim of an ancient volcanic cone, one of two from which Banks Peninsula (Horomaka) was formed.
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Anthem
"God Defend New Zealand"
"God Save the Queen"¹

Capital Wellington

Largest city Auckland
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New Zealand State Highway network consists of just under 100 roads in both the North and South Islands, administered by Transit New Zealand. The open-road speed limit is generally 100 km/h, with reductions in built-up areas and for safety reasons.
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The Main South Line, sometimes referred to as part of the South Island Main Trunk Railway, runs south from Lyttelton in New Zealand through Christchurch and down the east coast of the South Island to Invercargill via Dunedin.
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Malting is a process applied to cereal grains, in which the grains are made to germinate and then are quickly dried before the plant develops.^[1]

The term malt refers to several products of the process:

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The Heathcote River lies within the city boundaries of Christchurch, New Zealand.

It drains into an estuary which it shares with the Avon River before draining into Pegasus Bay.

Named after Sir William Heathcote, secretary of the Canterbury Association.
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