Christchurch

Christchurch is a city on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand.

Sport

Sports Played

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• Hang gliding and parasailing.
• Yachting and windsurfing.
• Swimming, surfing, surf lifesaving, surfcasting, and fishing.
• Netball, represented by the Canterbury Flames in the national league.
• Golf The city has more than a dozen golf courses and has hosted the PGA-sanctioned Clearwater Classic since 2002.
• Cricket - Christchurch's major summer sport
• Rugby Union, represented by the Crusaders in the Super 14 competition and Canterbury in the National Provincial Championship.

Major Sporting Grounds

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• Jade Stadium (formerly known as Lancaster Park) is Christchurch's premier outdoor sporting ground which currently plays host to Rugby Union in the winter months and Cricket in the summer months. It is home to the Canterbury Crusaders and Canterbury NPC Rugby Teams. It is also used by the New Zealand Cricket Team and occasionally hosts a New Zealand Warriors Rugby League match. Jade Stadium has a current capacity of 36,500 people.
• QEII Park was build for the 1974 British Commonwealth Games which Christchurch hosted in 1974. It is used today primerily as an Athletics park, and contains a newly upgraded Swimming Pool complex. It also has hosted some major concerts in the past from bands such as the Red Hot Chilli Peppers.