Internationally famed ‘The Garden City’, Christchurch’s well-established expansive parks and public gardens owe much to the planning and foresight of the city’s founding fathers. Also known as the ‘most English City outside of England’ Christchurch was planned around the Gothic Canterbury Cathedral, whose 65 meter spire dominates almost every view. Just like the rest of New Zealand, Christchurch is a city of contrasts, a place where its residents continue to enjoy a healthy, active lifestyle amidst a natural environment world-renowned for. It really is the ‘city that shines’