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Aranui
Aranui is one of the eastern suburbs of Christchurch. It is a low socio-economic area. In its early years, Aranui grew along Pages Road, the suburb's main road. Aranui soon became a working-class suburb. There are also areas of light-industrial premises in Aranui.
The suburb grew rapidly between 1945 and 1951. The area is predominantly residential with pockets of light industry. A large number of state houses were built in the suburb after the World War II. There are shops and service facilities at the intersection of Breezes Road and Pages Road and a smaller retail precinct centred on Hampshire Street. It is served by the composite school Haeata Community Campus in Wainoni, which was created by a merger of four schools in 2017. Aranui is part of the Christchurch East parliamentary electorate.
Part of the area was previously called Flemington, named after the hairdresser and tobacconist Jubal Fleming (c.1844–1903). Fleming had a subdivision at the corner of Breezes and Pages Roads, and the tram stop on Breezes Road was informally called Flemington. The post office was established in 1912 and it was named Aranui by George Kyngdon Burton (c.1859–1957), with that name then applied to the wider area. Aranui is a Māori word, with ara meaning path and nui meaning great.
In its early years, the New Brighton Tramway Company extended the Linwood Cemetery route. Land in Aranui was cheap at the time, though infertile for agriculture purposes, and transportation so that settlement in Aranui increased.
Aranui soon became a working class suburb. There are also areas of light-industrial premises in Aranui. The suburb grew rapidly between 1945 and 1951 from 404 to 1,141 dwellers. Local shopping centres were established around Christchurch, particularly in some of the neighbourhoods which had large state-housing developments. Today, the suburb is mainly residential, though it has areas of retail businesses sited on Pages Road. There is also a smaller retail precinct centred on Hampshire Street.
A large number of state houses were built in Aranui after the World War II. Residents are still generally of low socio-economic status. A 2020 report by Kāinga Ora of the Burwood ward, revealed the suburb of Aranui had the highest number of state-owned houses in Christchurch.
In the 19th century, much of the area consisted of rough grass and sand hills. Today, Aranui is one of the eastern suburbs. Its eastern boundary is the Avon River. Boundary roads are Pages Road in the south, Breezes Road in the west, and Wainoni Road in the north. Bexley is located to the south of Pages Road.
Aranui and its neighbouring suburb of Wainoni are sometimes considered together. Christchurch City Council publishes a combined community profile for the two suburbs. Other suburbs nearby include New Brighton and Avondale.
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Aranui
Aranui is one of the eastern suburbs of Christchurch. It is a low socio-economic area. In its early years, Aranui grew along Pages Road, the suburb's main road. Aranui soon became a working-class suburb. There are also areas of light-industrial premises in Aranui.
The suburb grew rapidly between 1945 and 1951. The area is predominantly residential with pockets of light industry. A large number of state houses were built in the suburb after the World War II. There are shops and service facilities at the intersection of Breezes Road and Pages Road and a smaller retail precinct centred on Hampshire Street. It is served by the composite school Haeata Community Campus in Wainoni, which was created by a merger of four schools in 2017. Aranui is part of the Christchurch East parliamentary electorate.
Part of the area was previously called Flemington, named after the hairdresser and tobacconist Jubal Fleming (c.1844–1903). Fleming had a subdivision at the corner of Breezes and Pages Roads, and the tram stop on Breezes Road was informally called Flemington. The post office was established in 1912 and it was named Aranui by George Kyngdon Burton (c.1859–1957), with that name then applied to the wider area. Aranui is a Māori word, with ara meaning path and nui meaning great.
In its early years, the New Brighton Tramway Company extended the Linwood Cemetery route. Land in Aranui was cheap at the time, though infertile for agriculture purposes, and transportation so that settlement in Aranui increased.
Aranui soon became a working class suburb. There are also areas of light-industrial premises in Aranui. The suburb grew rapidly between 1945 and 1951 from 404 to 1,141 dwellers. Local shopping centres were established around Christchurch, particularly in some of the neighbourhoods which had large state-housing developments. Today, the suburb is mainly residential, though it has areas of retail businesses sited on Pages Road. There is also a smaller retail precinct centred on Hampshire Street.
A large number of state houses were built in Aranui after the World War II. Residents are still generally of low socio-economic status. A 2020 report by Kāinga Ora of the Burwood ward, revealed the suburb of Aranui had the highest number of state-owned houses in Christchurch.
In the 19th century, much of the area consisted of rough grass and sand hills. Today, Aranui is one of the eastern suburbs. Its eastern boundary is the Avon River. Boundary roads are Pages Road in the south, Breezes Road in the west, and Wainoni Road in the north. Bexley is located to the south of Pages Road.
Aranui and its neighbouring suburb of Wainoni are sometimes considered together. Christchurch City Council publishes a combined community profile for the two suburbs. Other suburbs nearby include New Brighton and Avondale.