New Zealand protected area on the Christchurch Port Hills
43°35′23″S 172°38′37″E / 43.5896°S 172.6437°E / -43.5896; 172.6437
Gates of Victoria Park. The plaque reads: "This park was opened 22 June 1897 in commemoration of the Diamond Jubilee of H M Queen Victoria by the Hon William Rolleston , for many years Supt of Canterbury "
Victoria Park is a large recreational area on the Port Hills above Christchurch , New Zealand.[1]
Description
The park was formally opened by William Rolleston on 22 June 1897 for the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria .[2]
The park has an information centre, and features open parkland, planted gardens and pine forest, with a variety of walking tracks[2] and a permanent orienteering course.[3]
Mountain biking tracks extend into the adjacent Bowenvale Reserve, and include several challenging downhill routes, including the Nationals Down Hill Track.[4]
The park was the site of the 1954 Parker–Hulme murder that has inspired plays, novels, non-fiction books, and most notably, the Oscar-nominated film Heavenly Creatures .
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Events Reign Family
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (husband)
Victoria, German Empress (daughter)
Edward VII (son)
Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine (daughter)
Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (son)
Helena, Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (daughter)
Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (daughter)
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (son)
Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (son)
Beatrice, Princess Henry of Battenberg (daughter)
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (father)
Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (mother)
Feodora, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (half-sister)
Carl, 3rd Prince of Leiningen (half-brother)
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Royal descendants
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