Christchurch International Airport Christchurch International Airport Christchurch International Airport is the main airport that serves Christchurch, New Zealand. It is located 12 kilometres to the northwest of the city centre, in the suburb of Harewood. Christchurch (Harewood) Airport officially opened on 18 May 1940 and became New Zealand's first international airport on 16 December 1950. It is the second busiest airport in New Zealand after Auckland by both annual passengers and aircraft movements. Christchurch along with Auckland are the only two airports in New Zealand to regularly handle Boeing 747 and Airbus A380 aircraft. The airport is curfew free operating 24 hours a
Marsden Bay, New Zealand Marsden Bay, New Zealand Marsden Bay is a locality and bay at the south head of Whangarei Harbour in Northland, New Zealand. The western side of Marsden Bay is a coastal community called One Tree Point, and the eastern side is the industrial development of Marsden Point. Ruakaka lies about 9 km to the south. The Māori name for the area is Te Poupouwhenua. One Tree Point was called "Single Tree Point" by Captain Lort Stokes of the "Acheron" in 1849. The town of Marsden, situated where Marsden Point is now, was originally intended to be the commercial centre for