Southshore, New Zealand

Suburb in Christchurch, New Zealand

Southshore
Suburb
Southshore and South New Brighton
Coordinates: 43°33′0″S 172°44′51″E / 43.55000°S 172.74750°E / -43.55000; 172.74750
Country	New Zealand
City	Christchurch
Local authority	Christchurch City Council
Electoral ward	Coastal
Community board	Waitai Coastal-Burwood-Linwood
Area [1]
• Land	124 ha (306 acres)
Population  (2018 Census)[2]
• Total	1,041

South New Brighton		(Pegasus Bay)
	Southshore
(Avon Heathcote Estuary)

Southshore (Māori: Te Kōrero Karoro) is an eastern coastal suburb within Christchurch, New Zealand. It is sited on a narrow sandspit that runs along the eastern side of the Avon Heathcote Estuary. The area occupying the modern-day suburb previously had some Māori presence, which is supported by pre-European artefacts discovered in the area, the suburb being rich with birdlife and wildlife and considered an important food-gathering place by local tribes.

In its early years, the suburb had very few permanent residents due to the absence of facilities and insufficient transportation; it was later heavily urbanised after World War II. Residents are generally of low socio-economic status. Although it was informally called Southshore for some years previously, the name became formally recognised in 1955. The area was damaged in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake and 198 properties were zoned red. The suburb is currently linked by route 60 to its neighbouring suburbs and central Christchurch.