South Island, New Zealand
Experience our beautifully unique country
From the peak of Aoraki Mount Cook to the sandy beaches of
Caroline Bay, in rolling hill country, sweeping plains and braided
rivers, the Central South Island of NZ is fresh, vibrant,
forward-looking and full of surprises. Canterbury offers high
mountain peaks and glaciers, alpine hot pools, lakes and rivers,
the ocean with magnificent beaches and some of the world's rarest
marine life, huge braided rivers snaking across broad plains and
rolling green hills
Easy to reach, uncrowded and set in a stunning natural
environment, it offers business people, students and new residents
a warm welcome, a great lifestyle and the promise of a bright
future. Those lucky enough to already live here enjoy more time
with family, escape from city stresses, real opportunities for
career or study ...and a place where strangers are still greeted
with a smile. Step outside, and so many recreational options beckon
that the hardest part is choosing where to start.
Wherever you go there is the chance to enjoy a warm welcome,
alluring arts and crafts, imaginative cuisine coupled with exciting
wines as well as the unparalleled beauty of the plains, rivers and
mountains. And the realisation that the people who make up
Canterbury are one of its most enticing qualities.
Within the Central South Island, Aoraki Polytechnic offers five
campus locations: Timaru, Christchurch, Ashburton, Oamaru and
Dunedin.
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