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Stewart Plaza, Christchurch, 2009

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Stewart Plaza, Christchurch, 2009

A group of young people sit and chat in Stewart Plaza, central Christchurch. The inner city is a place where different subcultures and trends emerge and find a home. People get together in shops, cafés, entertainment venues, public spaces and on the streets themselves. Pedestrian malls like Stewart Plaza are popular meeting spots – and good places for people to display themselves.

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Kerryn Pollock, City styles – Cities and culture creation, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/24562/stewart-plaza-christchurch-2009 (accessed 11 June 2026).

Story by Kerryn Pollock, published 4 May 2010.