Sumner, New Zealand
Sumner | |
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Looking down on Sumner (left) from Scarborough | |
| Coordinates: 43°34′17″S 172°45′52″E / 43.57144°S 172.76447°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Christchurch |
| Local authority | Christchurch City Council |
| Electoral ward | Heathcote |
| Community board | Waihoro Spreydon-Cashmere-Heathcote |
| Area | |
| • Land | 264 ha (652 acres) |
| Population (June 2024) | |
• Total | 3,600 |
| Clifton | (Pegasus Bay) | |
| Richmond Hill |
Sumner
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Scarborough |
| Port Hills | Te Onepoto / Taylors Mistake |
Sumner is a coastal seaside suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, and was surveyed and named in 1849 in honour of John Bird Sumner, the newly appointed Archbishop of Canterbury and president of the Canterbury Association. Originally a separate borough, it was later amalgamated with the city of Christchurch as communications improved and the economies of scale made small-town boroughs uneconomic to operate.