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Riverside

Indoor market with fresh produce and food stalls - full of artwork, local products and seating areas

Listing from Wikivoyage: Christchurch, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Ballantynes
This major upmarket department store has been through its fair share of disasters – as well as the earthquakes of the 2010s, in 1947 the store was gutted by the deadliest fire in New Zealand history, with 41 deaths.
Mon–Fri 9AM–5:30PM, Sat 9AM–5PM, Sun 10AM–5PM
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Fresh Choice
The most central supermarket, but also the smallest, and not the cheapest.
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Aha Wildlife Bakery
Wildlife themed bakery shop - bakes delicious animal-shaped bread and cookies fresh on the market. Try a kiwi, have a whale - and enjoy the artwork on the walls!
Daily 7AM-6PM$10
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Bridge of Remembrance
A memorial to those lost in World War I and subsequent conflicts. A memorial arch was added to an existing bridge over the River Avon in 1923-24. The arch was damaged in the 2011 quake and reopened after repairs on Anzac Day 2016. The bridge is open all the time to walk across, but has been closed to vehicles since 1976.