Woolston is a light industrial and lower class residential suburb of Christchurch in the South Island of New Zealand. It is situated three kilometres southeast of the city centre, close to major arterial routes including State Highways 74 and 76 to Banks Peninsula. The Ōpāwaho / Heathcote River flows through the suburb.
Christchurch from the Port Hills; Woolston is the northern part of the industrial area in the foreground
Ōpāwaho / Heathcote River, as seen from Clarendon Terrace, Woolston
The bell tower, St John the Evangelist Woolston
The Old Ferry Road/Woolston Post Office
Ōpāwaho / Heathcote River
The Ōpāwaho / Heathcote River lies within the city boundaries of Christchurch, New Zealand, and is fed from springs near Templeton Road, with a catchment area in wet weather extending as far west as Yaldhurst and Pound Road. It meanders around the base of the Port Hills from west to south-east.
Ōpāwaho / Heathcote River downstream of Barrington Street
Ōpāwaho / Heathcote River in Beckenham
The Ōpāwaho in flood in Beckenham in April 2014
The Woolston Tidal Barrage and the Woolston Cut