St Albans, New Zealand

Infobox Settlement
name = St Albans
area_total_km2 = 1.9954
population_as_of = 2006
population_total = 7290
population_density_km2 = auto

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image_caption = The old St Albans library, now a community centre

St Albans is one of Christchurch, New Zealand's largest suburbs. It is a short walk from the central city. To the east of St Albans is Shirley and to the west is Fendalton. Originally a working-class settlement, it was a separate borough from 1881 until 1903 when it became part of Christchurch City.

The St Albans Neighbourhood News

St Albans is known for its sense of cohesiveness and community spirit. This has manifested itself in the local monthly paper, The St Albans Neighbourhood News (STANN) was first published by a group of local residents in 1996 and is still going to this day. It has a distribution of 5000 homes and businesses and has recently expanded to fill 16 pages. Over the years it has been central in numerous community related issues including local planning, Packe Street Park, the Edgeware Road Tragedy and the recent closure of the local swimming pool of which it was editorially opposed. The suburb is inside the Christchurch Central electorate and is represented by Tim Barnett who maintains a strong majority of support. [cite news |title=2005 Christchurch Central Electorate Profile |url= http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/PubRes/Research/Electorates/EPData/6/1/3/DBHOH_Lib_EP_ChristchurchCentral_Data_3-Christchurch-Central-Electoral.html] .

Notable Residents

*Wizard of New Zealand - Lived in the suburb until his Cranford Street home was destroyed by fire in September 2003.

References

External links

* [http://stalbans.gen.nz/index.html St Albans Community Centre]