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October newsletter is out now
October 2025
Read our latest Belfast newsletter, all about the exciting progress at Christchurch’s fastest-growing new community! Stage 2 is already 50% sold, Stage 3 is set to start in November, and the upcoming Bellewood Centre will bring new shops and services to the area. Plus, discover how WildHeart Early Childhood Education is helping families settle into the community and why Belfast continues to be a smart choice for new home buyers.
June newsletter is out now
June 2025
We’re excited to share the latest Belfast newsletter with you! Inside, you’ll find updates on the community, upcoming developments, local schools, and more. It’s a great snapshot of what makes Belfast such a vibrant place to live.
Belfast Countdown supermarket opens
September 2022
Fantastic to see the new Countdown has opened on Bellewood Ave.
It is not your average supermarket either, it is a Green Star rated supermarket – the first of its kind in Christchurch.
Earthworks begin on school site
June 2022
We’re delighted to see that the earthworks have begun for the two new schools in Belfast. It will be a shared site for Pītau-Allenvale School which provides for specialist education for ORS funded students and Belfast (senior) School for years 5-8.
The site for the schools is within the Belfast subdivision on Johnswood Avenue.
