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[[Image:Guaka my birthday1.jpg|thumb|right|350px|[[Guaka]] hitching out of Christchurch]]'''Christchurch{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' is the biggest city on [[New Zealand]]'s South Islandwith 350.000 inhabitants. It is not huge though and some part can easily be walked. You can even try hitchhiking while staying on a main axe with enough space for the cars to stop if you wish to get out of the city.In this case you should consider having a board!
==Hitching NorthAirport bus==If you're hitchhiking '''North''' you'd do best near A bus shuttle to the city center is leaving from the front of the Motorway Entranceairport, but not too close to it, because the traffic entering the motorways moves quicklyis really expensive. There are traffic lights near If you walk direction of the entranceInternational Antarctic Center, which aid in slowing down cars, and should allow drivers to get you will find a better view of hitchhikers. Get yourself (by city bus or other means) to Belfast which is stop outside the suburb on the Main North Road immediately before the start of the motorway. Alternatively take "Spitfire Square" that costs just a normal bus right out to Woodend on SH1 and hitch from the north end of town within the 50km/hour zoneticket price.
==Hitching South==If youThere is one big and straight road (Memorial Avenue/Fendalton Rd) that leads to the big park on the West of the city center. Is is pretty hitchable in both direction with a 're heading City Center'or 'Airport'South''' its best to do it from the southern end of Hornby just before the 50km/hr zone ends (just past the shopping malls)board.
==Hitching West==Heading '''West''' you could try hitching from the beginning of Yaldhurst Road at Upper Riccarton or alternatively take the bus (or get dropped off) at the Yaldhurst Road/Johns Road intersection - this is at the start of State Highway 73 but there is Walking can be a really good area for cars to pull over just past the intersection and before they get up to highway speed.bit long 5km
== Hitchhiking out ==
=== Hitchiking North towards [[Kaikoura]], [[Picton]], The West Coast or [[Nelson]] ===
Bus to Woodend and look for BP fuel station
Good spot is directly opposite Woodend Methodist Church. In case of hot or wet weather hitch from the St Barnabas Anglican Church there is a small roof structure that can provide sun or rain shelter.
 
If you are headed Highway 1 to Picton via Kaikoura and your ride is going Highway 7 toward Hanmer Springs you are best to get out at Amberley, best spot is near the Charles Upham statue as the intersection of Highway 1 / Highway 7 is not a good spot to hitchike.
 
=== Hitchiking South ===
Take a bus to Hornby "Hub" hitch from opposite Denton Park. Or bus to Templeton and hitch from the Trents Road intersection.
 
===Hitchiking West towards Arthur's Pass and [[Hokitika]], The West Coast ===
Bus to near the Caltex Russely at the Yaldhurst Road/Russley Road intersection - this is at the start of State Highway 73 but there is a really good area for cars to pull over not far up the 73 where it's goes from two lanes to one and before they get up to highway speed.
 
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