page_title: Mona Vale, Christchurch
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Mona Vale, Christchurch / Geography
caption_attribution_description: Mona Vale homestead. The back has lost quite a bit of brick around one window and there are cracks in some of the arches.
context_page_description: Mona Vale, with its homestead formerly known as Karewa, is a public park of 4 ha in the Christchurch suburb of Fendalton. The homestead and gate house are both listed as heritage buildings with Heritage New Zealand. The fernery and the rose garden, and pavilion with the setting of the park along the Avon River, add to the attractiveness of the property. It is one of the major tourist attractions of Christchurch.
context_section_description: The western boundary of Mona Vale is the Main North Railway, and the Avon River forms the eastern border. In the north, the park is very narrow and starts at Fendalton Road. In the south, it extends to Matai Street East and has Christchurch Girls High School as a neighbour.
  The gardens cover four hectare.
caption: The Mona Vale homestead with earthquake damage from the February 2011 event
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