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As the summer sun bakes the city streets it's very tempting to head for the beach, and Christchurch has plenty on offer; all accessed by frequent buses, and with a choice of places to stay and eat if you fancy spending some time out there. Around eight kilometres east of the centre a long swathe of sand runs from Waimari Beach south along a spit to the mouth of the Avon estuary - the whole area is a great place to swim or simply lounge on a towel. The centre of activity is New Brighton (bus #5, #6 or #29 from the city), locally famed in the 1970s and early 1980s for its Saturday shopping in the days when nowhere else was open at weekends. Its tenor has slipped a good deal since then, but New Brighton is resplendent with its long concrete pier , built seemingly just for the scores of anglers hanging over the sides. Cafes around the base of the pier, plus a good stretch of sand make this the place to hang out. Marine Parade runs north from here, close to Queen Elizabeth II Park , an impressive stadium built for the 1974 Commonwealth Games sited at the corner of Travis Road and Bower Avenue, about 500m inland. The complex contains an Olympic-sized swimming pool (Mon-Fri 6am-9pm, Sat & Sun 7am-6pm; $3), and a children-oriented fun park (same times; expect to pay about $4 per activity), which offers distractions such as mini-golf, mini-racing cars and mini-bikes. South of New Brighton, a spit of land provides shelter for the waters of the Avon and Heathcote river estuary, which is backed by the quiet suburb of Bromley and the Te Huingi Manu and Te Huingi Martu wildlife reserves (daily dawn-dusk; free), a great place for bird watchers. The estuary basin provides an excellent spot for windsurfing and dinghy sailing.
i need helpfrank.william says "From:frank williams,
Abidjan , Ivory Coast,
Rrue No 450 cocody,
My name is Frank william, 24 years from Sierra Leone . My father and I escaped from our country at the heat of the civil war after loosing my mother and two of my senior brothers in the war. As a result of the political instability in my country even after the war, my father established his cocoa and coffee export business in Abidjan , Ivory Coast . He was in Buake,
A northern city to negotiate for the purchase of a cocoa plantation when he was shot and killed by the rebel troupes fighting to take over the Government of the country on the 22nd September, 2002. The death of my father has now made me an orphan and thereby exposing me to danger.
Before the unfortunate death, my late father had in his personal account with a bank here the sum of $18.4m. As a result of the present insecurity of lives and property in this country,
I wish request that you assist me use your account in your country to transfer the balance of my father's account.
Again to assist me with a letter of invitation that will make me get a visa to your country for residence in order for me to continue my education and to invest the fund in a viable business venture.
I am willing to give you 15% while 5% has been earmarked for expenses. If this is acceptable to you,i wait to hear from you.
thanks.
Frank william,"
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