Belfast

Belfast is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is in the north of the city, close to the banks of the Waimakariri River. Belfast is named after Belfast in Northern Ireland. It was originally known as North Road District, Seven Mile Peg, Styx, or by its Māori name Purarekanui. James McNeight Watt (1838–1892) emigrated from Belfast and was a partner with the original meat works, around which the settlement grew. Watt, who developed much of the area, is believed to have given it its present name. Belfast is well known for the freezing works, Belfast New World and the Northwood 'Supa Centa', which houses The Warehouse, Countdown , Smiths City and a Subway restaurant, amongst others. In 2006 the Barracutta bar opened alongside...