Poll: What should the collective noun be for people from Christchurch?
Australia has its Sydneysiders, Melburnians and Brisbanians, while New Zealand has Aucklanders, Wellingtonians and Dunedinites.
But where does that leave Christchurch?
There is no collective term for residents of the Garden City and although Cantabrian is commonly used, it could equally apply to people living in Waimate or Omarama – more than 200 kilometres away.
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30.1% Christchurchians
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7.2% Christchurchites
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35.8% Christchurchers
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5.8% Christies
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21.1% Something else (share your idea in the comments)
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