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Victoria Park is a large recreational area on the Port Hills above Christchurch, New Zealand. [1]
The park was formally opened by William Rolleston on 22 June 1897 for the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. [2]
The park has an information centre, and features open parkland, planted gardens and pine forest, with a variety of walking tracks [2] and a permanent orienteering course. [3] Mountain biking tracks extend into the adjacent Bowenvale Reserve, and include several challenging downhill routes, including the Nationals Down Hill Track. [4]
The park was the site of the 1954 Parker–Hulme murder that has inspired plays, novels, non-fiction books, and most notably, the Oscar-nominated film Heavenly Creatures.