13 Facts About Wigram

Wigram is a suburb in the southwest of Christchurch, New Zealand.

Wigram kept the aviation school going until March 1923, when the government decided to take over the company and run the airbase under a military umbrella.

Wigram continued to support the base, gifting a further 81 acres of land in 1932.

Wigram was home to RNZAF Wigram, one of the main bases of the Royal New Zealand Air Force, but this was closed in 1995 after cutbacks in military spending.

The majority of Wigram Aerodrome was purchased by Ngai Tahu in 1997, and continued to be used as a private airfield until it was finally closed on 1 March 2009.

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Wigram is north of Aidanfield, separated by the Christchurch Southern Motorway.

Wigram has a significantly lower percentage of people identifying as Maori or Pacific Islanders compared to Christchurch City as a whole.

Landing, located at the heart of Wigram Skies, provides a convenient and modern retail and mixed use space for Wigram Skies residents and greater south west Christchurch.

Wigram is well served by several bus services, known as Metro which is subsidised by Environment Canterbury.

Wigram has two large recreational parks adjoining each other, Nga Puna Wai was opened on 8 March 2019 and comprises 32 hectares of recreation, esplanade reserve and other park land as well as a new $53.

Wigram has two modern retirement villages, the first to open was Lady Wigram Village which opened in 2015 and is located on Kittyhawk Avenue.

Wigram is part of the Halswell Ward represented by Councillor Anne Galloway since 2016.

Suburb of Wigram sits in the aptly named New Zealand parliamentary electorate of Wigram.