Hillsborough is a mixed industrial and residential suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, located approximately 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the south-east of the city centre.

The area was first owned by Edward Garland, who initially called it Broomfield Farm after settling the land with his wife Annie in 1854.

[4] Garland grazed cattle on the low-lying land south of the Ōpāwaho / Heathcote River, and sheep on the slopes of the Port Hills.

[7][8] The suburb's residential and industrial areas are largely divided, with much of the land around the base of the Port Hills in the suburb's south zoned industrial and residential areas further north, near the Ōpāwaho / Heathcote River.

[5] The area around the base of the hills has long been used for industrial purposes, and was formerly occupied by multiple brickworks.