GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS - Christchurch
The buildings are a masterpiece of Christchurch architect J.C. Maddison, designed in Renaissance Revival style. The buildings were once the workplace of government bureaucrats and now house an upmarket hotel and apartments.
​Location: Cathedral Square, Christchurch.
Price: free​
Hours: 24.
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RUTHERFORDS DEN - Christchurch
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Delivering a world-class multimedia visitor experience celebrating the life and work of great New Zealand scientist Ernest, Lord Rutherford. The 19th century arts lecture theatre has been preserved as part of Rutherford's Den in the Arts Centre of Christchurch. Rutherford is one of the University’s most illustrious graduates. His original student laboratory at Canterbury College — now the Arts Centre of Christchurch — is the den’s central exhibition space.
Location: Clock Tower, Christchurch Arts Centre, Christchurch.
Price: visit the website for prices.
Hours: 10am till 5pm.
Photo courtesy of www.aip.org
CHRISTCHURCH BIKE TOURS - Christchurch.
​Flat Christchurch is an ideal place to cycle and the rebuild after the earthquakes plans major improvements to the cycling infrastructure. There are a couple of bike tours available, please visit the local i-site for more information.
Location: Christchurch
Price: free
Hours: 24
Web:
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TRANSITIONAL CARDBOARD CATHEDRAL -
Christchurch
The "Transitional Cathedral" has been built on the site where a traditional 19th Century stone church (St Johns) once stood before being severely damaged in the 2011 earthquake. The cathedral incorporates paper and cardboard tubes, supported on an A-frame of timber beams and structural steel on a concrete pad, the new church was cheaper and much faster to erect than a permanent structure. It is designed by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban who won the 2014 Pritzker Architecture Prize.
​Location: Cnr Madra & Hereford Streets, Christchurch.
Price: free​
Hours: 24.
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CHRISTCHURCH TRAMWAY - Christchurch
The Christchurch Tram covers a distance of 2.5 km by way of a city loop giving you a feel for inner Christchurch. The route links a number of Christchurch attractions. A special attraction is the Christchurch Tramway Restaurant allowing you to combine dining with sightseeing. Bookings in advance advised.
Location: Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch.
Hours: Summer: 9am - 6pm daily (October - March) |
Winter: 10am - 5pm daily (April - September)
Price: Adults $10 | Child (0-15) free
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CHRIST'S COLLEGE - Christchurch
Christ’s College is regarded as one of the most important sets of buildings in the country, which are superbly located around a grassy quadrangle. The oldest of the surviving buildings is the Big School of 1863 with Cecil Wood’s superb Memorial Dining Hall being one of the finest and the later of Christchurch’s buildings built in the strong Gothic Revival tradition. There is a museum devoted to the history of the college, open by appointment on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Location: Rolleston Avenue, Christchurch.
Hours: Museum By Appointment Tuesdays & Thursdays.
Price: free.
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THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY HALL - Christchurch
Though it is not a church in the conventional sense, the Theosophical Society Hall is a further example of a Christchurch religious group using a style other than Gothic. The hall was designed by Cecil Wood and built in 1926. The Georgian Domestic Revival building has a columned portico, quoins, multi-pane windows and a hipped roof of slate. The restraint of its design and its inconspicuous location have meant the building is often overlooked.
​Location: 267 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch.
Price: free​.
Hours: 24.
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PUNTING IN THE PARK - Christchurch
Providing classic Punt's at the historic Antigua Boat Sheds landing. Your Edwardian Punter will guide you quietly past trailing willows, woodlands and leafy banks as you absorb the beauty of Christchurch’s Botanic Gardens. Punting on the beautiful Avon River is an iconic Christchurch attraction not to be missed. Each Punting tour is 30 minutes duration with informative commentary, and you are returned to your point of departure.
Location: Antigua Boatsheds, 2 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch.
Hours: 10am till late.
Price: Visit the website for information.
Web: www.punting.co.nz
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ANTIGUA BOATSHEDS - Christchurch

These sheds date from 1882 and have an Historic Places Category l rating. From here your able to go boating on the Avon and enjoy an outing that has been available to Christchurch visitors for 120 years. For a more upmarket experience you can go 'Punting in the Park' from here.
To find use the travel planner with Christchurch Hospital as your destination and then walk the short distance to the pedestrian bridge over the Avon River next to the Boatsheds. Alternatively walk from Cathedral Square - it will take about ten minutes.
Location: 2 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch.
Hours: 10am till late.
Price: There are many options, visit the website for prices
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​VICTORIAN CLOCK TOWER - Christchurch
Designed by B W Mountfort the Victoria Street Clock Tower was originally intended to sit on the side of the Provincial Council Chambers. The tower for the clock was made in England, and shipped in sections to New Zealand in 1860. Never errected it was resurrected for Queen Victoria's Jubilee in 1897 and placed on the corner of High, Manchester and Lichfield Streets. The tower was extended in height and moved to its present resting place on Victoria Street in 1930.
Location: Cnr Victoria & Montreal Streets, Christchurch.
Price: free
Hours: 24.
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Photo courtesy of www.christchurchdailyphoto.com
AORAKI MT COOK NATIONAL PARK
- Southern Alps, Mid Canterbury
Aoraki/Mount Cook is New Zealand's great alpine park and spans a distance of 70,696 hectares. It is renowned for having the highest mountains and the largest glaciers. Aoraki/Mount Cook village and all visitors to the park are dwarfed by the immensity of the landscape that surrounds them.
Aoraki/Mount Cook was formally established as a national park in 1953 from reserves that were established as early as 1887 to protect the area’s significant vegetation and landscape.
​Location: Southern Alps, Mid Canterbury.
Price: free​
Hours: 24.
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Mid Canterbury Sights
Christchurch, Ashburston, Lincoln
Rolleston, Darfield, Leston, Methven, Akaroa