Featured Places

Christchurch Town Hall

Christchurch Town Hall

Backing onto the river and unmistakable in form, the Christchurch Town Hall is one of the city’s most important cultural buildings.  Designed by locals Sir Miles Warren and Maurice Mahoney...

Christchurch Town Hall

Backing onto the river and unmistakable in form, the Christchurch Town Hall is one of the city’s most important cultural buildings.  Designed by locals Sir Miles Warren and Maurice Mahoney...

Christchurch Tramway

Christchurch Tramway

The gentle ding of a tram bell is one of the most familiar and loved sounds in Christchurch.  The first tram rattled into action in 1880, running from Cathedral Square...

Christchurch Tramway

The gentle ding of a tram bell is one of the most familiar and loved sounds in Christchurch.  The first tram rattled into action in 1880, running from Cathedral Square...

Holden Kingswood

Holden Kingswood

For many New Zealanders, the Holden Kingswood isn’t just a car... it’s a memory on wheels! This was the classic family wagon of its day: big, solid, and built to...

Holden Kingswood

For many New Zealanders, the Holden Kingswood isn’t just a car... it’s a memory on wheels! This was the classic family wagon of its day: big, solid, and built to...

Daffodils - The Garden City

Daffodils - The Garden City

Christchurch is truly a garden city. With more than 1,200 parks and gardens spread throughout the city, green space is not an extra here.  It’s part of everyday life. Tree-lined...

Daffodils - The Garden City

Christchurch is truly a garden city. With more than 1,200 parks and gardens spread throughout the city, green space is not an extra here.  It’s part of everyday life. Tree-lined...

The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora (with Rutherford's Den)

The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora (with Ruthe...

The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora is the largest collection of heritage buildings in New Zealand and was once the academic heart of the city. From the late 19th century,...

The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora (with Ruthe...

The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora is the largest collection of heritage buildings in New Zealand and was once the academic heart of the city. From the late 19th century,...

Cardboard Cathedral

Cardboard Cathedral

Located at the edge of the city, the Cardboard Cathedral is a quietly powerful symbol of hope. After the 2011 earthquake forced the closure of Christ Church Cathedral, the Anglican...

Cardboard Cathedral

Located at the edge of the city, the Cardboard Cathedral is a quietly powerful symbol of hope. After the 2011 earthquake forced the closure of Christ Church Cathedral, the Anglican...