Take A Walking Tour Of Christchurch
We have a great range of walking tours to explore the city. Enjoy exploring at your own pace.
Tours and locations
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Our Tūrangawaewae Cultural Guide
Discover more about the Māori world of Ōtautahi Christchurch...
Architecture Guide To Ōtautahi Architecture
Explore Ōtautahi Christchurch through its architecture and h...
Te Pae & Victoria Square Tour
Explore this area of the central city and discover its rich ...
Antarctic Gateway Walking Tour
Learn more about Ōtautahi Christchurch and its role as an An...
Te Ara Ihutai Christchurch Coastal Pathway
Te Ara Ihutai Christchurch Coastal pathway is a 6.5km shared...
Christchurch Through Time Audio Tour
Find out more about Christchurch’s rich history and recent p...
Takapūneke Audio Walk
Join Keefe Robinson-Gore of Ōnuku Marae to hear the tragic s...
Our Tūrangawaewae Cultural Guide
Discover more about the Māori world of Ōtautahi Christchurch – hear our stories of rebuild and discovery.
Our Tūrangawaewae Cultural Guide
Discover more about the Māori world of Ōtautahi Christchurch – hear our stories of rebuild and discovery.
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Architecture Guide To Ōtautahi Architecture
Explore Ōtautahi Christchurch through its architecture and hear the stories of some of its special buildings. Meet historians, architects and other people with deep connections to these places. Hear about Charlie the theatre ghost. Learn about how we have memorialised 10 nurses lost on a World War 1 troop ship.
Architecture Guide To Ōtautahi Architecture
Explore Ōtautahi Christchurch through its architecture and hear the stories of some of its special buildings. Meet historians, architects and other people with deep connections to these places. Hear about Charlie the theatre ghost. Learn about how we have memorialised 10 nurses lost on a World War 1 troop ship.
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Te Pae & Victoria Square Tour
Explore this area of the central city and discover its rich and diverse history.
Te Pae & Victoria Square Tour
Explore this area of the central city and discover its rich and diverse history.
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Antarctic Gateway Walking Tour
Learn more about Ōtautahi Christchurch and its role as an Antarctic gateway city. You will hear from scientists and artists, historians and curators to get a taste for the magic, adventure and importance of this wordly continent. This tour takes about 90 minutes - longer if you take up all the additional stops. Please take care when crossing roads. Enjoy this journey of exploration! Let's go!
Antarctic Gateway Walking Tour
Learn more about Ōtautahi Christchurch and its role as an Antarctic gateway city. You will hear from scientists and artists, historians and curators to get a taste for the magic, adventure and importance of this wordly continent. This tour takes about 90 minutes - longer if you take up all the additional stops. Please take care when crossing roads. Enjoy this journey of exploration! Let's go!
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Te Ara Ihutai Christchurch Coastal Pathway
Te Ara Ihutai Christchurch Coastal pathway is a 6.5km shared-use path that connects the communities between Ferrymead Bridge and Sumner along the Estuary.
Te Ara Ihutai Christchurch Coastal Pathway
Te Ara Ihutai Christchurch Coastal pathway is a 6.5km shared-use path that connects the communities between Ferrymead Bridge and Sumner along the Estuary.
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Christchurch Through Time Audio Tour
Find out more about Christchurch’s rich history and recent projects, ranging from riverside developments to war memorials.
Christchurch Through Time Audio Tour
Find out more about Christchurch’s rich history and recent projects, ranging from riverside developments to war memorials.
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Takapūneke Audio Walk
Join Keefe Robinson-Gore of Ōnuku Marae to hear the tragic story of Takapūneke and discover how it is represented in this spiral pathway.
Takapūneke Audio Walk
Join Keefe Robinson-Gore of Ōnuku Marae to hear the tragic story of Takapūneke and discover how it is represented in this spiral pathway.
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Victoria Square
Discover more about this Pou in Victoria Square, Mana Motuha...
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Heroic Era Of Antarctic Exploration And Shackleton's Whisky
Listen to hear the story of Shackleton's whisky and how it m...
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New Regent Street
Listen to Worsley's story, as told by the director of the Ak...
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Tūranga And The Mural
Within Tūranga you can find out about how heroic explorers S...
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Christchurch Cathedral
Learn how the Erebus Chalice is said to be a tailsman of goo...
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Five Lanes Centre And Scorpio Books
Listen to the story of how Sir Edmund Hillary led the New Ze...
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Riverside Market
Learn how Christchurch's rejuvenated inner city has become o...
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Bridge Of Remembrance
Learn more about the first long-distance flights to Antarcti...
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Scott Statue Oxford Terrace
Hear the history of Captain Robert Falcon Scott's fateful Te...
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First Women Oxford Terrace
Hear from Margaret Bradshaw, a trailblazer and influential f...
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Christchurch Art Gallery
Up the stairs in the gallery, a treasure awaits. A personal ...
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The Great Hall
Discover more about the treasure that lies behind the doors ...
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Canterbury Museum
Visit Canterbury Museum to explore the objects and the stori...
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Mana Motuhake
Learn more about the pepeha and Mana Motuhake sculptures loc...
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Whariki: Pou Riri e Iwa
Learn more about this Whāriki located in Victoria Square.
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Puari Pa
Find out more about what the area around Victoria Square was...
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Whariki: Tai Waiora
Learn more about this Whāriki located in Victoria Square.
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Kanakana Table
Learn why this table, located in Victoria Square, was placed...
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Whariki: Mahinga Kai
Learn more about this Whāriki located in Victoria Square, ne...
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Whāriki: Whakahonotanga
Learn more about this Whāriki located along the Ōtākaro Avon...
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Whāriki: Te Eweewe O Te Ono, Ki Uta Ki Tai
Learn more about this Whāriki located along the Ōtākaro Avon...
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Whāriki: Te Rau Aroha ki te Tangata
Learn more about this Whāriki located in the Margaret Mahy F...
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Te Pae
Learn more about the naming of Te Pae Christchurch Conventio...
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Hana
Learn more about this 11,000 piece artwork named Hana, locat...
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Kōwhaiwhai
Learn more about the Kōwhaiwhai design (found in the glazing...
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Whāriki: Piripiri Takitahi
Learn more about this Whāriki located along the Ōtākaro Avon...
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Te Aika
Learn more about Te Aika (Ngutu means gateway) artwork at Te...
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Tūranga architecture
Learn more about the Tūranga building facade and architectur...
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Tūhura at Tūranga
Learn more about the Tūhura mural which captures the journey...
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Tūranga - the name
Learn more about why Tūranga was gifted this name by Ngāi Tū...
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Tūranga Terraces
Learn how the Tūranga building design reflects Māori systems...
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Kāhui Whatu
Learn more from artist Fayne Robinson about his sculpture Kā...
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Tāwhaki
Learn more about the story of Tāwhaki's ascent through the h...
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Kākano Puananī - airborne seeds
Learn how artist Riki Manuel translated this story into a de...
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Rau Whakapapa
Learn more from artists Ranui Ngarimu and Areta Wilkinson ab...
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Whāriki: Huinga Hau Pīpī
Learn more about this Whāriki and welcoming ceremony protoco...
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Whāriki: Pūtake Aronga
Learn more about this Whāriki and how whānau permeates every...
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The Terrace - Pepeha and Tuna
Learn more about the importance of the Ōtākaro Avon River an...
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Whāriki: Maumahara
Learn more about this Whāriki and the call to remember those...
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Whāriki: Kahataioreore
Learn more about this Whāriki and intergenerational relation...
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Pita Te Hori Centre
Learn more about these raingardens.
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Whāriki: Kāranga Wairua
Learn more about this Whāriki and the spiritual call of welc...
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Mōkihi
Learn more about the significance of the Mōkihi sculpture lo...
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Whariki: Pae Pae Pounamu
Learn more about this Whāriki.
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Instream Ecological Restoration
Learn about the importance of the ecological restoration wor...
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Cuningham House history
Hear the story of a family rift that resulted in the constru...
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65 Cambridge Terrace
Understand the beginnings of the Christchurch Modern by lear...
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65 Cambridge Terrace - Parties
Listen to colourful memories from a former Warren & Mahoney ...
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Isaac Theatre Royal interior
Discover an original chandelier and learn about the theatre'...
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Judy's story of the Isaac Theatre Royal
Meet Judy Mackenzie, who started work at the Isaac Theatre R...
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Isaac Theatre Royal ghost stories
Hear haunting stories from former theatre manager Judy Macke...
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Arts Centre Clock Tower Gothic architecture
Learn about how colonial values are reflected in this - the ...
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Nurses Memorial Chapel
Learn the story of the world's only purpose-built hospital c...
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Nurses Memorial Chapel museum
Explore the treasures of the museum that commemorates the Wo...
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Arts Centre Clock Tower human history
Learn about Ernest Rutherford and other people who studied o...
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Christchurch Town Hall
Learn about this iconic and first-of-its kind building, whic...
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CoCA Toi Moroki exterior
Discover exterior details of this modernist, purpose-built a...
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CoCA Toi Moroki Ō Raki Mair Gallery
This modernist, purpose-built gallery is an artwork in itsel...
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St Michael and All Angels interior
Explore the timber Gothic interior with architectural histor...
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CoCA Toi Moroki gallery ground floor lifts
Get up close to the raw concrete shear walls that strengthen...
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CoCA Toi Moroki Gallery background
The Canterbury Society of Arts has been supporting arts in C...
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Old Government Buildings Exterior
Learn about how this fine example of an Italian Renaissance ...
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Cuningham House plant tour
Tour the tropical house with Botanic Gardens director Wolfga...
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Old Government Buildings interior
Discover the details of this Italian Renaissance Revival bui...
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St Michael and All Angels exterior
Learn about the significance of this early Christchurch buil...
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Tūranga
Learn how this building was designed in partnership with man...
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Isaac Theatre Royal exterior
Learn about the history of this theatre, built in 1908, and ...
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Mana Motuhake
Learn more about the pepeha and Mana Motuhake sculptures loc...
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Whariki: Pou Riri e Iwa
Learn more about this Whāriki located in Victoria Square.
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Puari Pa
Find out more about what the area around Victoria Square was...
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Whariki: Tai Waiora
Learn more about this Whāriki located in Victoria Square.
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Kanakana Table
Learn why this table, located in Victoria Square, was placed...
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Whariki: Mahinga Kai
Learn more about this Whāriki located in Victoria Square, ne...
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Te Pae
Learn more about the naming of Te Pae Christchurch Conventio...
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Hana
Learn more about this 11,000 piece artwork named Hana, locat...
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Kōwhaiwhai
Learn more about the Kōwhaiwhai design (found in the glazing...
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Whāriki: Piripiri Takitahi
Learn more about this Whāriki located along the Ōtākaro Avon...
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Te Aika
Learn more about Te Aika (Ngutu means gateway) artwork at Te...
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Scott's Reserve
Learn about the biological significance of Te Ihutai Avon He...
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Mt Pleasant Community Centre
Hear the history of this community owned facility.
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Redcliffs
Learn about the archeological significance of this portion o...
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Shag Rock
Hear facts about the estuary and the dangerous sand bar beyo...
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Gollans Point
Learn about the signal towers on Cave Rock and how they help...
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Cave Rock
Wander from the surf club to Cave Rock while you hear about ...
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Sumner Clock Tower
Walk the esplanade to clock tower while learning about histo...
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Bridge Of Remembrance
Hear historian Jock Phillip explain the features of this war...
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Ernest Rutherford
Hear about this famous physicist and his relationship to Ōta...
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Victoria Square
Listen to historian Geoffrey Rice explain the role of Victor...
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Kate Sheppard National Memorial
Hear historian Katie Pickles explain why 1890s Christchurch ...
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Riverside Market
Listen to Riverside Market co-owner Richard Peebles point ou...
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Armstrong Lawn
Take a stroll of Armstrong Lawn with former Botanic Gardens ...
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Canterbury Provincial Chambers
Learn how the three pillars of the Canterbury economy - wool...
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Riverside Market Mural
Riverside Market Mural
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Captain Cook Statue
Hear how the money was raised for a statue of this "hero of ...
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Scandal Of 1868
Hear historian Geoffrey Rice tell the story of a scandalous ...
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Takapūneke Audio Walk
Join Keefe Robinson-Gore of Ōnuku Marae to hear the tragic s...
Victoria Square
Discover more about this Pou in Victoria Square, Mana Motuhake, which features two upright waka.
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Discover more about this Pou in Victoria Square, Mana Motuhake, which features two upright waka.
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Heroic Era Of Antarctic Exploration And Shackleton's Whisky
Listen to hear the story of Shackleton's whisky and how it managed to get from below a hut in Antarctica to Christchurch city.
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Listen to hear the story of Shackleton's whisky and how it managed to get from below a hut in Antarctica to Christchurch city.
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New Regent Street
Listen to Worsley's story, as told by the director of the Akaroa Museum.
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Listen to Worsley's story, as told by the director of the Akaroa Museum.
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Tūranga And The Mural
Within Tūranga you can find out about how heroic explorers Shackleton and Worsley spent their time on the ice by looking for a book called, 'Frank Worsley - Shackleton's Fearless Captain'.
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Within Tūranga you can find out about how heroic explorers Shackleton and Worsley spent their time on the ice by looking for a book called, 'Frank Worsley - Shackleton's Fearless Captain'.
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Christchurch Cathedral
Learn how the Erebus Chalice is said to be a tailsman of good luck.
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Learn how the Erebus Chalice is said to be a tailsman of good luck.
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Five Lanes Centre And Scorpio Books
Listen to the story of how Sir Edmund Hillary led the New Zealand component of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (TAE) in 1955-58.
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Listen to the story of how Sir Edmund Hillary led the New Zealand component of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (TAE) in 1955-58.
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Riverside Market
Learn how Christchurch's rejuvenated inner city has become one of the world's best canvases for street art.
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Learn how Christchurch's rejuvenated inner city has become one of the world's best canvases for street art.
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Bridge Of Remembrance
Learn more about the first long-distance flights to Antarctica that left from Christchurch on 20 December 1955.
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Learn more about the first long-distance flights to Antarctica that left from Christchurch on 20 December 1955.
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Scott Statue Oxford Terrace
Hear the history of Captain Robert Falcon Scott's fateful Terra Nova expedition which left from Lyttelton, and how his widow Kathleen was commissioned to sculpt this memorial.
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Hear the history of Captain Robert Falcon Scott's fateful Terra Nova expedition which left from Lyttelton, and how his widow Kathleen was commissioned to sculpt this memorial.
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First Women Oxford Terrace
Hear from Margaret Bradshaw, a trailblazer and influential female role model in Antarctic research.
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Hear from Margaret Bradshaw, a trailblazer and influential female role model in Antarctic research.
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Christchurch Art Gallery
Up the stairs in the gallery, a treasure awaits. A personal encounter with the southernmost mammal which can hold its breath underwater for 90 minutes.
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Up the stairs in the gallery, a treasure awaits. A personal encounter with the southernmost mammal which can hold its breath underwater for 90 minutes.
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The Great Hall
Discover more about the treasure that lies behind the doors of The Great Hall that is made from 40,000 individual glass pieces.
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Discover more about the treasure that lies behind the doors of The Great Hall that is made from 40,000 individual glass pieces.
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Canterbury Museum
Visit Canterbury Museum to explore the objects and the stories behind the heroic age of Antarctic exploration and discovery.
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Visit Canterbury Museum to explore the objects and the stories behind the heroic age of Antarctic exploration and discovery.
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Mana Motuhake
Learn more about the pepeha and Mana Motuhake sculptures located in Victoria Square.
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Learn more about the pepeha and Mana Motuhake sculptures located in Victoria Square.
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Puari Pa
Find out more about what the area around Victoria Square was like in pre-European times and later.
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Find out more about what the area around Victoria Square was like in pre-European times and later.
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Kanakana Table
Learn why this table, located in Victoria Square, was placed in this important Ngāi Tūāhuriri site.
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Learn why this table, located in Victoria Square, was placed in this important Ngāi Tūāhuriri site.
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Whariki: Mahinga Kai
Learn more about this Whāriki located in Victoria Square, near Colombo Street.
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Learn more about this Whāriki located in Victoria Square, near Colombo Street.
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Whāriki: Whakahonotanga
Learn more about this Whāriki located along the Ōtākaro Avon River promenade.
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Learn more about this Whāriki located along the Ōtākaro Avon River promenade.
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Whāriki: Te Eweewe O Te Ono, Ki Uta Ki Tai
Learn more about this Whāriki located along the Ōtākaro Avon River Promenade.
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Learn more about this Whāriki located along the Ōtākaro Avon River Promenade.
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Whāriki: Te Rau Aroha ki te Tangata
Learn more about this Whāriki located in the Margaret Mahy Family Playground and the importance of our tamariki (children).
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Learn more about this Whāriki located in the Margaret Mahy Family Playground and the importance of our tamariki (children).
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Kōwhaiwhai
Learn more about the Kōwhaiwhai design (found in the glazing manifestations) outside Te Pae.
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Learn more about the Kōwhaiwhai design (found in the glazing manifestations) outside Te Pae.
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Whāriki: Piripiri Takitahi
Learn more about this Whāriki located along the Ōtākaro Avon River Promenade.
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Learn more about this Whāriki located along the Ōtākaro Avon River Promenade.
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Te Aika
Learn more about Te Aika (Ngutu means gateway) artwork at Te Pae from the artists.
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Learn more about Te Aika (Ngutu means gateway) artwork at Te Pae from the artists.
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Tūhura at Tūranga
Learn more about the Tūhura mural which captures the journey of Paikea on the back of a whale.
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Learn more about the Tūhura mural which captures the journey of Paikea on the back of a whale.
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Tūranga - the name
Learn more about why Tūranga was gifted this name by Ngāi Tūāhuriri.
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Learn more about why Tūranga was gifted this name by Ngāi Tūāhuriri.
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Tūranga Terraces
Learn how the Tūranga building design reflects Māori systems of knowledge.
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Learn how the Tūranga building design reflects Māori systems of knowledge.
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Tāwhaki
Learn more about the story of Tāwhaki's ascent through the heavens in search of knowledge.
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Learn more about the story of Tāwhaki's ascent through the heavens in search of knowledge.
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Kākano Puananī - airborne seeds
Learn how artist Riki Manuel translated this story into a design for a large event space at Tūranga.
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Learn how artist Riki Manuel translated this story into a design for a large event space at Tūranga.
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Rau Whakapapa
Learn more from artists Ranui Ngarimu and Areta Wilkinson about this installation of harakeke.
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Learn more from artists Ranui Ngarimu and Areta Wilkinson about this installation of harakeke.
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Whāriki: Huinga Hau Pīpī
Learn more about this Whāriki and welcoming ceremony protocols.
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Learn more about this Whāriki and welcoming ceremony protocols.
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Whāriki: Pūtake Aronga
Learn more about this Whāriki and how whānau permeates everything we do.
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Learn more about this Whāriki and how whānau permeates everything we do.
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The Terrace - Pepeha and Tuna
Learn more about the importance of the Ōtākaro Avon River and its natural habitat.
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Learn more about the importance of the Ōtākaro Avon River and its natural habitat.
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Whāriki: Maumahara
Learn more about this Whāriki and the call to remember those that fell in battle.
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Learn more about this Whāriki and the call to remember those that fell in battle.
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Whāriki: Kahataioreore
Learn more about this Whāriki and intergenerational relationships.
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Learn more about this Whāriki and intergenerational relationships.
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Whāriki: Kāranga Wairua
Learn more about this Whāriki and the spiritual call of welcome.
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Learn more about this Whāriki and the spiritual call of welcome.
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Mōkihi
Learn more about the significance of the Mōkihi sculpture located along the Ōtākaro Avon River.
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Learn more about the significance of the Mōkihi sculpture located along the Ōtākaro Avon River.
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Instream Ecological Restoration
Learn about the importance of the ecological restoration work done to the Ōtākaro Avon River.
Find out moreInstream Ecological Restoration
Learn about the importance of the ecological restoration work done to the Ōtākaro Avon River.
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Cuningham House history
Hear the story of a family rift that resulted in the construction of this classic English orangery.
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Hear the story of a family rift that resulted in the construction of this classic English orangery.
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65 Cambridge Terrace
Understand the beginnings of the Christchurch Modern by learning about this 1960s former home and office of Warren & Mahoney
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Understand the beginnings of the Christchurch Modern by learning about this 1960s former home and office of Warren & Mahoney
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65 Cambridge Terrace - Parties
Listen to colourful memories from a former Warren & Mahoney architect as he shares the stories of a few famous parties related to this building once owned the late Sir Miles Warren.
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Listen to colourful memories from a former Warren & Mahoney architect as he shares the stories of a few famous parties related to this building once owned the late Sir Miles Warren.
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Isaac Theatre Royal interior
Discover an original chandelier and learn about the theatre's new approach to the "cheap seats".
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Discover an original chandelier and learn about the theatre's new approach to the "cheap seats".
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Judy's story of the Isaac Theatre Royal
Meet Judy Mackenzie, who started work at the Isaac Theatre Royale in 1948 when she was just 14. She worked there for more than 50 years, becoming the manager and living in the flat above the theatre.
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Meet Judy Mackenzie, who started work at the Isaac Theatre Royale in 1948 when she was just 14. She worked there for more than 50 years, becoming the manager and living in the flat above the theatre.
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Isaac Theatre Royal ghost stories
Hear haunting stories from former theatre manager Judy Mackenzie and long-time employee Lianne Hawthorne.
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Hear haunting stories from former theatre manager Judy Mackenzie and long-time employee Lianne Hawthorne.
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Arts Centre Clock Tower Gothic architecture
Learn about how colonial values are reflected in this - the first purpose-built university building designed in New Zealand - from architectural historian Ian Lochhead.
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Learn about how colonial values are reflected in this - the first purpose-built university building designed in New Zealand - from architectural historian Ian Lochhead.
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Nurses Memorial Chapel
Learn the story of the world's only purpose-built hospital chapel which commemorates nurses who died in the Great War.
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Learn the story of the world's only purpose-built hospital chapel which commemorates nurses who died in the Great War.
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Nurses Memorial Chapel museum
Explore the treasures of the museum that commemorates the World War 1 nurses who were killed in a torpedo strike in the Aegean Sea.
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Explore the treasures of the museum that commemorates the World War 1 nurses who were killed in a torpedo strike in the Aegean Sea.
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Arts Centre Clock Tower human history
Learn about Ernest Rutherford and other people who studied or taught in these buildings and went on to change the world.
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Learn about Ernest Rutherford and other people who studied or taught in these buildings and went on to change the world.
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Christchurch Town Hall
Learn about this iconic and first-of-its kind building, which became the living room of the city, with architectural historian Dr Jessica Halliday.
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Learn about this iconic and first-of-its kind building, which became the living room of the city, with architectural historian Dr Jessica Halliday.
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CoCA Toi Moroki exterior
Discover exterior details of this modernist, purpose-built art gallery with Pippin Wright-Stow, who worked on the restoration of the building post-quake.
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Discover exterior details of this modernist, purpose-built art gallery with Pippin Wright-Stow, who worked on the restoration of the building post-quake.
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CoCA Toi Moroki Ō Raki Mair Gallery
This modernist, purpose-built gallery is an artwork in itself.
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This modernist, purpose-built gallery is an artwork in itself.
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St Michael and All Angels interior
Explore the timber Gothic interior with architectural historian Jenny May.
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Explore the timber Gothic interior with architectural historian Jenny May.
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CoCA Toi Moroki gallery ground floor lifts
Get up close to the raw concrete shear walls that strengthen this purpose-built art gallery.
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Get up close to the raw concrete shear walls that strengthen this purpose-built art gallery.
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CoCA Toi Moroki Gallery background
The Canterbury Society of Arts has been supporting arts in Christchurch for more than 140 years.
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The Canterbury Society of Arts has been supporting arts in Christchurch for more than 140 years.
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Old Government Buildings Exterior
Learn about how this fine example of an Italian Renaissance Revival building marked a turning point for colonial Christchurch with architectural historian and building conservator Jenny May.
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Learn about how this fine example of an Italian Renaissance Revival building marked a turning point for colonial Christchurch with architectural historian and building conservator Jenny May.
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Cuningham House plant tour
Tour the tropical house with Botanic Gardens director Wolfgang Bopp.
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Tour the tropical house with Botanic Gardens director Wolfgang Bopp.
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Old Government Buildings interior
Discover the details of this Italian Renaissance Revival building and learn about the people who worked here with architectural historian Jenny May.
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Discover the details of this Italian Renaissance Revival building and learn about the people who worked here with architectural historian Jenny May.
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St Michael and All Angels exterior
Learn about the significance of this early Christchurch building and some teenage mischief associated with the bell tower in the 1850s.
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Learn about the significance of this early Christchurch building and some teenage mischief associated with the bell tower in the 1850s.
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Tūranga
Learn how this building was designed in partnership with mana whenua to reflect the cultural heritage of Ōtautahi Christchurch.
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Learn how this building was designed in partnership with mana whenua to reflect the cultural heritage of Ōtautahi Christchurch.
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Isaac Theatre Royal exterior
Learn about the history of this theatre, built in 1908, and its post-quake restoration.
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Learn about the history of this theatre, built in 1908, and its post-quake restoration.
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Mana Motuhake
Learn more about the pepeha and Mana Motuhake sculptures located in Victoria Square.
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Learn more about the pepeha and Mana Motuhake sculptures located in Victoria Square.
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Puari Pa
Find out more about what the area around Victoria Square was like in pre-European times and later.
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Find out more about what the area around Victoria Square was like in pre-European times and later.
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Kanakana Table
Learn why this table, located in Victoria Square, was placed in this important Ngāi Tūāhuriri site.
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Learn why this table, located in Victoria Square, was placed in this important Ngāi Tūāhuriri site.
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Whariki: Mahinga Kai
Learn more about this Whāriki located in Victoria Square, near Colombo Street.
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Learn more about this Whāriki located in Victoria Square, near Colombo Street.
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Kōwhaiwhai
Learn more about the Kōwhaiwhai design (found in the glazing manifestations) outside Te Pae.
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Learn more about the Kōwhaiwhai design (found in the glazing manifestations) outside Te Pae.
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Whāriki: Piripiri Takitahi
Learn more about this Whāriki located along the Ōtākaro Avon River Promenade.
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Learn more about this Whāriki located along the Ōtākaro Avon River Promenade.
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Te Aika
Learn more about Te Aika (Ngutu means gateway) artwork at Te Pae from the artists.
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Learn more about Te Aika (Ngutu means gateway) artwork at Te Pae from the artists.
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Scott's Reserve
Learn about the biological significance of Te Ihutai Avon Heathcote Estuary.
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Learn about the biological significance of Te Ihutai Avon Heathcote Estuary.
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Gollans Point
Learn about the signal towers on Cave Rock and how they helped ships enter the estuary safely.
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Learn about the signal towers on Cave Rock and how they helped ships enter the estuary safely.
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Cave Rock
Wander from the surf club to Cave Rock while you hear about Sumner in earlier days.
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Wander from the surf club to Cave Rock while you hear about Sumner in earlier days.
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Sumner Clock Tower
Walk the esplanade to clock tower while learning about historic storms and structures.
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Walk the esplanade to clock tower while learning about historic storms and structures.
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Bridge Of Remembrance
Hear historian Jock Phillip explain the features of this war memorial and its significance to the people of Christchurch.
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Hear historian Jock Phillip explain the features of this war memorial and its significance to the people of Christchurch.
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Ernest Rutherford
Hear about this famous physicist and his relationship to Ōtautahi Christchurch.
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Hear about this famous physicist and his relationship to Ōtautahi Christchurch.
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Victoria Square
Listen to historian Geoffrey Rice explain the role of Victoria Square as the heart of colonial Christchurch.
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Listen to historian Geoffrey Rice explain the role of Victoria Square as the heart of colonial Christchurch.
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Kate Sheppard National Memorial
Hear historian Katie Pickles explain why 1890s Christchurch had all the ingredients needed to be the first in the world to win women's suffrage.
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Hear historian Katie Pickles explain why 1890s Christchurch had all the ingredients needed to be the first in the world to win women's suffrage.
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Riverside Market
Listen to Riverside Market co-owner Richard Peebles point out some of the recycled materials that have been used in this new building.
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Listen to Riverside Market co-owner Richard Peebles point out some of the recycled materials that have been used in this new building.
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Armstrong Lawn
Take a stroll of Armstrong Lawn with former Botanic Gardens curator Alan Joliffe.
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Take a stroll of Armstrong Lawn with former Botanic Gardens curator Alan Joliffe.
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Canterbury Provincial Chambers
Learn how the three pillars of the Canterbury economy - wool, wheat and frozen meat - allowed the young province to afford grand buildings like this one in the 1850s.
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Learn how the three pillars of the Canterbury economy - wool, wheat and frozen meat - allowed the young province to afford grand buildings like this one in the 1850s.
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Captain Cook Statue
Hear how the money was raised for a statue of this "hero of Empire" and the carver who brought it to life.
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Hear how the money was raised for a statue of this "hero of Empire" and the carver who brought it to life.
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Scandal Of 1868
Hear historian Geoffrey Rice tell the story of a scandalous end for one early Christchurch shopkeeper.
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Hear historian Geoffrey Rice tell the story of a scandalous end for one early Christchurch shopkeeper.
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Takapūneke Audio Walk
Join Keefe Robinson-Gore of Ōnuku Marae to hear the tragic story of Takapūneke and discover how it is represented in this spiral pathway. At the pou, you'll hear from carver Fayne Robinson about the significance of this structure.
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Join Keefe Robinson-Gore of Ōnuku Marae to hear the tragic story of Takapūneke and discover how it is represented in this spiral pathway. At the pou, you'll hear from carver Fayne Robinson about the significance of this structure.
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Our Tūrangawaewae Cultural Guide
Discover more about the Māori world of Ōtautahi Christchurch – hear our stories of rebuild and discovery.
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Architecture Guide To Ōtautahi Architecture
Explore Ōtautahi Christchurch through its architecture and hear the stories of some of its special buildings. Meet historians, architects and other people with deep connections to these places. Hear about Charlie the theatre ghost. Learn about how we have memorialised 10 nurses lost on a World War 1 troop ship.
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Te Pae & Victoria Square Tour
Explore this area of the central city and discover its rich and diverse history.
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Antarctic Gateway Walking Tour
Learn more about Ōtautahi Christchurch and its role as an Antarctic gateway city. You will hear from scientists and artists, historians and curators to get a taste for the magic, adventure and importance of this wordly continent.
This tour takes about 90 minutes - longer if you take up all the additional stops. Please take care when crossing roads.
Enjoy this journey of exploration! Let's go!
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Te Ara Ihutai Christchurch Coastal Pathway
Te Ara Ihutai Christchurch Coastal pathway is a 6.5km shared-use path that connects the communities between Ferrymead Bridge and Sumner along the Estuary.
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Christchurch Through Time Audio Tour
Find out more about Christchurch’s rich history and recent projects, ranging from riverside developments to war memorials.
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Takapūneke Audio Walk
Join Keefe Robinson-Gore of Ōnuku Marae to hear the tragic story of Takapūneke and discover how it is represented in this spiral pathway.
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