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6 reviews 58 travel blogs 57 photos Attraction Type:
Neighborhood, Geological formation, Scenic/historic walking area, Other
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Sign of the Kiwi
... the perfect picture postcard scene with the punters and canoes on the river. Feeling like using up some energy myself I took a walk up Port Hills to the south of the city with it ending up being a 20km return trek but with amazing views from the top ...
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What a day...or was it 2 (part 2).
... town were hiring. They were bloody awful. The chap in one of them even told me they wouldn't be any good for the Port Hills trails here (regarded as the best locally), although that was visibly obvious. Anyway, a visit to the excellent Information centre ...
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Christchurch
... cable-car ride (and a steep one at that) which takes you 945 metres up to the top of Port Hills. From the top there are views of Christchurch, the Banks Peninsula, Lake Ellesmere and Lyttelton Harbour. Unfortunately, it was a bit hazy around Christchurch ...
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Pacific Ocean Blue
... given way to clear blue skies by the time I hit the road at 10am, a nice cool breeze making for ideal conditions. As with the Port Hills, there's a bit of road work to be done to get out of the city but said roads seem to be relatively straight and flat ...
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The festivities around Christmas and New year.
... hours of the morning. Christmas Eve, we started with a good fried brekkie, and then had a drive around the Port Hills where we had amazing views of Christchurch as a whole. We did a scenic walk around one of the bay/cliffs and had a quick paddle in the ...
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Exploring the old French town of Akaroa
... raised their flag indicating that the land was theirs following the Treaty of Waitangi. This was mere days before the French arrived, so New Zealand was close to becoming a French colony! I have to say I expected the monument to be a bit more, well, ...
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Christchurch - arrival in the South Island
... made out of children's plastic trikes, hair curlers and manequins and more. That was all in Lyttleton, on the other side of the port hills. Then Bridget's car battery was dead and by the time we got rescued and got back to CHC it was almost midnight - ...
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Top of the South Island
... ueber die Antarktis neben Maori, fruehen Siedler Nostalgika und ausgestopften Tieren im Canterbury Museum fuer lau. Die Port Hills suedlichvon Christchurch sind ganz schoen und in Lyttleton gibt's ein geiles Kitschcafe, total versteckt (was fuer mein ...
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Back in the Saddle Again.
... only bring this up because it was one of the many thoughts running through my head yesterday during my first bike ride in New Zealand - a 60km epic spanning mountains, road sections akin to what you see in the Tour de France and coastal trails that were ...
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Akaroa
Hello again, sorry it's been so long but we've packed quite a lot into these few weeks we had in New Zealand! Since i've had all good feedback about the video clips we've made a couple more for you, so you can see what it's like on our holiday!! But ...
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- Ferrymead Heritage Park
- Caddyshack City
- Diamond Harbour
- Tamaki Heritage Village
- Christchurch Gondola
- Heathcote Domain
- Dolphin Encounter
- Seal Swim Kaikoura
- Kaikoura Visitor Centre
- Down Under Dirt Cycle Tours
- Cobb Cottage
- Governors Bay
- Anglican St. Cuthbert's
- Malthouse Theatre Company
- Anglican St. Augustine's
- The Roxx Climbing Centre
- Scenic Wildlife Cruises
- Gethsemane Gardens
- Summit Road
- Lyttelton Timeball Station