Christchurch Ranches - Reviews and Rates

We left Mount Cook at 10.00am, not knowing exactly where we were heading as this was the only night of our trip that we had not booked in advance. We had planned to do a flight over Mount Cook with a landing on a glacier before leaving but decided against it partly because we had had already had such a fantastic clear view of the peak (enough i...

Christchurch is the most English of NZ cities, it is also known as the garden city. The focal point is Cathedral Square with the main thoroughfares all named after English cities (Gloucester, Worcester, Hereford) radiating from it. These streets are crisscrossed by other streets named after English cities, Oxford, Manchester etc. Cathedral Squar...

We said goodbye to our trusty car in Christchurch with heavy hearts then set off on the ferry to the south island. We loved that car, mostly because we hired it from the very cheapest hire shop in New Zealand so it was ancient and about to fall to bits. This reminded me a bit of my (Iain´s) old car (RIP), only without the beard. The ferry journe...

February 4, Monday We visited Christchurch today-the largest city on the South Island and the third city we have visited in this wonderful country! We docked in Lyttelton and took a shuttle bus into Christchurch, about 7 miles away. Each city has had a slightly different flavor-Christchurch is considered the gateway to the recreation areas and i...

I arrived in Christchurch yesterday, geographically on the other side of the world to England and wondered immediately if I had accidentally landed in Cambridge or Canterbury. The temperature was lower (16deg), it was overcast, and there was a real feeling of England here- an Anglican cathedral, statues of Victoria, Scott of the Antarctic and Ca...

Auf dem Weg von Wanaka nach Christchurch hat der Motor von meinem Mitsubishi (Mitsi, wie ihn die Kiwis nennen) angefangen laute Klopfgeraeusche von sich zu geben. Ich habe an einer Werkstadt angehalten und brauchte garnicht zu warten, da die Techniker in der Halle allein von dem Geraeusch meines Motors auf die Strasse gelockt wurden. Dem Motor w...

30th March 2007 - Cairns to New Zealand We get the seventh flight of our trip today as we travel to New Zealand. Unfortunately seven is not our lucky number and after boarding the plane we soon disembark because of faulty air-con. After a 3 ½ hour delay we are finally off but the delay means we have missed our connection to Christchurch. Air New...

Got my luggage and have been exploring the beautiful city of Christchurch. The cathedral has some of the best stained glass windows that I have ever seen. The botanic garden is a pleasent way to pass a few hours. The hostel I am staying at is the Thomas on Hereford Street and it is very clean and well run with friendly staff.

Today we became the proud parents of a 1989 Toyota Corona, coloured white. It's not a Ford Mustand and it's certianly not a posh, new Hyundai Sonata but, hopefully, it will be enough to carry us around for the next 7 weeks. It was a toss up between the Corona, which I thought we should get simply because it's name after a beer, and a 1985 Toyota...

It's been nearly a week since we sold our van and we've been acclimatising to life in a building and enjoying an en-suite room at a Backpackers Hostel. Temperatures in Christchurch have been around 30 deg. so we have been able to wander leisurely around the city enjoying the many wonderful cafes and soaking in the culture. Christchurch has a fan...