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Canterbury · New Zealand Capital
In the destination Christchurch and Akaroa.
In the photo: Cardboard Cathedral in Christchurch
Illustrative images. The pictures in this guide are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it.
The city
Christchurch is the largest city on the South Island and the seat of Canterbury, rebuilt after the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes. Hagley Park and the Botanic Gardens occupy the west side of the city centre, cut by the Avon River; in the centre are the Christchurch Art Gallery and the Cardboard Cathedral. The Port Hills gondola and the International Antarctic Centre complete the visit, and the city is a gateway to the Alps and the West Coast.
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The local experience
A 21‑hectare garden created in 1863 within Hagley Park, on the banks of the Avon River. Cuningham House glasshouse, dating from 1924, a rose garden with 104 beds and a native plant garden with century‑old trees.
Provisional Anglican cathedral designed by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban and opened in 2013, with a structure of large cardboard tubes, near Latimer Square. It replaces the stone cathedral damaged in 2011.
Christchurch's public art gallery, opened in 2003 in a glass-fronted central building. It served as Civil Defence headquarters after the earthquakes and reopened in 2015, with a collection of New Zealand and Pacific art.
Visitor center about Antarctica, next to Christchurch Airport, on the campus of the Antarctic programs of New Zealand, the United States and Italy. Simulated storm room, little blue penguins and a ride in an over-snow vehicle.
A gondola of about 1 km that rises from Heathcote Valley to the top of Port Hills, at 445 meters, with views over Lyttelton Harbour, the Banks Peninsula, the Canterbury plains and the Southern Alps.
