Christchurch and Canterbury Features

Experience Christchurch and Canterbury

Great Itineraries

Spend at least one day exploring Christchurch, strolling through the beautiful Christchurch Botanic Gardens...

When to Go

Choosing the best time to come to the Christchurch area depends largely on your tolerance for crowds...

Sports & the Outdoors

There are three main beaches around Christchurch: Sumner Beach, New Brighton Beach, and Taylor's Mistake...

Thematic Trails

Enterprising local tourist offices have sketched out thematically linked self-driven sightseeing trails...

The Chatham Islands

Although officially part of New Zealand, the Chatham Islands, 800 km (500 mi) east of the South Island...

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