The International Antarctic Center 38 Orchard Road Christchurch, 8052 NZ October 9, 2023 'See it. Love it. Save it.' Quoting directly from the International Antarctic Centre website: Christchurch is one of five cities in the world known as a ‘gateway to Antarctica.’ This is far more than an empty title. The garden city...
Christchurch Botanic Gardens Rolleston Avenue, Christchurch Central City Christchurch 8013, New Zealand October 2, 2023 In the middle of the city is a beautiful park and gardens. Hagley Park encompasses 2.5 acres with 10 carefully cultivated gardens. Our other post, Cherry Blossoms in Christchurch, NZ, shows the park...
Christchurch Street Art Christchurch, New Zealand September-October 2023 “The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls” ~Pablo Picasso The earthquakes of September 4, 2010 (7.1 magnitude) and February 22, 2011 (6.3 magnitude) left the city of Christchurch (ChCh) in near complete devastation. The...
Willowbank Wildlife Reserve 60 Hussey Road, Harewood Christchurch 8051, New Zealand September 17, 2023 What an awesome adventure we had exploring this wildlife reserve in Christchurch. It was founded by the Willis Family over 40 years ago and remains in the family today. They have maintained 3 goals while in operation:...
Springtime Christchurch, New Zealand September 2023 Cherry Blossoms and Daffodils in Hagley Park North We just happened to hit the peak season for the beautiful cherry blossoms that line Hagley Park in Christchurch. The trees are the very popular hybrid, Yoshino Cherry, from Japan. Some of the 1st trees were planted in...