Guidebook for Christchurch

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Guidebook for Christchurch

Shopping

Shopping mall.
60 locals recommend
The Palms
New Brighton Road
60 locals recommend
Shopping mall.
Christchurch's high-end department store. Cosmetics, designed and label clothing, food, wine, and everything else besides.
52 locals recommend
Ballantynes
Cashel Street
52 locals recommend
Christchurch's high-end department store. Cosmetics, designed and label clothing, food, wine, and everything else besides.
Sunday 9 am to 2 pm. Farmers market, second-hand goods, bric-a-brac, food, entertainment, etc.
81 locals recommend
The Riccarton Sunday Market
165 Racecourse Rd
81 locals recommend
Sunday 9 am to 2 pm. Farmers market, second-hand goods, bric-a-brac, food, entertainment, etc.
It is close and on the way to and from other places.
7 locals recommend
New World Supermarket Prestons
420 Marshland Rd
7 locals recommend
It is close and on the way to and from other places.

Food Scene

Nearest bar and restaurant.
8 locals recommend
The Turf and One Good Horse Parklands
6 Inwoods Rd
8 locals recommend
Nearest bar and restaurant.
A nice cafe, including breakfast, near the beach. Child friendly.
7 locals recommend
Beach Cafe
16a Beach Rd
7 locals recommend
A nice cafe, including breakfast, near the beach. Child friendly.
Views of the New Brighton pier and Pacific Ocean.
13 locals recommend
Salt On The Pier
195-213 Marine Parade
13 locals recommend
Views of the New Brighton pier and Pacific Ocean.
A great cafe for brunch.
24 locals recommend
Under The Red Verandah
29 Tancred St
24 locals recommend
A great cafe for brunch.
For those with a hearty appetite. Southern style food, and other choices. Several restaurants around the city, and the country.
33 locals recommend
Lone Star Cafe & Bar
26 Manchester St
33 locals recommend
For those with a hearty appetite. Southern style food, and other choices. Several restaurants around the city, and the country.
It has our favourite burgers,
11 locals recommend
BurgerFuel Papanui
485 Papanui Rd
11 locals recommend
It has our favourite burgers,

Everything Else

The nearest place to see movies.
30 locals recommend
Reading Cinemas The Palms
30 locals recommend
The nearest place to see movies.
A bakery and coffee place.
11 locals recommend
The Naked Baker
142 Beach Rd
11 locals recommend
A bakery and coffee place.
A medical centre if you need a dotor or pharmacy.
Marshlands Family Health Centre
427 Marshland Rd
A medical centre if you need a dotor or pharmacy.

Essentials

Our nearest supermarket. Smaller than Pak'n'Save, but more convenient.
12 locals recommend
FreshChoice Parklands
60 Queenspark Dr
12 locals recommend
Our nearest supermarket. Smaller than Pak'n'Save, but more convenient.
A larger supermarket that is still reasonably close.
13 locals recommend
PAK'nSAVE Wainoni
174 Wainoni Rd
13 locals recommend
A larger supermarket that is still reasonably close.
Closest medical centre.
Parklands Medical Centre
401 Mairehau Rd
Closest medical centre.

Entertainment & Activities

See exotic and native animals. Lions, tigers, kiwi, etc.
157 locals recommend
Orana Wildlife Park
793 McLeans Island Rd
157 locals recommend
See exotic and native animals. Lions, tigers, kiwi, etc.
Learn about Antarctica. See penguins. Ride a Haglund. Experience the cold room.
60 locals recommend
Antarctica New Zealand
38 Orchard Rd
60 locals recommend
Learn about Antarctica. See penguins. Ride a Haglund. Experience the cold room.
Used for indoor sports, e.g., netball, concerts, shows, and exhibitions.
58 locals recommend
Horncastle Arena
55 Jack Hinton Dr
58 locals recommend
Used for indoor sports, e.g., netball, concerts, shows, and exhibitions.
A temporary (but long-term) outside sports stadium. Watch the Crusaders play here, and other outdoor sports.
53 locals recommend
AMI Stadium
95 Jack Hinton Dr
53 locals recommend
A temporary (but long-term) outside sports stadium. Watch the Crusaders play here, and other outdoor sports.
Steam trains, trams, old time shops, airplanes, trucks, cars, and other activities. See Christchurch and new Zealand as it used to be.
31 locals recommend
Ferrymead Heritage Park
50 Ferrymead Park Dr
31 locals recommend
Steam trains, trams, old time shops, airplanes, trucks, cars, and other activities. See Christchurch and new Zealand as it used to be.
A top class golf course.
Christchurch Golf Club
45 Horseshoe Lake Rd
A top class golf course.
A links style golf course.
Rawhiti Golf Club
100 Shaw Ave
A links style golf course.
Bottle Lake Golf Club
115 Waitikiri Dr
Waitikiri Golf Club
111 Waitikiri Drive
I guess it is a links style course.
Waimairi Beach Gold Club
460 Bower Ave
I guess it is a links style course.
Another close golf course.
Bottle Lake Golf Course
Another close golf course.

Arts & Culture

Art from around the world.
304 locals recommend
Christchurch Art Gallery (Te Puna o Waiwhetu)
312 Montreal St
304 locals recommend
Art from around the world.
You can learn about NZ and Canterbury history. A good Antarctic section.
390 locals recommend
Canterbury Museum
66 Rolleston Ave
390 locals recommend
You can learn about NZ and Canterbury history. A good Antarctic section.

Getting Around

45 locals recommend
Christchurch International Airport
30 Durey Road
45 locals recommend