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The Kaikōura Blue Fish Treasure Hunt – How many can you find? You might have noticed some blue fish, dolphins and tuna (eels) popping up above Kaikōura stormwater drains. The blue fish are to remind us that what washes down our stormwater drains flows directly into our rivers and streams, and eventually out into the…
Christchurch City Libraries’ annual Photo Hunt begins on 1 Oct. The Christchurch Photo Hunt is held alongside the long-running Christchurch Heritage Festival, which opens on 6 October with a jam-packed schedule of events. The Photo Hunt aims to gather and preserve photographs from across the community, along with the unique stories of their creators. The…
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but last year’s winner of the Christchurch Photo Hunt competition is worth a lot more than that. The image Balloonist in Lancaster Park was taken in 1899, mere weeks before the turn of the century during a parachute display by famous daredevil Captain Charles Lorraine. Hours…
Canterbury Museum is going high-tech with its latest treasure hunt. Over the summer visitors to the museum can collect virtual taonga (treasures) from the Museum’s 150th birthday exhibition, House of Treasures: Ngā Taonga Tuku Iho in a treasure hunt accessed through a web-based app on a smartphone. Users are challenged to find 16 taonga displayed…
Family slideshow evenings held in a darkened lounge are a fond, nostalgic memory for Christchurch woman Isabel Tweedy. Her late father Ian Tweedy was a hobby photographer who took thousands of slide photographs in his lifetime, recording family holidays, picnics and tramping trips. Some of his images from the 1950s, 60s and 70s have been…
A treasure hunt for kids that combines te reo Māori with learning about Ōtautahi Christchurch’s artworks, nature and heritage is launching this week. Coinciding with Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori (Māori Language Week), this free Taonga Hunt, starts today and continues through the school holidays until Sunday 11 October. The trail around Ōtautahi Christchurch…
Latest update: 25/06/2020 Avon Loop treasure hunt starting this weekend June 2020 $1500 worth of kayaking and cycling equipment will be up for grabs in the Avon Loop treasure hunt, which starts on 27 June to celebrate the completion of Ōtākaro Limited’s work along the riverside. Ōtākaro Limited Chief Executive, John Bridgman, says the treasure…
Looking for things to do with the kids over the school holidays? Here’s a list of activities that will keep the kids entertained without putting too much pressure on your wallet. Cardboard Cathedral Tour: Take your kids for a behind-the-scenes look at the only cathedral in the world made of cardboard. Free guided tours of the…