Out and about

Press, 30 December 1978, Page 7

Out and about

THINGS TO DO Bicycle hire — Cycle Trading Co., corner of Manchester and Armagh Streets, $2 a day plus 65 bond. Phone 63-760 (business hours) Canoe hire — Antigua Boat Shed (neap Public Hospital). Popular way to see Gardens and Hagley Park for nonjoggers. Hours 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hill walks — From the Sign of the Takahe to Scott Reserve, slightly uphill but not too strenuous. Bridle Path Walk starts at Lyttelton, near Road Tunnel entrance, and over Port Hills to Heathcote Valley. Lyttelton Harbour — Launch leaves Lyttelton regularly each week-day and Saturdays for Diamond Harbour, with harbour cruises at 2.50 p.m. On Sundays, launch leaves for Diamond Harbour at 11.25 a.m. and 4.30 p.m.; harbour cruise at 2.50 p.m. The trip from Lyttelton to Diamond Harbour takes 15 minutes. Launches can also be chartered (phone Lyttelton 8368, business hours; Diamond Harbour 783, after hours). PLACES TO GO Aquarium and Mini Zoo — 155 Beach Road, North Beach. Tropical fish, crocodiles, etc. Open: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., 7 days. Coo Cottage — Main Sumner Road, just past Heathcote Bridge Historic early settlers’ hut. Provincial Council Chambers — Corner Durham and Armagh Streets. Stone chamber, open week-days 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; guided tours 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. each Sunday. Orana Park — Only drive- I through lion enclosure in New Zealand. Also tigers, camels, water buffalo, pelicans. Charges: S2 adults. Si children, $5 family concession (maximum, two adults and three children). Open daily: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feeding times: weekdays. 2,30 pan.; week-ends, 11.30 a.rit. and 2.30 p.m. Phone 597109 Queen Elizabeth 11 Park — Venue of the 1974 Commonwealth Games. Situated at North New Brighton (No. 19 bus from Cathedral Square). Tours available. Open 10 a.m. to 3.30 p.m., Monday to Saturday; 10 a.m, to 4.30 p.m., Sundays. Adults 50c, children 20c. Parties of 10 or more: adults 40c, children 15c. Phone 886-079. Sign of the Takahe — Upper Cashmere Hill. Impressive stone building in Gothic style with sweeping view of Canterbury Plains and Southern Alps. Open daily. Town Hall — Kilmore Street; phone 68-899. Visitors welcome, 9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m., week-days. Saturdays. Sundays, and Public holidays, 1 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. Frequent conducted tours. Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament — at the southern end of Barbadoes Street, in sight of the gasworks and Lan-

easter Park. With colonnades, galleries, Italian mosaic floor, tapestry and bronzes, it is one of tile finest examples of Classic Revival architecture m Australia or New Zealand. Open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m University of Canterbury — Visitors may inspect the modern buildings at the new campus at Creyke Road. Ham. Willowbank Wildlife Reserve — 60 Husseys Road. Open dailv, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Phone 596-226. MUSEUMS Canterbury Museum — Rol leston Avenue at entrance to Botanic Gerdens and adjacent to Robert McDougall Art Gallery. Features N.Z. birds. Christchurch street of last century, Hall of Antarctic Discovery, Hal] of Oriental Art. Moa Hunter era of Maori culture. Planetarium open tor screenings Sunday afternoons. Hours: 10 a.m. ■ 4.30 p.m.. Mon dav to Saturday; 2 p.m. 4.311 p.m., Sunday. Phone 68-379. Ferrymead Museum — Technological museum in process of development. Displays of tramcars, fire engines, stationary engines and horse-drawn vehicles. Open daily Trams operating 1.30 p.m. to 5 p.m. week-ends. Group bookings bv arrangement (phone 841-970 . 269 Bridle Path Road Heathcote. Yaidhurst Transport Museum — Opposite Yaidhurst Hotel. Phone 427-914. Open week-ends and holidays, 10 a.m. • 5 p.m. ART GALLERIES AND ART CENTRE Robert McDougall Art Gallery — permanent collection of New Zealand. Australian and European paintings. Also photographs by Glen Jowitt "Race Meetings in New Zealand.” until January 8. and Jeffrev Harris’ paintings, 1969-1978, until January 19. Situated in Botanic Gardens behind Canterbury Museum. Hours: weekdays and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Phone 791-660 ext. 695. Canterbury Society of Arts Gallery, 66 Gloucester Street — Permanent collection of New Zealand and overseas art. Also Buck Nln. paintings, until January lb; annual summer exhibition and sale of paintings by members of the gallery, until December 31. Hours: Monday to Friday, 2 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday. 2 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. Phone 67-261. Art Centre of Christchurch — Old University, Worcester Street. Houses various cultural and social welfare groups. Open daily. Phone 60-989. Artists’ Quarter, corner of Montreal Street and Oxford Terrace — Working demonstrations of crafts. Pots by Ann and John Crawford, Johii Madden and Denys Hadfield on sale. Also weaving, jewellery, leathercraft, carved wooden wear, and pottery figures of old tramps and old ladies by Jov Swafford. Shoo onen from

10 am. to 5 pm. weekdays; 10 a.m. to 8 p.iu. Fridays; 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays. Phone 794-079 LIBRARIES Canterbury Public Library — Main Library, open 10 a.m to 9 p.m.. Monday to Fridas, 9.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m., Saturday. Children’s librarv also open Saturday morning, but to 9 p.m. on Friday only. Library open for reading only on long week-ends and public holiday*. Pnone 79(5-914 PARKS, GARDENS AND RESERVES Botanic Garden* — Established 1863; 30 hectare*. Entrance Rolleston Avenue, near Canterbury Museum. Hours: 7 a.in. to sunset. Haglev Park — 148.40 hectares. Many lovelj river walks Deans' Bush and Homestead — Beautiful examples of native bush; entrance Kauri Street, Ricearton. Historic fiist home stead on the plains, built by the Deans brothers in 1843. Millbrook Reserve — Noted for displays of azaleas and rhododendrons < adjoins Haglev Park) Mona Vale — Reserve and reception centre, 800 metres from city centre Lakelets, fountains, and exotic trees surround “Elizabethan" mansion. Open daily, 8 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. Victoria Park — Cashmere Hills. A half-mile walk from the Sign of the Takahe. BEACHES Christchurch has a number of easily accessible bt-aches which are sate for swimming— North Beach. Jftkm east -No. 19 bus); South Brighton. 10km east (No. 55 bus); Sumner, Il km south-east (No. 3 bus); Waimairi, 10km north-east (No. 19 bus); New Brighton, 8 km east (No. 5 bus). Lyttelton Harbour beaches — Corsair Bay. Governor’s Bay, Charted* Bay. Diamond Harbour, Pureau. SWIMMING POOLS Centennial — Entrance from Armagh Street, Phone 68 917 Hours: Monday to Thursda" 7

aun to 5.45 p.m., 6.30 p m to 8.30 p.m. Friday 7 a.m to 6 p.m., Saturday, 12 noon to 6 p.m., Sunday and pubiK* bouday*. 1 p.m. to 4.4$ p.m. Queen Elizabeth 11 Park — Trevi* Road North New Brighton. Phone 816-079. Hours Monday to Saturday. 7am to 8.30 p.m.; Sunday and public holidays. 10 a.m to 545 p.m Jellie Park Udo - Ham Roa<L Burn>ide Phone 518-774. Hour** Monday Wednesday, Friday 10 am. to 8 pun.; Tuesday and Thursday 10 a.m. to p baturday 10 a.m to 7 p.m.; Sunday 12.30 p.m to 8.3 U ptr New Year’s Da\. Sunday hour* Waitham Park Udo- Corner of Wilson* Road and Waltham Road. Waltham. Phone 60-725. Hours Monday to Thursday. HI a.m to 8.30 p.m.. Friday 10 a.m tu 6 p.m.. Saturday noon to 6 p.m . Sunday. 1 p.m to 4.45 p.m Sockburn Park Pool — Main South Road, Sockbum. Phone 41-334 Hour*: Mond»> to Friday 10 a.m. to 5.30 pm and 7 p.m. to 8 pin.; Saturday, 10 a.m, to 5.30 p.m.. Sunday, 1 p.m «o 5 urn. Halswel) Swimming Centre — Hals well Road, vicinity of Halawell Taxern. Phone 22-819* Hour* Same as Sock burn Park Pool. Wharenui Coronation — Uuabeth Street. Ricearton Phone 486 488 Hour*. Monday to Friday. 12 noon to 1.30 p.m {adultsi 3.15 p.m to 5 p.m (open). 7 p.m to 830 p.m ; Saturday, Sunday, school hole day*. 10 a m. to 12 noon. 2 p.m. to 5 p in. Woolston Park — Ferry Road, Woolston Phone 893 720. Hours Monday to Saturday 12 p in. to 4.30 p.m. and 6.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.. Sunday 10 am. to 430 p.m Closed New Year’s Da*