Your guide to Whats On this holiday

Press, 29 December 1980, Page 18

Your guide to Whats On this holiday

THINGS TO DO Christchurch Cathedrsl In Cathedril Square — Open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 133 steps up the spire for a view of the city and mountains. Closed Christmas Day; except for services. Canoe hire — Antigua Boat Shed (near Christchurch Hospital). Popular way to see Botanic Gardens and Hagley Park. Hours, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed Christmas Day Hill walks — From the Sign of the Takahe. upper Cashmere Hill, to Scott Reserve. Slightly uphill but not too strenuous. Cashmere Hills (2T) bus. Th® Bridle Path Walk starts at Lyttelton from near the Road Tunnel entrance, and goes over the Port Hills to Heathcot* Valley. Includes a steep climb. Lyttelton (28) bus. Walkways in the Christchurch area include walways at Godley Head, from Kaiapoi to Pegasus Bay, and from Methven. In Timaru there is a walkway in Centennial Park, and further south there are walks from Waimat* and Pareora. Information on guided walks and places to visit on Banks Peninsula is available from the Akaroa Courthouse. For further information on. walkways contact Department of Lands and Survey, phone 799-760. Lvttelton Harbour — Launch leaves Lyttelton for 13-minute trip to Diamond Harbour at regular intervals daily, returning immediately. On Saturdays it leaves Lyttelton at 6.30 a.m., 10.40 a.m., 12.10 p.m. and 4.30 p.m. On Sundays and public holidays it leaves at 11.25 am. and 4.30 p.m. Adults 60c one way, children 40c. Harbour cruises, 30 minutes, with commentary, leave Lyttelton at 2.50 p.m., seven days. Adults $1.50, children 80c. Launches can be hired for fishing trips, picnics, etc. Phone Lyttelton 8965 (business) or Diamond Harbour 783 (after hours). Lyttelton (28) bus, no service on Christmas Day. • Christchurch Polytechnic — Memorial Hall, Moorhouse Avenue. Multi-cultural fortnight from January 12 to 23, 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. daily. Learn about the various cultures in New Zealand society. For the whole family. Free. January 12, Pacific Islands; January 13, Vietnamese and Chinese; January 15, Indian; January 16, Chilean and Cambodian; January 1 to 23, Maori. North Brighton Zoo — 155 Beach Road, North Beach. North Beach (19) bus. Lions, tigers, panthers, leopards, fish ■nd crocodiles. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day, including public holidays. Closed Christmas Day. Phone 889-468. Cob Cottage — Main Sumner Road, just past Heathcote Bridge. Historic early settlers’ hut, Sumner (3) bus. Provincial Council Chambers — Corner Durham and Armagh Streets,' inner city. Guided tours, 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. Sundays. Orana Park — Only drivethrough lion enclosure in New Zealand. Also tigers, camels, water buffalo, pelicans, monkeys, zebras. Charges: $3 adults, $1 children. Open daily: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feeding times: 11.30 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. daily. 20 minutes from the Square. Situated in Willows Road, which extends off Harewood Road. Phone 597-109. Mid.ands bus from Midlands Depot, 40 Lichfield Street, 1 o. daily. Closed Christmas Day. Queen Elizabeth II Park — Venue of the 1974 Commonwealth Games. Situated at North N4w Brighton. North Beach (19) bus. Tours available. Shop open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays and public holilays. Squash courts open Sunday to Friday 9 a.m. to 10 p. and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. Phone 886-079. See under Swimming Pools for pool hours. Classes on learn to swim, canoeing (Saturday mornings) and fun hours. Sign of the Takahe — Upper Cashmere Hill. ’.'Gothic” stone building with sweeping view of Canterbury Plains and Southern, Alps’. Open daily, except Christmas Day. Town Hall — Kiir ire Street. Phone 68-899. Visitors welcome, 9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. weekdays. Week-ends and public holidays, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Frequent conducted tours. . Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament — at th* southern, end of Barbadoes Street, 10 minutes walk from the Square, take No. 3 bus. With colonnades, galleries, Italian mosaic floor, tapestry and bronzes,, it is one of the finest examples of Classic Revival', architecture in Australasia. Open 8 a.m. to 8 p .vn. University of Canterbury — visitors may inspect the modern .buildings at th* new campus between Ham and Clyde Roads. Riccarton (81 or

Airport bus. Tours for groups by arrangement, phone th* information officer, 488-489. WUlowbank Wildlife Reserve — 60 Hussevs Road, near Gardners Road, off Harewood Road. 15 minutes drive from the Square. Llama, puma, highland cattle, Arapawa goats and sheep, geese, pheasants, Maori village. Feed the animals at 20c a bag. Picnic lunch by the river or at a table. Barbeque. Charges: $2.00 adults, 75c children. Group concessions. Open daily: a.m. to 6 p.m. Ph. 596226. Closed Christmas day. Floral Clock — Situated in Victoria Street, near th® Avon River, the Christchurch Town Hall and Victoria Square. Bridge of Rememberance — A first World War memorial by the Avon River on Cashel Street. Timebali Station, Lyttelton — A stone fortress-like building, dating from 1876, sited at . the east side of Lyttelton township. It has a tlmeball mechanism to signal one o’clock for mariners to set their chronometers. Hours 10 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. every day. Closed Christmas Day. Clost adults $l, children 50c. MUSEUMS Canterbury Museum — Rolleston Avenue at entrance to Botanic Gardens and adjacent to Robert McDougall Art Gallery. Features N.Z. birds, Christchurch street of last centuy, Hall of Antarctic Discovery, Hall of Oriental Art, Moa Hunter era of Maori culture. Planetarium open for screenings Sunday afternoon. Rural township. Japanese con - temporary pottery. Hours: 10 a.m. to 4.30 p.m., Monday to Saturday; 2 p.m. to 4.30 p.m., Sunday. Closed Christmas Day. Phone uu-379. Ferrymead Museum — Historic park, transport and technological museum in process of development. Displays of trimcars, fire engines, stationary engines and horse-drawn vehicles. Charges: $1.50 adults, $1 children, $5 family. Charges include rides. Open daily. Trams operating 10 a.m. to 4.30 pm. Closed Christmas Day. 269 Bridle Path Road, Heathcote. Sumner (3) bus to Heathcote Bridge. Group bookings by arrangement. Ph. 841-970. Yaldhurst Transport Museum — Opposite Yaldhurst Hotel, 12 minutes drive from the Square. Refreshments- and souvenirs available. Open daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed Christmas Day. Charges: Adults $2, children 75c. Phone 427-914. ' Lyttelton Historical Museum — Open Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Phon* Lyttelton 8972. ART GALLERIES AND ARTS CENTRE Robert McDougall Art Gallery — Located behind the Canterbury Museum in the Botanic Gardens. Open 10 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. week-days, and 1 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. week-ends and public holidavs. Closed Christmas Dai-. Until January 30 there will be competitions and quizes for children. Performances by the dance group “Stretch” on Sunday, December 28 and January 4 from 2.30 p.m. to 3 p.m., and on December 30 and January 6 and 8 at 1 p.m. Performances by guest groups on Wednesdays at 1 p.m. Canterbury Society of Arts Gallery — 66 Gloucester St. Closed until January 5. From January 5 to 20 open 2 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. daily including weekends. Exhibitions of photography by Jenny Johnson and murals by John Foster, plus prints and work from stock. Arts Centre — Old University site, Worcester Street. The nineteenth century neo-gothic buildings, spread over five and a half acres, house community and cultural organisations, including the Court Theatre, th* new Southern Ballet theatre, the Academy Cinema, a new print workshop and gallery, a specialist bookshop, two restaurants, a pottey workshop, and a craft workshop. Other events such as recitals and children’s programmes are listed each week at the main, entrance, under the clock tower in Worcester Street. Tours available, Sundays at 2 p.m. Phone 60-989. Artists* Quarter — corner of Montreal Street and Oxford Terrace. Sale of New Zealand craftwork, all hand made, including pottery, leatherwork, woodwork, weaving. Demonstrations of lead-light glassmaking. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 . p.m. week-days; 10 a m. to 8 p.m Fridays; 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Closed on statutory holidays. Phone 794-079. CITY LIBRARY Main Library —. Cambridge Terrace. Open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday to Friday; 10 a.m. to 12 noon, Saturday. Children’s library’, 10 a.m. to 5.30 p.m., Monday , to Friday; 10 a.m. to 12 neon, Saturday.

Reading only, Saturday and Sunday, 2 p.m. to 5 pan. and / p.m. to 9 P.m. Ne-. Zealand room closed at week-ends. Closed Christmas Day. Reading and reference only, 2 p.m. to a p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 pjoa., on December 26 to 23 and January 1 to 4. Phone 796-914. PARKS, GARDENS AND RESERVES Botanic Gardens — Established 1863; 30 hectares. Entrance Rolleston Avenue, near Canterbury Museum. Hours. 7 a.m. to sunset. Hagley Park — 148.40 Hectares. Many lovely river walks Deans' Bush and Homestead — Beautiful examples of native bush; entrance Kauri Street, Riccarton. Historic first homestead on the plains built by tn* Deans brothers in 1843. Riccarton (8) bus to Rimu Street.. Millbrook Reserve — Noted for displays of , azalca L ', n „, rhododendrons (adjoins Hagley pB Mona Vai* — Reserve and reception centre, 800 metres from city centre, Fendalton Road. Lakelets, fountains and exotic trees surround E.izahethan” mansion. Open a.m. to 6.30 p.m. Fendalton (9) bU Victoria Park — Cashmer* Hills. A half-mile walk from the Sign of the Takahe. Cashmere Aus Christchurch has a number of easily accessible beaches which are safe for swimming — North Beach, 10 km east (No. 19 bus); South Brighton, 10 km east (No. 5S bus); Sumner, 11 km south-east (No. 3 bus); Waimairi, 10 km northeast (No. 19 bus); New Brighton, 8 km east (No. 5 bus). Lyttelton Harbour beaches — Corsair Bay, Governor’s Bay, Oharteris Bay. Diamond Harbour, Purau. _ SWIMMING POOLS Centennial — Entrance front Armagh Street. Phone 68-917. Hours: Monday to Thursday, 7.0 a.m. to 8.30 p.m.; Friday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sunday ana public holidays, 1 p.m. to 4.40 p.m. Closed Christmas Day. Queen Elizabeth II Park — Travis Road, North New Brighton. Burwood (19B) or North Beach (19) buses. Phone 886079. Hours: Monday to Saturday, 7 a.m. to 8.45 p.m.; Sundav and publie holidays, IO a.m. to 5.45 p.m. Closed Christmas Day. Jellie Park Lido — ~a m Road, Burnside. Fendalton Withells Road (9W) bus. Phone 518-774. Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Sundays 12.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.; closed Christmas Day; public holidays 10 a.m. to 8 P-m. Wharenui Pool — Elizabeth Street, Riccarton. Wharenui (25) bus. Phone 436-488. Hours: dailv 10 a.m. to 12 noon, and 2 p.m.to 5 p.m. Public holidays, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. „ , „ .. Sockburn Park — Main South Road, Sockburn. Hornby (8H) bus. Pool has grassed areas, barbecues, play equipment and trampolines. Phone 41-344. Hours: Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 5.30 p.m„ 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.: Sunday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m ; Public holidays 10 a.m. to 0.30 p.m.; closed Christmas Day. Halswell Swimming Centre — Baisweil Road, vicinity of Halswell Tavern. Midlands bus from Midlands depot in Lichfield Street, except week-ends. Pool has grassed areas, barbecues, play equipment and trampolines. Phone 223-198. Hours: Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 5.30 p.m., 7 p.m. to 3 p.m.; Saturdays and public holidavs, 10 a.m. to u. 30 p.m.; closed Christmas Day. Templeton Pool — Road. Templeton. Pool has grassed areas, barbecues, play equipment and trampolines. Hours: Monday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Sunday. 1 P.m. to 5 p.m.; public holidays, IL a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed Christmas Day. Waltham Park Lido -- Corner of Wilsons Road and Waltham Road. St Martins (12) bus. Phone 60-725. Hours: Monday to Thursday 10 a.m. to 8.30 p.m.; Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sundays and public holidays, 1 p.m. to 4.45 p.m.; closed Christmas Day. , Woolston Park — I erry Road, Woolston. Sumner (•>), Woolston (3W) or Mount Pleasant (23) buses. Phone 893-/20 Hours: Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 12 noon, 1 pm. to 4..>0 p.m., 630 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.; Saturdays, Sundays .and public holidays, 1 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.; closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Papanui Swimming Pool, ■Winters Ro,ad — Open Monday to Friday, 1 psn. to 4 p.m., 6.00 p.m. to 3 p.m.; Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Closed Christmas Day, Boxing _ Day, New Year’s Day and Jan. 2.