Your guide to What's On

Press, 10 January 1986, Page 10

Your guide to What's On

THINGS TO DO Christchurch Town Hall — Kilmore Street. Phone 68-899. Visitors welcome 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Tours every half nour from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Boating on the Avon — Antigua Boatsheds, Cambridge Terrace. Phone 65-885. Canoes and boats for hire. Open daily 9.30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Queen Elizabeth II Park — Travis Road. Phone 886-079. Effingham Street (19) bus. Venue of 1974 Commonwealth Games. Swimming pools, squash courts, Hydroslide, synthetic all-weather track and permanent seating for 20,000 spectators. Leisure Centre including Driveworld, bumper boats, mini-golf, a walk-in maze, rollercoaster, and grand prix cars. Opens 10 a.m. daily till late.

Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament — southern end of Barbadoes Street. Ten minutes walk from Cathedral Square or take (3) bus. Has colonnades, galleries, Italian mosaic floor, tapestries and bronzes. One of the finest examples of Renaissance architecture in Australasia. Opens 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. Christchurch Cathedral — Cathedral Square. 133 steps up the spire for a view of the city and mountains. Open Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturdays 8.30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sundays 7.30 a.m. to 8.30 p.m. Provincial Council Chambers — comer Durham and Armagh Streets, guided tours 2 p.m: and 3 p.m. Sundays, or by arrangements. Phone 557-610. Stone chamber open weekdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sign of the Takahe — upper Cashmere Hill. Phone 324-052. Takahe (2d) bus. Gothic-style-stone building with sweeping view of Canterbury Plains and Southern Alps. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Devonshire teas and smorgasbord lurches available. Dinner Tuesday to Saturday by reservation. University of Canterbury — between flam and Clyde Roads. Airport (24) or Woodbury Street (21) buses. Arts Centre — old university site, Worcester Street. The nineteenth century neo-gothic buildings house community and cultural organisations including the Court Theatre, the Southern Ballet Theatre, Academy Cinema, Free Theatre, Gingko print workshops, rug making, Maori carving centre, Arts Employment Scheme, restaurants, coffee shop, tavern, bookshop, pottery and craft workshops. Arts, crafts and antique market every Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tours available by appointment. Phone 60-989.

Timeball Station, Lyttelton — a stone fortress-like building dating from 1876, sited at the east side of Lyttelton township. It has a timeball mechanism to signal one o’clock for mariners to set their chronometers. Open Wednesday to Sunday 10 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Admission: $1.50 adults, 50c children. Orana Park — McLeans Island Road. Bus departs Cathedral Square at noon daily. Return fare, $7 adults, $3.50 children, including admission cost. Biggest wildlife park and only drive-through lion enclosure in New Zealand. Also giraffes, kakas, zebra, kiwis, wolves, antelope, tigers, water buffalo, baby and farmyard animals. Lions fed 11.30 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. Giraffes fed 11 a.m., 12.30 p.m. and 1.45 p.m. Feeding of all animals 2.30 p.m. to 4.15 p.m. daily. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (admissions close at 4.30 p.m.) $5 adults, $2.50 children. Willowbank Wildlife Reserve — 60 Hussey Road, off Gardiners Road, 15 minutes drive from Cathedral Square. Features include puma, monkeys, goats, highland cattle, otters, emus, Maori village, donkey and waggon rides, barbeque and picnic area. Open daily 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission: $3.50 adults, $1.50 children; animal feed bags 25c and 50c.

North New Brighton Zoo — 155 Beach Road, Effingham St (19) bus. Features include fish, crocodile, black panther, lion, tiger and monkeys. Open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission: adults $2, children 75c.

Summertime activities — a programme of free entertainment and recreation organised by the Christchurch City Council. Entertainment in Cathedral Square and Hagley Park,

Tuesday, Wednesday and Fridays between noon and 2 p.m. Phone 791-660 for details.

Thornton Grange Riding School — 432 Sparks Road. Horse riding 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Treks and lessons $lO for morning or afternoon session. Sparks Road (7) bus. Phone 382-074.

Cascade Riding Centre — The Groynes Domain, Johns Road. Lessons, treks and pony rides, $8 an hour. Belfast (1) bus. Phone 69-418. Recreation Plus Fun Park — The Groynes Domain, Johns Road. You-fly aircraft, buzz boats, pedal boats, aqua bikes, vintage car run. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Free entry to Srk, $4 each activity. Belfast bus. MUSEUMS Canterbury Museum — Rolleston Avenue at entrance to Botanic Gardens and adjacent to Robert McDougall Art Gallery. Features include New Zealand birds, Christchurch Street of last century, Hall of Antarctic Discovery, Hall of Oriental Art, Moa-hunter era of Maori culture. Special display of geological specimens of crystals and rock crab fossils. Planetarium open for public on Sundays at 3 p.m. Hours: 10 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. daily. Phone 68-379. Ferrymead Historic Park — 269 Bridle Path Road, first turn after Heathcote Bridge. Sumner (3) bus. Historic park, transport and technological museum. Features include restored vintage motor vehicles and fire engines, naval museum, working Edwardian township, printing, telegraphic and military displays, working railway and tramway. Open daily 10 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Admission: $4.50 adults, $2.50 children. Cost includes train or tram ride. Phone 841-970. Yaldhurst Transport Museum — near Yaldhurst Hotel, Main West Road, 12 km from Christchurch. Displays of vintage cars and motorcycles, rare old machinery, including a working early printing press, horse-drawn vehicles, merry-go-round, fire engine rides and waggon rides. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission: $3 adults, $1 children. Phone 427914. Lyttelton Historical Museum — Gladstone Quay, Lyttelton. Displays include a maritime gallery, Antarctic gallery and colonial Lyttelton. Open Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sundays, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Phone 8972 (Lyttelton). ART GALLERIES Robert McDougall Art Gallery — behind the Canterbury Museum in the Botanic Gardens. Exhibition “Ancient Celebrations” of very early Mediterranean pottery, “Aya Kiuchi” Japanese weaving, and paintings from the gallery’s permanent collection. Open 10 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. C.S.A. — 66 Gloucester Street. Closed until January 5. Wood and paua jewellery exhibition, children’s art exhibition and paintings. Open 2 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. daily. Phone 67-261. CITY LIBRARY Main Library — corner Gloucester Street and Oxford Terrace. Open for lending and reading: Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to noon. Reading only: Saturday, Sunday and public holidays 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Newspaper room: Monday to Friday 8.30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to noon, Sunday 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Children’s library: Monday to Thursday 10 a.m. to 5.30 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to noon. WALKS Hill walks — from Sign of the Takahe, upper Cashmere Hill to Scott Reserve. Slightly uphill but not too strenuous. Takahe (2d) bus. Bridle Path walk starts at Lyttelton near the road tunnel entrance, and goes over the Port Hills to Heathcote Valley. Includes a steep climb. Lyttelton (28) bus. Other walkways include Godley Head, from Kaiapoi to Pegasus Bay, and from Methven. West Coast — walks guided by Forest Service and Lands and Survey rangers. Programme details from district offices. Phone Christchurch 799-760. PARKS AND GARDENS Botanic Gardens — established 1863. Covers 30 hectares. Entrance Rolleston Avenue by

Canterbury Museum, Open 7 a.m. to sunset daily. Hagley Park — 148 hectares. Many lovely river walks. Deans Bush and homestead — only big area of native bush in the city. Entrance Kauri Street. Historic early homestead built by the Deans brothers in 1843. Woodbury Street (21) bus, to Rimu Street.

Millbrook Reserve — displays of azaleas and rhododendrons. Adjoins Hagley Park, off Helmores Lane. Burnside Crescent or Merrin Street (9) bus, to Rossall Street. Mona Vale — reserve and reception centre. Gardens and historic homestead. Entrance off Fendalton Road. Open daily 8 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. Bumside Crescent or Merrin Street (9) bus, to Fendalton Road.

Victoria Park — Cashmere Hills. A 1 km walk from the Sign of the Takahe. Takahe (2d) bus. Various nature walks, refreshments available. BEACHES

Christchurch has many easily accessible beaches which are safe for swimming — North Beach, 10 km east, Effingham Street (19) bus; South Brighton, 10 km east, South Shore (5) bus; New Brighton, 8 km east, South Shore (5) bus; Sumner, 11 km south-east, Sumner (3) bus; Waimairi, 11 km north-east, Effingham Street (19) bus. Lyttelton Harbour beaches — Corsair Bay, Governors Bay, Charteris Bay, Diamond Harbour. Taylor’s Mistake beach is over Scarborough Hill (Sumner). SWIMMING POOLS

Centennial — entrance from Armagh Street. Hours: Monday to Thursday 7 a.m. to 5.45 p.m. and 6.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m., Friday 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday and public holidays 1 p.m. to 4.45 p.m. Phone 68-917. Halswell Swimming Centre — Halswell Road, near Halswell Tavern. Halswell (7L) bus. Pool has grassed areas, barbecue facilities, play equipment and trampolines. Hours: Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday and public holidays noon to 5.30 p.m., Sundays 12.30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Phone 228-198. Jellie Park Aoualand — Ham Road, Burnsiae. Burnside Crescent (9) bus. Five pools, waterslides, trampolines, grassed area, and barbeque facilities. Hours: Monday to Friday (up to December 31) 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday, Sunday and public holidays 10 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. After January 1, 10 a.m. till dark daily. Phone 518774.

Queen Elizabeth II Park — Travis Road, North New Brighton. Effingham Street (19) bus. Main pool hours: Monday to Saturday 7 a.m. to 8.45 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. to 8.45 p.m. Hydroslide 10 a.m. to 8.45 p.m. (last ticket sold 7.55 p.m.) Phone 886-079. Sockburn Pool and Recreation Centre — Main South Road, Sockbum. Hornby (8) bus. Three pools with grassed areas, barbeque facilities, play equipment, and trampolines. New facilities include 50 metre slide, spa pools, suntan solarium, sauna, and squash courts. Pool hours: Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 5.30 p.m., and 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday and public holidays 10 a.m. to 5.30 p.m., Sunday noon to 5 p.m. New facilities, squash courts etc: Monday to Thursday 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 5.30 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Phone 485-092. Templeton Pool — Kirk Road. Templeton (8 or 25) bus. Pool has grassed areas, barbeque facilities, play equipment and trampolines. Hours: Monday to Friday noon to 5 p.m., Saturday, Sunday and public holidays 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Waltham Park Lido — corner of Wilsons Road and Waltham Road. St Martins or Huntsbury (12) bus. Hours: Monday to Thursday 10 a.m. to 4.45 p.m., 4.45 p.m. to 5.45 p.m. (adults only), 6.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. to 4.45 p.m., 4.45 p.m. to 6 p.m. (adults only), Saturday, Sunday and public holidays 1 p.m. to 4.45 p.m. Phone 60-725. Wharenui Pool — Elizabeth Street, Riccarton. Any (25) bus. Hours: 10 a.m. to noon, noon to 2 p.m. (adults only), 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 7.30 p.m. to 9 p.m. (adults only). Phone 486488. Woolston Park — closed.