Christchurch Travel Forum

I am planning a 3 week's family (2 adults/2 kids) trip to NZ for this July. One friend recommended me by campervan, which is the way I haven't experienced before. But is it OK to drive further south in NZ winter time? Will it be too cold to sleep in the Campervan in July?

Thank you in advance.

My wife and I are planning to fly in to Christchurch in late July-early August and are considering renting a car to take in some of the sights. My question is whether most of the better sites will be accessible at that time of year or are likely to be closed due to snow and ice conditions.

We're going to be in Australia in July and August and were wondering whether a trip to Christchurch and surrounding area would be worthwhile in August or woujld it be really cold there at that time of year. Would it be advisable to rent a car or would many of the roads be impassable due to snow?

Any advice will be appreciated.

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We had such an amazing time in Christ Church and most especially with the Cochrans at Cochran's Potato stand. Their food was delicious, but their hospitality was even better. we have a great Photo of us all together. We left them our email address, but forgot to get a way to reach them. Would you please forward a way we could send them this wonderful photo

Sincerely,
Kathryn Katz
Dennis cochran

My friend is in NZ now..what are the must see places? or things to do?where to shop and where to go....

Are there any places or markets in cch that sell the latest movies on dvd?

Thanks!

Prolyl a silly question but NZ has the same power as Australia?

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Due to my car doing its head gasket I will be on a super budget. Can someone work out an easy way with not much walking to see the city on public bus?

Thanks so much!

from hotel so.....

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What is the cheapest and easist way for one person to hotel so? WHat would a taxi cost be?

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How do the shopping prices go compared to the aussie prices?

Are there any shiops thay sell plus size clothes?

What are the must sees in and around christchurch

What are the main must sees, I will be using public transport etc.

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Are there any snow on the mountains/glaciers at the end of jan early feb? Is thhere any way for a person to go and do a quick visit in a day?

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my wife and I will be visiting Christchurch for the first time in Nov. We are not sure whether we should book our accommodation in advance. We are planning to stay over nite in a few places like Christchurch, Queenstown, Wanaka and Hamner Spring from 18 to 22 Nov. Are these dates school holiday? When is the school holiday in NZ?
We'll be staying in budget motels / backpackers. If you have suggestions on reasonable rates, please advise. TQ

Flying into Christchurch Oct 14th, then heading to Queenstown from there. What kind of weather should I be expecting/clothes should I pack?

Thanks

Hi all,

Between Maui, Apollo & United motrohome rentals, which one is better in general? Thanks so much in advance!!

Rick

Hello. My husband and i are planning to go to Christchurch early next year and saw several very good deals from jetstar and virgin blue. Can anybody give inputs regarding reliability (schedules) on these 2 airlines and if they're really good bargains? Also is it better to fly into christchurch from melbourne or from sydney? Thanks.

Anyone tried transiting in Sydney via Quantas to get to NZ??

My friend told me that if I'm transiting in aussie, I can't bring food stuffs like honey or chocolates back to singapore?? Can someone confirm??

Hi everybody,

my husband and I will go to Christchurch on January 2, what is the best way to go downtown, we will stay at the Copthorne Durham... I think it is in the citycenter.

Any tips to have a good dinner there...

Thanks a lot

I've heard that there is a lot of break ins to campervans in car parks whilst the tourist are stocking up supplies or visiting a site. How true is this and does it happen lots??

Travlling to South Island for a week in June. 3 nights in Christchurch, 2 in Queenstown and 2 in Lake Wanaka. Doing the fly/drive thing with friends. Any suggestions on the must see/do? How cold does it get? Not a seasoned traveller so any info is good info.

Hi all,

We are making our first trip to NZ Christchurch in December for a week. We're not too sure yet of what we'll be seeing or doing during the trip.

Should we pre-book our accommodation or do we just turn up and see how we go? I don't like the idea of having to fit to a schedule, but then I don't want to risk getting stuck and not having anywhere to sleep.

How have others planned their trip?
Thanks

We're going to Christchurch in Aug and would love to drop by the ski mountains. I heard there are 3 main ones, but any idea how do they work? We probably don't intend to stay over at the ski resort, can we just drive up for like half a day? Or actually book accomodation at the foot of the moutain or something?

Also, the car rental company offered snow chains, how do these work and how many do we need?

Sorry for the stupid questions, we hail from a tropical island! :)

Appreciate all advices!

We are travelling to Christchurch in November 2007 from Australia and would like to hire one of those Campervan vehicles ( 4 berth) We have been searching prices on the internet from Australia and New Zealand and are getting quotes of aprox $200 per day. (We need a van for approx 10 dys) Does anyone know of a company that hires these vehicles at a cheaper rate. We prefer to hire a camper van than a car and then stay in a motel each night, but maybe it is cheaper to do the motel thing? Any suggestions appreciated. Thanks

Hello all!

I am an American student studying abroad for a semester in Australia. For our Easter break (April 7-15), myself and 3 friends are flying into Christchurch (2 other guys, 1 girl). I was just wondering if anyone has advice about what to do and where to go. We are all looking to have a good time, but I can drink and party pretty much anywhere, and this will probably be the only time in my life I'll be in New Zealand. Another major guideline is whatever we do must be cheap (hostels, no car, etc.) We will be there for a whole week, but we only wanted to spend a couple days in the actual city. We were thinking about going out and traveling around the country, see the scenery, etc.

First, where should we go while we are in the city? Is there anything that is a must see while we are there? Also, does anyone have suggestions about where are nice places to go away from the city (must be accessible by public transportation). This is where we want to spend the majority of our time. It doesn't have to be a day trip, we are planning to travel around the country for a few days. We just need to be back in Christchurch to fly out.

Thanks a bunch!

David Gersztenkorn

I will be traveling to Christchurch in January 2007 and would like to purchase some sports clothing for my son as a reminder of my trip to New Zealand. His passion is volleyball. Does anyone know if the University of Canterbury, in Christchurch, has a volleyball team and whether vollebyall shirts that carry the name of the university are sold in their bookshop? Or, is there a good sporting goods shop in Christchurch that might carry apparel that shows it's from New Zealand, Christchurch, or the University of Canterbury?

Thanks for your help!

I am 25 years old and heading to Christchurch next month i was wondering whether it was a safe city at night and what the nightclubs are like.

Also wanted to know whether christchurch is a gay friendly area?

Thanks

Thanks for the posts, we are going to NZ in late March and I will plan for every type of weather - different question: when there, I'd like to shop at a used or rummage or thrift shop or somewhere the locals donate their items: what do the NZers call it?
Thanks for your help.

How long can a Tourist Travel on a visa to NZ. Anyone got info on South Island Abel Tasman National Park. I'm hoping to go Backpacking late Feb/ March.