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Willowbank Wildlife Reserve is a wildlife park and nature reserve in Christchurch, New Zealand. [1] [2]As well as having public displays of various animal species it also carries out conservation of native species including tuatara, kiwi, brown teal, and Duvaucel's gecko.
Construction began on the building in 1918, spearheaded by Christchurch City councillor and New Zealand Member of Parliament, Henry George (Harry) Ell.Ell envisioned the building as the entrance rest house of Summit Road, one of four planned rest houses in the area for those walking the reserves of Port Hills [3] that overlook Christchurch and Lyttelton harbour.
Orana was fortunate to re-open after the devastating Christchurch earthquakes of 2010 and 2011 with little physical damage. The main impact of the earthquakes was significantly reduced visitation/income as typically 45% of the Park's visitors are from outside of Christchurch. Orana suffered from a range of further damaging events.
The Christchurch Botanic Gardens, located in the central city of Christchurch, New Zealand, were founded in 1863 [2] when an English oak was planted to commemorate ...
It was located in the Christchurch Botanic Gardens, adjacent to Canterbury Museum, where the building still stands unused, as of 2019. [5] Christchurch City Council committed funds to buying land for a new gallery in 1995 and purchased the Christchurch Art Gallery site in 1996. A competition to design the new gallery was launched in 1998.
Hagley Park is the largest urban open space (164.637 hectares) [1] in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was created in 1855 by the Provincial Government.According to the government's decree at that time, Hagley Park is "reserved forever as a public park, and shall be open for the recreation and enjoyment of the public." [2] Hagley Park is characterised by its trees and broad open spaces.
The first Christchurch Supreme Court building was opened in 1870, but there was a need for a smaller adjoining court for minor local matters to be heard in. The building that had previously been used for such matters was a small wooden construction that was in serious disrepair by the late 1870s. [ 4 ]
The Christchurch Club building in 2019. The Christchurch Club is a historic private members' club in the central city of Christchurch, New Zealand.The older of the two Christchurch clubs, it was founded by rural landholders in 1856; the rival organisation, the Canterbury Club, was a breakaway that was founded by urban professionals in 1872.