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Category Archives: Lyttelton New Zealand

THE BREEZE 57
June 21, 2011

The shortest day is nearly upon us and whilst many are hoping it’s about to [...]

CHRISTCHURCH EARTHQUAKE UPDATE

One of the many damaged buildings after the devastating Christchurch earthquake We extend our thoughts [...]

01
Mar
QUEEN MARY VISIT CANCELLED
February 25, 2011

Due to the earthquake in Christchurch and Canterbury on February 22nd, the visit to Lyttelton [...]

QUEEN MARY 2 CRUISE SHIP : ESCORTING OUT OF LYTTELTON HARBOUR

Have you ever seen a cruise ship up close?  We see about 50 cruise ships [...]

14
Feb
THINGS TO DO IN CHRISTCHURCH ON A LONG WEEKEND

Check out our most recent blog post about what is open in Christchurch since the earthquakes. New [...]

12
Feb
CHRISTCHURCH SIGHTSEEING TOURS & WILDLIFE ENCOUNTERS

Welcome to Christchurch!  We live in a diverse and scenic city, and while many visitors [...]

11
Feb
Ripapa Island testimonial

“Thanks for organising our trip to Ripapa Island with our holiday programme.  We wish to [...]

10
Feb
BANKING ON THE BANKS PENINSULA
February 10, 2011

A great blog post about Akaroa: “Two extinct volcanoes. Two harbours. One drop dead gorgeous [...]

Day trip to Quail Island

Quail Island lies in the flooded crater of an extinct volcano, a short Black Cat [...]

25
Jan
Christmas Cruising 2010 Schedule & Prices

Our Christmas day schedule is as follows: Akaroa Harbour Cruises 11.00am $85/$35 Dolphin swimming 9am, [...]

12
Dec