Welcome to Christchurch! We live in a diverse and scenic city, and while many visitors are attracted to the South Island for Alps and fjords, don’t discount the Sumner Beach Christchurch. Photo credit: Flickr city of Christchurch for some excellent sightseeing options. New Zealand’s second largest city and the biggest on the South Island, Christchurch […]
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“Thanks for organising our trip to Ripapa Island with our holiday programme. We wish to give positive feedback on the whole experience. We were greeted on time and by your friendly staff. Our group of young people aged 9-12 really enjoyed seeing the tunnels, guns and going to a place only 2 of them had […]
Quail Island lies in the flooded crater of an extinct volcano, a short Black Cat ferry ride from Lyttleton. While it is Canterbury’s largest island, Quail Island is only 81 hectares in area and easily explored in half a day. Rich in history and boasting a wealth of activities, the uninhabited island makes for a […]
Our new location in Lyttelton is two doors down and we are now located at 5 Norwich Quay. We will have a big sign on the old building so any customers reporting to the old address will easily be redirected to the new one. Meantime work is completed on the repairs to the Akaroa wharf […]
Recently we were lucky enough to see a southern right whale in Lyttelton which appeared very relaxed and was even seen to rubbing itself up against the rocks near a beach. It seems it is not the first time this whale has done this because the attached video shows the same whale two years ago […]
The Great Quail island treasure hunt is on from 1st December to 31st March. Grab a map and hunt out the clues located all over the island. Every correct entry wins a prize valued at $5 and one lucky entrant will win a holiday in Stewart Island. Ferries depart daily at 10.20am and 12.20pm.
Good news: all of our cruises are operating as normal. Our 1860 building in Lyttelton has some earthquake issues so we are operating in temporary facilities until such time as the building is fixed or we move our check in at Lyttelton to something more permanent. More news on that as soon as we have […]
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BLACK CAT AS A CHRISTCHURCH CORPORATE FUNCTION VENUE
We operate as a function venue for corporate events and recently held the launch of a new bourbon. Pictured here are the Bourbon Girls on the Canterbury Cat and here is the feedback from the organiser. “Thanks so much for setting it up so that everything was super easy last night. The crew that were […]
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2000 EASTER EGGS FOUND ON QUAIL ISLAND
Our big Easter Egg hunt was a sell out and we managed to give away about 2000 eggs over the 4 days of the promotion. As it was so successful we will be repeating it again next year if you missed out.
Were you one of the ones that got taken in by our April fools day prank? There were plenty who did! If you missed it we announced that we were building a floating hotel and 18 hole golf course on Quail Island. Here are the details.