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A Guide to Christchurch Shopping Boutiques

Get your browse on at these boutiques around Christchurch.

4 places

Cafes open on a Sunday

There’s no bigger bummer than a well earned weekend off rolling round and discovering your favourite cafe is closed.

14 places

Whisky cocktails to celebrate World Whisky Day

Say cheers to World Whisky Day with these tasty tipples.

2 places

A woman eating a plate of sushi at RIce and Paper Christchurch.

Where to find the best sushi in Christchurch

Whether you’re in the market for a classic avocado California roll, a seared beef nigiri or a vege-stuffed inari sushi pocket, Christchurch’s sushi options will not disappoint.

4 places

Where to find the best soups in Christchurch

Very few things in life provide the same cosy-from-the-inside-out factor as a piping hot bowl of soup in winter.

3 places

Cafes with free WIFI

A necessity in homes, workplaces and public spaces – but wifi connections in cafés, bars and restaurants can feel few and far between.

5 places

A bottle being filled up with craft beer at The Brewery Christchurch.

Five of the best: where to fill your own beer

Bring your own bottle? How about filling your own bottle - of delicious, fresh craft beer, that is.

5 places

Shop for Summer

Meet the fly fashion retailers of the city providing quality pieces that will endure every summer to come.

5 places

Neat Waipara Valley wineries to check out

Arguably New Zealand’s most exciting wine region right now, Waipara is brimming with vineyards big and small, each with their own unique neat elements and each producing outstanding wine.

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A boy swimming in a lake.

Amberley and Waipara

Not to be mistaken for simply a place to pass through, North Canterbury has a few aces up its sleeve when it comes to places worth tallying a while.

7 places

Looking out to Port Lyttelton from Lyttelton Coffee Co-op.

Port Lyttelton

Over the rolling Port Hills in Christchurch you’ll find the eccentric suburb of Lyttelton, a place where cosy houses teeter on steep streets and the weekend farmers market brings the main street alive with the colourful characters who call this side of town home.

5 places

South Town in Christchurch.

South Town

Aptly named for its position at the bottom edge of the town’s main centre, South Town walks very much its own path in Christchurch.

1 place

Pocket Guide

Pick up our free Pocket Guide or order one here.

A photo of the latest Neat Places Christchurch pocket guide.

Guides

12 hours Amberley & Waipara

The best things to see, eat and do.

North Canterbury landscape taken in Waipara.

A day in Kaikoura

The neatest things to see, eat and do.

A photo of Kaikoura.

12 hours Akaroa

A photo of Akaroa Harbour.

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