Canterbury Tourism

Canterbury — A mid-Canterbury tourism operator has extended operating hours to meet demand.

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Ashburton — “Just what we all need.” That from Peter and Susanne Wood who run Ski Time in Methven, after they heard the announcement from the Prime Minister today.

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Christchurch — If you look very carefully, you can see a face.

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Christchurch — Christchurch’s award-winning designer, Jenny Gillies, is looking forward to seeing her White Rose of York hat at a Buckingham Palace garden party later this month.

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Christchurch — Choice Hotels Asia-Pac, one of the largest hotel franchisors in the Asia-Pacific region, has announced the addition of the Comfort Inn Riccarton as it expands its South Island footprint.

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Canterbury — Quail Island will once again be busy with keen chocolate egg hunters over the Easter weekend as Black Cat Cruises runs its annual Easter Egg hunt for the fifth time on the island.

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Canterbury — The second pod of Orca seen off Banks Peninsula this month was an ‘amazing experience’ for guests and staff on a Black Cat Cruises trip in Akaroa this afternoon.

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Canterbury — A pod of ten Orca made a routine trip off Banks Peninsula all the more memorable for three Black Cat Cruise staff yesterday.

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Canterbury — Leading Canterbury Tourism operator Black Cat Cruises is looking forward to the arrival of the summer season’s first cruise ship on Wednesday which signals the start of another busy cruise season for Akaroa.

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Canterbury — Mum’s get the opportunity to travel to France this Sunday with a special cruise from Lyttelton to Akaroa with Black Cat Cruises.    “We have running this cruise for over 10 years,” Black Cat Cruises Group Operations Manager Paul Milligan said.

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Canterbury — Cat Lovers from around the world will descend on Akaroa in April next year to attend the International Cat Lovers Convention sponsored by leading New Zealand tourism operator Black Cat Cruises.

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Canterbury — Free Easter eggs are on offer again on Quail Island with Black Cat Cruises this weekend.   It has become a local tradition for the tourism operator to give away thousands of Easter eggs as part of an Easter egg hunt on the Lyttelton Harbour Island every Easter holidays.

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Canterbury — The entrance to Akaroa Harbour welcomed a large pod of Bottlenose dolphins for the first time in recent memory today.  Black Cat Cruises skipper Chris Jenkins said that he could not remember there ever being any sightings of Bottlenose dolphins in the area before.

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Canterbury — The endless Kiwi summer welcomed one of the world’s largest cruise ships to Akaroa today.

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Akaroa — For the first time four cruise ships are berthed at Akaroa at the one time.

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Canterbury — Kiwi Ranger, a fun interactive programme encouraging children to explore and experience the natural local environment was successfully launched on Sunday on Quail Island in Lyttelton Harbour.

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Canterbury — Kiwi Ranger, a fun interactive programme encouraging children to explore and experience the natural local environment is being launched on Sunday on Quail Island in Lyttelton harbour.

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Christchurch — People are being encouraged to share their photos of the changing face of Christchurch as part of an ongoing campaign to entice more Australian visitors here.

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Canterbury — The arrival of the Sea Princess tomorrow kicks off a busy cruise ship season for Akaroa which will see the town the country’s busiest cruise ship port this summer.  Black Cat Cruises Managing Director Paul Bingham said 86 cruise ship visits were expected to bring close to 200,000 visitors to Akaroa and that the town had prepared well to cope.

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Christchurch — Prime Minister and Tourism Minister John Key has announced continued funding to support and rebuild tourism in Christchurch.

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Canterbury — Black Cat Cruises has invested over $50,000 in refitting its two retail shops in Akaroa in time for the summer tourism season.  Managing Director Paul Bingham said the company was committed to investing in the future of tourism in the region and that he was very pleased with the refurbishment.

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Christchurch

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