International Antarctic Centre
International Antarctic Centre is an attraction at 38 Orchard Road Harewood, Christchurch Airport.
Checked 19 Oct 2026
★4.4 on Google, 3,989 reviews, as at October 2026
The International Antarctic Centre is Christchurch's leading visitor attraction and has been a multiple winner and finalist… Read full description ↓
Licensed to International Antarctic Experience Limited, to 18 Mar 2029 · Has a Wikipedia entry
Opening hours
| Monday – Sunday | 9 am to 4.30 pm |
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Hours change, especially over holidays: confirm with the business before a special trip. About 53 hours a week, by the map’s count.
From its website and public pages
Read from the site itself 2 Oct 2026, Its own website.
Reviews
★4.4 on Google, 3,989 reviews, as at October 2026.
Read Google review excerpts 3
Excellent experience. I loved the rides, films, and sensory experiences, like the antarctic storm assimilator, appreciative of the igloo for much needed refuge amidst the squeal inducing fun. I lo ved learning not only about how life is on Antarctica, but also about how humans can treat land and it's creatures in more collaborative, non exploitative, unclaimed ways.
Jade Ulani, 2 months agoIt was a very fun and thrilling experience. Especially their storm room, it was so thrilling because it got so cold and noisy, as a lifetime experience of trying out to feel how a harsh snowstorm in Antarctica could occur like. There were many interesting details and facts, especially the 4d movie was fun and interesting. The Hägglund ride was quite popular and really enjoyable, especially going up and down the steep and unique terrains. Very worth visiting!
Michael Joel Mawikere, 3 months agoWe visited with a 7yr old and 4 yr old, and even tho the 4 yr old was too short to go on the Hagglunds, she enjoyed looking at the gift shop with dad will I took our 7yr old. Our driver Andrew was amazing! We learnt alot about how they travel in the Arctic. We went around multiple times inside and did the storm experience at least twice. The staff were so helpful, kind, friendly and patient.
Lydia Brbich, 3 months ago
Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Nearby
More nearby places 3
The nearest other attractions
More nearby attractions 5
All 2 attractions in Christchurch Airport → · Every one in the city →
Also in Christchurch Airport
More businesses in Christchurch Airport 7
What the record holds 14 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 38 Orchard Road Harewood | Council licence register |
| Kind | Attractions | OpenStreetMap |
| Phone | +64 3 357 0519 | OpenStreetMap · its own site agrees |
| Website | iceberg.co.nz | OpenStreetMap · its own site agrees |
| info@iceberg.co.nz | OpenStreetMap · its own site agrees | |
| NZBN | 9429052422485, NZ Limited Company | NZBN register |
| Registered name | INTERNATIONAL ANTARCTIC EXPERIENCE LIMITED | NZBN register |
| Registered since | 22 Oct 2024 | NZBN register |
| Industry | Museum operation | NZBN register |
| Services | Toilets | OpenStreetMap |
| Dates from | 1990 | Wikidata |
| Encyclopaedia | International Antarctic Centre, Wikipedia | Wikidata |
| Food registration | reg CCC000855/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 16 May 2027 | MPI food register |
| Alcohol licence | On-licence function centre, expires 18 Mar 2029, held by International Antarctic Experience Limited | Council licence register |
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How the council’s directory described it
Read the full description council directory, about 2024
The International Antarctic Centre is Christchurch's leading visitor attraction and has been a multiple winner and finalist in the NZ Tourism Awards. This world class attraction does more than entertain and educate, it has set out to convey the global significance of the 'frozen continent' to audiences of all ages and nationalities. Stop by to meet the local penguins, ride the hagglund, step into the polar room and watch "Ice Voyage" in 4D in the extreme theatre. Open 7 days 9am-5.30pm
— Find Christchurch, 2024. The business’s own words from about 2024, repeated as a lead, not checked.
The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | Specific Purpose (Airport) | District Plan |
The reports nearby
58 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Roads & footpaths and Vehicles & parking, 35 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
Litter
Pavement - Damaged
Road Signage
Hazard, vehicle
Water Leak
Hazard, vehicle
Roads - General
Roads - General
Rubbish and Bins - GeneralQuestions, answered briefly
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An attraction in Christchurch Airport, Christchurch.
38 Orchard Road Harewood, Christchurch Airport, on Orchard Road Harewood. On the map →
Holds an on-licence function centre on the council’s register, to 18 Mar 2029, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.
phone 03 357 0519, its website, email info@iceberg.co.nz.
Monday – Sunday: 9 am to 4.30 pm, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
Southern DC 3 Adventure Flights (1.3 km), Canterbury Aviation (1.6 km), Garden City Helicopters (1.9 km), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 4 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Priestley's Antarctic Cafe (20 m); the Airport/Antarctic Centre bus stop is 82 m away: routes 3, 8, 125; a cycle lane passes within 210 m.
The record behind this
This page is the union of what these public sources say, each fact above names the one it came from. A listing is a lead, not a promise the business still trades:
Sources: OpenStreetMap · Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register · Find Christchurch · Christchurch District Plan layers · Wikidata · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer · The business’s own website · New Zealand Business Number register · Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register
Read source notes 10
- OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL)
- Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register, a licence must be current for the premises to sell alcohol (CC BY 4.0)
- Find Christchurch, the council’s business directory, a snapshot last touched about March 2024 (CC BY 4.0)
- Christchurch District Plan layers, zones, commercial centres and scheduled heritage items, from the council’s open data (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata, the item an OpenStreetMap mapper linked the premises to (CC0)
- Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record, distances measured here from the pin
- Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer, lanes, separated paths and the named Major Cycle Routes (CC BY 4.0)
- The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly
- New Zealand Business Number register, the public facts every NZBN entity files (legal name, status, registration date, industry), matched here by name and address
- Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register, the public Food Act registration for these premises, verified by the named agency, matched here by name and address
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); council and ECan data under CC BY 4.0; Wikidata CC0. Something wrong? Fix it on OpenStreetMap or tell us. The whole directory lives at /businesses. This page as markdown: /business/international-antarctic-centre-christchurch-airport.md.