Punting on the Avon
Punting on the Avon is an attraction at Antigua Boat Sheds, 2 Cambridge Terrace, Central City, Christchurch.
Checked 21 Oct 2026
Punting on the beautiful Avon River is an iconic Christchurch attraction not to be missed. Your Edwardian Punter will guide… Read full description ↓
One of 45 attractions in Christchurch Central City, 29% of the city’s count
Antigua Boat Sheds, 2 Cambridge Terrace, Central City
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Nearby
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Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer, refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes.
The nearest other attractions
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Also in Christchurch Central City
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What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | Antigua Boat Sheds, 2 Cambridge Terrace, Central City | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | Attractions | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Phone | 03 366 0337 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Website | punting.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
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How the council’s directory described it
Read the full description council directory, about 2024
Punting on the beautiful Avon River is an iconic Christchurch attraction not to be missed. Your Edwardian Punter will guide you quietly past trailing willows, woodlands and leafy banks as you absorb the beauty of Christchurch's Botanic Gardens. Each Punting tour is 30 minutes duration with informative commentary, and you are returned to your point of departure. Also operating out of Mona Vale.
— 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 | Avon River Precinct (Te Papa Otakaro) | District Plan |
| Consent CRC167842 | Water Divert, held by Crown Infrastructure Delivery Limited, to 1 Mar 2048, 15 m from the pin | ECan consents |
| Consent CRC167833 | Land Use Consent (s13), held by Crown Infrastructure Delivery Limited, to 1 Mar 2048, 25 m from the pin | ECan consents |
What stood on Cambridge Terrace
From Canterbury Stories. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside Westend Stories, 2025-03. The street’s then and now →
The reports nearby
3,745 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 3,077 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 3,745 reports on file
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An attraction in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
Antigua Boat Sheds, 2 Cambridge Terrace, Central City, on Cambridge Terrace. On the map →
Listed only in the council’s Find Christchurch directory, a snapshot from about March 2024. No other source confirms it still trades, check before you go.
phone 03 366 0337 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Christchurch Bike & Walking Tours (76 m), Opening March 2020: Metro Sports Facility (231 m), Christchurch Hop On Hop Off Tour (321 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 252 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Antigua Boat Sheds (39 m); the Christchurch Hospital Main Stop EB bus stop is 164 m away: routes 3, 5, 7, 60, 80, 81, 84, 85, 86, 91, 92; a shared path passes the door; nearest park: Tiffany Reserve (339 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: Find Christchurch · Christchurch District Plan layers · Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (CC BY 4.0) · Environment Canterbury’s active resource consents · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer
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- 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)
- Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (CC BY 4.0),
- Environment Canterbury’s active resource consents, recorded where the consented activity happens (CC BY 4.0)
- 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)
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