The Giant's House
The Giant's House is an attraction at 70 Rue Balguerie, Akaroa, Banks Peninsula.
Checked 20 Oct 2026
Explore The Giants House in Akaroa, NZ, a renowned garden with vibrant mosaics, sculptures, and art. Enjoy the beautiful… Read full description ↓
Sits inside Dwelling and Setting, Linton, highly significant in the District Plan
Opening hours
Mo-Su 11:00-16:00; May 1-Sep 30 11:00-15:00; Dec 25 off
In OpenStreetMap’s own notation, as a mapper entered it, OpenStreetMap. Confirm with the business before a special trip.
From its website and public pages
Read from the site itself 28 Sept 2026, Its own website.
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Nearby
More nearby places 2
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
More nearby attractions 5
Also in Akaroa
More businesses in Akaroa 7
What the record holds 9 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 70 Rue Balguerie | OpenStreetMap |
| Kind | Attractions | OpenStreetMap |
| Website | thegiantshouse.co.nz | OpenStreetMap · its own site agrees |
| thegiantshousenz@gmail.com | Its own website | |
| NZBN | 9429050916818, NZ Limited Company | NZBN register |
| Registered name | THE GIANT'S HOUSE NZ LIMITED | NZBN register |
| Registered since | 25 Oct 2022 | NZBN register |
| Industry | Park and garden operation | NZBN register |
| Dates from | 1881 | Wikidata |
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What its website says
Explore The Giants House in Akaroa, NZ, a renowned garden with vibrant mosaics, sculptures, and art. Enjoy the beautiful scenery, gallery, and cafe during your visit.
— Its own website. Read from its own site, a lead, not checked.
The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | Residential Banks Peninsula | District Plan |
| Heritage item | Dwelling and Setting, Linton (Heritage NZ category 2), highly significant in the District Plan | District Plan |
The reports nearby
47 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Roads & footpaths and Trees & parks, 38 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
Pavement - Damaged
Road Blockage
Overgrown Vegetation
Damaged Road
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Overgrown Vegetation
Fallen Tree
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Water Leak
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Damaged RoadQuestions, answered briefly
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An attraction in Akaroa, Christchurch.
70 Rue Balguerie, Akaroa, on Rue Balguerie. On the map →
On OpenStreetMap.
its website, email thegiantshousenz@gmail.com (its own website).
Mo-Su 11:00-16:00; May 1-Sep 30 11:00-15:00; Dec 25 off, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
Linton The Giants House Artist Garden (26 m), Southern Wanderer Scenic Cruises - Akaroa (1.1 km), Akaroa Lighthouse (1.5 km), every one in the city.
the address’s own record covers the valuation, zones and what stood there; 3 other premises within a short walk, nearest Linton The Giants House Artist Garden (26 m); nearest park: Settlers Hill Walkway (298 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 District Plan layers · Wikidata · The business’s own website · New Zealand Business Number register
Read source notes 5
- OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL)
- 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)
- 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
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