{"generated":"2026-10-11T18:19:40.192Z","places":{"8":{"title":"Magistrates' Court, Christchurch","extract":"The former Magistrates' Court is a heritage-listed court building in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was built in 1880 and was used as a court building until 2017.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magistrates'_Court%2C_Christchurch"},"19":{"title":"Canterbury Club","extract":"The Canterbury Club is a historic gentlemen's club in the central city of Christchurch, New Zealand. It was founded by urban professionals in 1872 as a breakaway club from the Christchurch Club, which had been set up by large rural landholders in 1856.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canterbury_Club"},"28":{"title":"Cathedral Square, Christchurch","extract":"Cathedral Square, locally known simply as the Square, is the geographical centre and heart of Christchurch, New Zealand, where the city's Anglican cathedral, Christ Church Cathedral is located. The square stands at the theoretical crossing of the city's two main orthogonal streets, Colombo Street and Worcester Street, though in practice both have been either blocked off or detoured around the square itself. The square was badly damaged in the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_Square%2C_Christchurch"},"29":{"title":"Statue of John Robert Godley","extract":"The Godley Statue is a bronze statue situated in Cathedral Square in Christchurch, New Zealand. It commemorates the \"Founder of Canterbury\" John Robert Godley. It was the first statue portraying a person in New Zealand. The statue fell off its plinth in the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake and time capsules were discovered inside the plinth. It was four years before the statue was returned to its position.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_John_Robert_Godley"},"30":{"title":"Christ Church Cathedral, Christchurch","extract":"Christ Church Cathedral, previously spelled ChristChurch Cathedral and (rarely) called Cathedral Church of Christ, is a deconsecrated Anglican cathedral in the central city of Christchurch, New Zealand. It was built between 1864 and 1904 in the centre of the city, surrounded by Cathedral Square. It became the cathedral seat of the Bishop of Christchurch, who is in the New Zealand tikanga of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ_Church_Cathedral%2C_Christchurch"},"60":{"title":"Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings","extract":"The Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings are the buildings of the Canterbury Provincial Council that administered the Canterbury Province from 1853 until the abolition of provincial government in 1876. The buildings are the only purpose-built provincial government buildings in New Zealand still in existence. The buildings were substantially damaged in the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake, and partially demolished by the Christchurch City Council.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canterbury_Provincial_Council_Buildings"},"61":{"title":"Sign of the Kiwi","extract":"The Sign of the Kiwi, originally called Toll House, is a small café and shop at Dyers Pass on the road between Christchurch and Governors Bay. It was built in 1916–17 by Harry Ell as a staging post and opened as a tearoom and rest house. It has a Category I heritage classification by Heritage New Zealand and is a popular destination for tourists and locals alike. The building was closed some time after the 22 February 2011 Christchurch earthquake and did not open again until 23 January 2017, six years later. Although located within the burned area, the building was not damaged by the 2017 Port Hills fires a month later.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sign_of_the_Kiwi"},"67":{"title":"St Barnabas Church, Christchurch","extract":"St Barnabas Church is an Anglican church in Christchurch, New Zealand. It is registered as Category I by Heritage New Zealand.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Barnabas_Church%2C_Christchurch"},"86":{"title":"Armagh Street Bridge","extract":"The Armagh Street Bridge is a historic bridge on Armagh Street in Christchurch Central City. It sits between the Convention Centre Precinct and the Magistrate's Court at the south-west corner of Victoria Square. Its initial importance was it making a connection to the Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings just beyond the Magistrate's Court.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armagh_Street_Bridge"},"91":{"title":"Sign of the Takahe","extract":"The Sign of the Takahe is a neo-Gothic style historic building in Christchurch, New Zealand. It is currently leased from Christchurch City Council and run as a wedding and function venue.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sign_of_the_Takahe"},"95":{"title":"St Paul's Church, Christchurch","extract":"St Paul's Church was a heritage-listed former Presbyterian church in Cashel Street, Christchurch. Built in 1877, the church was registered by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust as a Category I heritage building. Following the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake, the building was removed from the heritage list and demolished.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Paul's_Church%2C_Christchurch"},"108":{"title":"St Andrew's Church, Christchurch","extract":"St Andrew's Church is a historic church located at Rangi Ruru Girls' School in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was the first Presbyterian church to be built in Christchurch. It is registered as a category 1 building by Heritage New Zealand. The building was designed in the Gothic Revival style and first opened for worship on 1 February 1857.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Andrew's_Church%2C_Christchurch"},"122":{"title":"Christchurch Town Hall","extract":"The Christchurch Town Hall, since 2007 formally known as the Christchurch Town Hall of the Performing Arts, opened in 1972, is Christchurch, New Zealand's premier performing arts centre. It is located in the central city on the banks of the Avon River overlooking Victoria Square, opposite the former location of the demolished Christchurch Convention Centre. Due to significant damage sustained during the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake, it was closed until 2019. Council staff initially recommended demolition of all but the main auditorium, but at a meeting in November 2012, councillors voted to rebuild the entire hall. In 2020, the town hall was registered as a Category I heritage build","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christchurch_Town_Hall"},"137":{"title":"Cashmere Hills Presbyterian Church","extract":"Cashmere Hills Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian church in Christchurch, New Zealand. It is registered as Category II by Heritage New Zealand.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cashmere_Hills_Presbyterian_Church"},"191":{"title":"Papanui railway station","extract":"Papanui railway station served the suburb of Papanui in northern Christchurch, New Zealand. It was on the Main North Line between the stations of Bryndwr and Styx, 5.3 kilometres (3.3 mi) north of Addington Junction. The station handled freight and passenger traffic from when it opened in 1872 until closing in the late 20th century, and from 1880 was the site of an interchange between passenger rail and trams until the 1930s.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papanui_railway_station"},"192":{"title":"Bandsmen's Memorial Rotunda","extract":"The Bandsmen's Memorial Rotunda is a memorial bandstand in Hagley Park, Christchurch. Built in 1926 to commemorate armed forces bandsmen that died during World War I, the rotunda is on the south-side of the Avon River / Ōtākaro, opposite the Christchurch Botanic Gardens and close to Christchurch Hospital.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandsmen's_Memorial_Rotunda"},"194":{"title":"Nurses' Memorial Chapel","extract":"The Nurses' Memorial Chapel at Christchurch Hospital, New Zealand, is registered as a Category I heritage building. The chapel is significant as New Zealand's first hospital chapel, and as the country's only World War I memorial solely dedicated to women, and is worldwide the only hospital chapel dedicated to nurses who died in World War I.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nurses'_Memorial_Chapel"},"200":{"title":"Robert McDougall Art Gallery","extract":"The Robert McDougall Art Gallery is a heritage building in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was designed by Edward Armstrong and it opened in 1932. It is a Category I heritage building listed with Heritage New Zealand and is located within the Christchurch Botanic Gardens.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_McDougall_Art_Gallery"},"201":{"title":"Statue of William Rolleston","extract":"The Rolleston Statue is a white marble statue situated outside Canterbury Museum on Rolleston Avenue in Christchurch, New Zealand. It commemorates William Rolleston, who was Superintendent of the Canterbury Province from 1868 until 1877.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_William_Rolleston"},"202":{"title":"Curator's House","extract":"The Curator's House is a historic building in the Christchurch Botanic Garden, in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was built for the Curator of the Botanic Gardens in 1920 and it is now home to a restaurant, called The Curator's House.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curator's_House"},"205":{"title":"Christ's College Chapel","extract":"Christ's College Chapel is part of Christ's College, Christchurch.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ's_College_Chapel"},"210":{"title":"Christ's College Big School","extract":"Christ's College Big School is a building of Christ's College in Christchurch, New Zealand. It is registered as a Category I heritage building with Heritage New Zealand.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ's_College_Big_School"},"244":{"title":"Victoria Mansions","extract":"Victoria Mansions is a residential Category II heritage building in central Christchurch, New Zealand.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Mansions"},"254":{"title":"Christchurch Boys' High School","extract":"Christchurch Boys' High School, often referred to as CBHS, is a single sex state secondary school in Christchurch, New Zealand. It is situated on a 12-hectare (30-acre) site between the suburbs of Riccarton and Fendalton, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the west of central Christchurch. The school also provides boarding facilities for 130 boys in a residence called Adams House located about 500 metres (1,600 ft) to the east. The school's colours are deep blue and black with an occasional flash of gold.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christchurch_Boys'_High_School"},"279":{"title":"Trinity Congregational Church, Christchurch","extract":"The Trinity Church or Trinity Congregational Church designed by Benjamin Mountfort, later called the State Trinity Centre, is a Category I heritage building listed with Heritage New Zealand. Damaged in the 2010 Canterbury earthquake and red-stickered after the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake, the building was threatened with demolition like most other central city heritage buildings. In June 2012, it was announced that the building would be saved, repaired and earthquake strengthened. The building, post its church status, has housed some commercial operations, including the State Trinity Centre; 'The Octagon' (2006–2010); and later, following earthquake repairs, a business called 'The ","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_Congregational_Church%2C_Christchurch"},"280":{"title":"Christchurch Club","extract":"The Christchurch Club is a historic private members' club in the central city of Christchurch, New Zealand. The older of the two Christchurch clubs, it was founded by rural landholders in 1856; the rival organisation, the Canterbury Club, was a breakaway that was founded by urban professionals in 1872.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christchurch_Club"},"295":{"title":"Bridge of Remembrance","extract":"The Bridge of Remembrance is one of two main war memorials in Christchurch, New Zealand. It is dedicated to those who died in World War I, and serves as a memorial for those who participated in two World Wars as well as subsequent conflicts in Borneo, Korea, Malaya, and Vietnam. Owned by Christchurch City Council, it is located on the Cashel Street Bridge at the head of City Mall. The Bridge of Remembrance was repaired and strengthened following the 2011 Christchurch earthquake and was reopened with a rededication ceremony held on Anzac Day in 2016.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_of_Remembrance"},"322":{"title":"Edmonds' Clock Tower","extract":"Edmonds Clock Tower is a clock tower in Christchurch, New Zealand. Created by baking powder manufacturer Thomas Edmonds in 1929 to celebrate his 50th year of living in the city, it has been listed with Heritage New Zealand as a Category 2 historic place since 1981.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmonds'_Clock_Tower"},"333":{"title":"St Paul's Church, Christchurch","extract":"St Paul's Church was a heritage-listed former Presbyterian church in Cashel Street, Christchurch. Built in 1877, the church was registered by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust as a Category I heritage building. Following the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake, the building was removed from the heritage list and demolished.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Paul's_Church%2C_Christchurch"},"357":{"title":"St Peter's Church, Riccarton","extract":"St Peter's Church is an Anglican church in Riccarton, Christchurch, New Zealand. It is registered as Category II by Heritage New Zealand.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Peter's_Church%2C_Riccarton"},"418":{"title":"St Peter's Church, Riccarton","extract":"St Peter's Church is an Anglican church in Riccarton, Christchurch, New Zealand. It is registered as Category II by Heritage New Zealand.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Peter's_Church%2C_Riccarton"},"502":{"title":"Public Trust Building, Christchurch","extract":"The former Public Trust Building in Christchurch, New Zealand, is a heritage building designed by leading architect Cecil Wood that was threatened with demolition. It is now being restored for a range of office and hospitality tenants.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Trust_Building%2C_Christchurch"},"508":{"title":"Knox Church, Christchurch","extract":"Knox Church is a Presbyterian church in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was damaged during the 2011 Christchurch earthquake and re-opened in 2014.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knox_Church%2C_Christchurch"},"548":{"title":"Citizens' War Memorial","extract":"The Citizens' War Memorial in Cathedral Square, Christchurch, is one of the two major memorials in the city to World War I. It is located immediately north of ChristChurch Cathedral. The annual Anzac Day service was held there until the February 2011 earthquake; since then the memorial has been behind the fence around the cathedral. It is a Category I heritage structure registered with Heritage New Zealand. Between 2021 and 2022, the memorial was repaired and shifted 50 metres (160 ft) to the west. The Citizens' War Memorial was used for the 2023 ANZAC day dawn service in Christchurch.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens'_War_Memorial"}}}