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Rancid-smelling corpse flower opening up

6 Jan 2020

Christchurch Botanic Gardens’ rare ‘corpse flower’ is starting to fully bloom and will soon begin omitting its distinctive rancid odour.


Off the track season for the Peace Train

22 May 2024

The Peace Train has completed another bumper season with almost 10,000 passengers taking a ride.


New pathways will make for smooth ride

11 Jun 2021

North Hagley Park will soon have a continuous, sealed pathway around its perimeter.


A host of golden daffodils planted by the people

5 Sep 2024

Have you seen the daffodils lately? Nodding their yellow heads in the easterly breeze?


Rare corpse flower blooming at Christchurch Botanic Gardens

1 Jan 2020

A rare tropical plant that smells of rotting flesh when in full bloom is flowering at Christchurch’s Botanic Gardens.


Blooming wild flowers a bee-spoke addition to North Hagley Park

20 Jan 2022

A corner of North Hagley Park has been planted with wildflowers to help boost the city’s bee population.


Botanic Gardens’ glasshouses close for maintenance and refurbishment

2 Sep 2024

Three of the six glasshouses in the Christchurch Botanic Gardens will be closed for two months for repairs from Monday 2 September, while a fourth, historic Cuningham House, will close later this year for a full heritage restoration.


Enjoy swashbuckling adventure in the Botanic Gardens

27 Jan 2020

Venture into the Christchurch Botanic Gardens this week and you might find swashbuckling pirates on the search for hidden treasure.


Iconic Mona Vale Bath House to be restored

15 Jul 2024

Earthquake repair and strengthening work on the Mona Vale Bath House is about to begin.


School kids keep busy ahead of Grow Ō Tautahi

3 Feb 2020

A group of Christchurch kids kept themselves busy over the school holidays tending their plants in preparation for the school gardens exhibition-style displays at Grow Ō Tautahi Christchurch Garden Festival.