A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Gondola station at Heathcote".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Gondola station at Heathcote".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Gondola station at Heathcote".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Gondola station at Heathcote".
Hundreds of tourists have spent the night in makeshift accommodation in Wellington after fleeing earthquake hit Christchurch. The tourists were flown to the capital by the Royal New Zealand Airforce, many without passports, money and belongings left behind in hotels.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A tourist in Cashel Mall".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A tourist in Cashel Mall".
A photograph of people punting on the Avon River. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Corner Gloucester Street and Oxford Terrace".
Tourist operators in Akaroa on the Banks Peninsula hit hard by the effects of the Christchurch earthquake are making a desperate push to lure back the tourists.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 13 March 2013 entitled, "Time for Tourists".
A graphic showing the status of tourist attractions in Christchurch.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Two tourists studying a map in the Botanic Gardens. Tourists are seen again in reasonable numbers in Christchurch. Some of the maps are not updated to reflect the changes since the earthquake".
A page banner promoting an article about tourist activities in Christchurch.
Initial recovery focus is on road access (especially the inland SH70) although attention also needs to be focussed on the timelines for reopening SH1 to the south. Information on progress and projected timelines is updated daily via NZTA (www.nzta.govt.nz/eq-travel ). Network analyses indicate potential day trip access and re-establishment of the Alpine Pacific triangle route. When verified against ‘capacity to host’ (Part 2 (15th December) there appears to potential for the reestablishment of overnight visits. Establishing secure road access is the key constraint to recovery. In terms of the economic recovery the Kaikoura District has traditionallyattracted a large number of visitors which can be grouped as: second home (and caravan) owners, domestic New Zealand and international travellers. These have been seen through a behaviour lens as “short stop”, ‘day” (where Kaikoura is the specific focal destination) and overnight visitors. At the present restricted access appears to make the latter group less amenable to visiting Kaikoura, not the least because the two large marine mammal operators have a strong focus on international visitors. For the present the domestic market provides a greater initial pathway to recovery. Our experiences in and reflections on Christchurch suggest Kaikoura will not go back to what it once was. A unique opportunity exists to reframe the Kaikoura experience around earthquake geology and its effects on human and natural elements. To capitalise on this opportunity there appears to be a need to move quickly on programming and presenting such experiences as part of a pathway to re-enabling domestic tourists while international visitor bookings and flows can be re-established. The framework developed for this study appears to be robust for rapid post disaster assessment. It needs to be regularly updated and linked with emerging governance and recovery processes.
Provides history, business, community and tourist information. Also includes information relating to the earthquake recovery.
A sign on the cordon fence surrounding the Arts Centre points to open tourist attractions.
Tourists and shoppers eating in one of the food court areas of the Re:Start mall.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Soldier wayfinding for a tourist at the Gloucester Street cordon".
Tourists and shoppers eating in one of the food court areas of the Re:Start mall.
Tourists checking out destruction caused by the magnitude 7 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
The Christchurch City Council is investigating ways to prevent buses from going through Avonside and other earthquake damaged suburbs.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Australian tourists Norma Gay and Gordon Nixon are not put off their trip by Christchurch's earthquake".
A video about tourism in Christchurch. The video includes interviews with tourists Silke Winterfeld and Mathias Rauh from Germany, Paul and Val Bucknell from Melbourne, Matt and Sarah Edwards from the United States of America, Geoff and Barb Wagner from Adelaide. It also includes interviews with walking guide Veronica Shepherd, and Robin McCarthy from Christchurch Tours.
The latest (but temporary) tourist attraction in mid-Canterbury! This was the previously unknown faultline where the Saturday 4 September 2010 earthquake originated.
A photograph of a sign reading, "Viewing, Kiwi - $2, tourist - $5." The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Kingsford Street, Horseshoe Lake, Burwood".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Tourists leave their hotel through a smoke filled Cathedral Square after an electrical fire on Worcester Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. A tourist leaves her hotel through a smoke-filled Cathedral Square after an electrical fire on Worcester Street".
A "Welcome to Christchurch" sign on the cordon fence near the Re:Start mall provides a map of the red zone and information for tourists.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. A tourist leaves her hotel through a smoke filled Cathedral Square after an electrical fire on Worcester Street".
Christchurch's tourism sector is poised for a strong rebound five years after the Canterbury earthquakes, but tourist operators and leaders say there is still work to do.