If you are interested in Canterbury history, visit the Canterbury Museum. The exhibition
They came to Canterbury: Canterbury Pilgrims’ and Early Settlers’ Association 80th Anniversary exhibition runs from Friday 12 September – Friday 26 October 2003 in the Chathams Gallery, Level 3

Recent News and Events

Canterbury State Highway plan for next 10 years
Record car dumping at Waimakariri River
Annual planning
What is Project Probe?
Living streams
5 fold increase in Canterbury film industry
Hanmer Thermal pools plan to grow
Thornycroft Torpedo Boat Museum
Whitebait

Sites Added

Selwyn District
Information on the Selwyn District. Includes statistics, a business directory, what's on, activities, services, and an events diary.

Stocksale
Site for merino farmers to advertise their stock to the marketplace. Information on stock for sale.

The Waipara Vintage Festival

The sixth biennial Waipara Vintage Festival will be held at Waipara, North Canterbury next weekend (Saturday 20th September and Sunday 21st). There will be demonstrations and displays of vintage machinery and farming activities - vintage tractors, traction engines, farm machines, stationary engines and vintage cars. The festival will also feature Waipara wines and local crafts.

The Festival takes place in a field behind Weka Pass Railway’s (WPR) Glenmark Station. The Weka Pass Railway is a historic rural railway traversing the unique limestone beauty of the Weka Pass. It is run by the Weka Pass Railway, a voluntary organisation committed to the preservation of New Zealand's rail heritage. The railway runs across flat farm land and passes a large irrigation reservoir and vineyards before climbing grades as steep as l:50 ( 2% ) as it winds through the cuttings in the Pass.

The organisation's website has images and information from the 1999 and 2001 Festival. There is a multimedia archive featuring photos of trains and the railway. There is also the Weka Pass Railway unofficial site which has information on the Vintage festival.

See more websites from Waipara by checking localeye's listing.

Buried Treasures

Hurunui District

The Hurunui District as a tourist destination encompasses attractions ranging from the hot pools of Hanmer Springs to the wine and food of the Waipara Valley. The website hurunui.com serves as a gateway to information on the Hurunui. The Alpine Pacific Triangle touring route links Hanmer Springs the alpine thermal village, Waipara Valley the popular wine region, and Kaikoura with its whalewatching and dolphin swimming.

Check localeye's regional directory for the Hurunui District. There are individual listings of websites from Amberley, Culverden, Hanmer Springs and Waipara.