Author Archives: welcomeaboardnz

Among the pleasures of being a punter on the Avon is sharing in special anniversaries, says Adrian Ramsay. Last Saturday – the third anniversary of Christchurch’s destructive earthquake that took 185 lives – two people had pre-booked a punt ride … Continue reading →

After all the earthquake woes Christchurch is buzzing. Our city was chosen by Lonely Planet as a city to visit in 2013. This year the New York Times has come to the party, choosing us as their number two spot … Continue reading →

The death of Nelson Mandela is a great loss to humanity. He sought no revenge for his many years of unjust imprisonment after merely making a stand for what he believed. As president of South Africa he worked to unite … Continue reading →

November 27, 2013 It was a great day for Christchurch with the official opening of the Christchurch Tramway this morning. A delightful event was held in Cathedral Junction in which Mayor Lianne Dalziel cut the yellow ribbon. The Wizard of … Continue reading →

  … if  I was a visitor to Christchurch what would I want to do? My wish list quickly assembles: • Hear about the effects of the earthquakes. • Visit the Botanic Gardens one hears so much about. The venue attracts 1,000,000 … Continue reading →

What a great time we are all having again in our beautiful New Regent street.  Over the weekend the Street was so very busy with many familiar faces of returning local visitors.  Tourists from everywhere and the bus depot travellers as … Continue reading →

Word had got out and they were eagerly waiting in Cathedral Junction to see the trams towed out ready to resume public services, the first since the devastating earthquake forced the tramway closure on February 22, 2011. November 21, 2013 … Continue reading →

Thursday November 14, 2013 Spanking No. 11 ventures into New Regent Street for the first time in almost three years – or 1000 days as our MD Michael Esposito says. The occasion is recording an item for that evening’s  TV-3 … Continue reading →

If you have $400.000 to spend on your next vehicle and are able to provide around 24,000 hours of paid and voluntary labour, then you, too, could be the proud owner of a magnificently restored heritage tramcar. Those stats are … Continue reading →