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Corpse flower comes to life

15 Dec 2025

Cantabrians have the chance to see a rare flowering tropical plant that smells of rotting flesh and hardly ever blooms.


Peace Train steaming along a new route

23 May 2025

The Peace Train has completed its biggest season yet with over 10,000 passengers taking a ride along its new route.


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.


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.


Free outdoor music returns to Botanic Gardens

18 Nov 2025

Summer Sundays is back with a vibrant mix of live music at the Botanic Gardens this summer.


Tolkien’s epic trilogy gets theatrical treatment

31 Oct 2025

Buckle up for a journey to Middle Earth (and back again) as Anthony Harper Summer Theatre returns to the Christchurch Botanic Gardens this January.


New pathways will make for smooth ride

11 Jun 2021

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


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.


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.


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.