New Zealand Student ToursEnglish Culture & Volcano Zone
Humanities / Social Studies
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With this example we explore the reasons settlers choose locations for their communities, ideologies that drive them, difficulties adapting, the influences of culture on architecture, town planning, beautification and the use of the surrounding land for producing food. |
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Christchurch, NZ"s 2nd largest city, dominates this zone. It lies between the large alluvial farm plains and a giant volcano complex. Declared one of the world's 10 best cities in 2003 and is now one of the world's top 10 destinations to see it being transformed after the 2011 Earthquake. Population 400,000. |
 English Culture |
English Settlement & Culture The ambitious plans of the first European settlers faced enormous difficulties, errors and many changes to reach one of the most successful and fastest developing communities in New Zealand. |
 Trams |
Trams Genuine 1920s electric trams travel around the main inner city attractions. They give visitors a look into past transportation systems and come with excellent and entertaining commentaries that explain fascinating history and features of the CBD |
 Special Settlements |
Special Settlements We can visit two uniquely different coastal settlements and discover some of factors that affect their popularity, futures, wealth and well being. This offers wisdom to built now; it affects the vital decisions we make later. more> |
 Maori Culture |
Maori culture Interested groups explore pre European Stone Age Maori observing their equipment, skills, settlements, accommodation, medicine, clothing, food, tools and culture. Maori life in this zone was short, dangerous and demanding. We see the need communities had for skilful leaders and specialists in ocean and land travel, fishermen, bird catchers, solders, doctors and negotiators. |
 Tourism |
Tourism Christchurch is the South Island's international gateway. Here we grasp a basic understanding of how a gateway operates for visitors with the coming together of tourist services and transport systems |
 Christchurch City |
Christchurch City in 2003 and in 2012 Christchurch was declared one of the world's 10 best cities. KANES take us around the most interesting and special places to gain an overview and experience its heritage of English Culture through its people, shopping, gardens, parks, architecture, trams, and restaurants. Population 400,000. |
 University |
University Interested groups can take a leisurely stroll through the grounds, meet some of the students, explore the facilities and meet some of the staff if conditions are suitable. |
 Colonisation |
Colonisation Records and museum displays show how the settlements were financed and settled by modern cultures all under the British governance. |
 Dry Land Farming |
Dry Land Farming When farmers arrived here they were devastated, as the land weather and soils were so very different from what they expected. Interested visitors explore the various methods farmers use to compensate for the dry conditions. See also; Apple Farm |
 Architecture* |
Architecture* The Zone enables interested guests to explore colonial English buildings, town planning and its engineering systems from the 1860's |
 Art* |
Art* In the centre of Christchurch we find several institutions involved with art. This is seen in galleries, museums, parks, gardens and architecture. See also Music & Drama * Items Severely reduced by the 2011 earthquake |
