On the hill above Geraldine lies Talbot Forest, one of the last remnants of a huge podocarp forest that once covered much of mid-Canterbury. A few kilometres northwest lies another remaining part, Peel Forest Park. Within its 700 hectares grow 68 of New Zealand’s 200 species of fern, including the silver tree fern.
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I’m sitting in a helicopter that’s circling the Tasman Glacier. There’s low cloud over the mountains, but Mt Cook is peeping through the clouds, as it’s meant to do (Aoraki means “cloud piercer”).
Next minute, I’m standing on the glacier, sinking into soft snow up to my ankles, then my knees, then my thighs.
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For too many people, Christchurch is a hopping-off point for the skifields. Fly in, drive out and you’re on the mountain in 90 minutes. I’m here for a skiing trip too, but I’m going to start by finding out what you can do in central Christchurch over 48 hours in winter.
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Another oldie, but a favourite. It’s more intricate than it sounds, with a lot of different pieces of music put together to replicate the original movie’s sound and feel. Robbie, the client, does a good job in the starring role. I think it’s great, even better than The English Patient.
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