Sign of the Kiwi

The Sign of the Kiwi, originally called Toll House, is a small café and shop at Dyers Pass on the road between Christchurch and Governors Bay. It was built in 1916–17 by Harry Ell as a staging post and opened as a tearoom and rest house.

Photo: Allie Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Building
Description: Rest House
Also known as: “Toll House”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Victoria Park and Sugarloaf.

Victoria Park

Park

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Victoria Park is a large recreational area on the Port Hills above Christchurch, New Zealand, established in 1883.

Sugarloaf

Peak

Photo: CoderThomasB, CC0.

Sugarloaf is a hill in the Port Hills, 8 km south of central Christchurch in New Zealand. The hill is home to the main television and FM radio transmitter for Christchurch and the wider Canterbury region.

Marleys Hill

Peak

Marleys Hill is a hill in the Port Hills above Christchurch, New Zealand. It is a short distance south-west of Sugarloaf, and is taller than it by a few metres.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cracroft and Westmorland.

Cracroft

Suburb

Photo: Schwede66, Public domain.

Cracroft is a south-west suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Cracroft was named for John Cracroft Wilson, who settled in this part of Christchurch at the bottom of the Port Hills Range in 1854. Cracroft is situated 2½ km northwest of Sign of the Kiwi.

Westmorland

Suburb

Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Westmorland is an outer suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is situated mostly on a hillside and is a recent development of the city, dating back to the 1970s. Westmorland is situated 3 km northwest of Sign of the Kiwi.

Cashmere

Suburb

Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cashmere is a suburb which rises above the southern end of the city of Christchurch in New Zealand's South Island, on the north side of the Port Hills. Cashmere is situated 3 km north of Sign of the Kiwi.

Sign of the Kiwi

Categories: house and café
Location: Christchurch City, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-43.59833° or 43° 35′ 54″ south

Longitude

172.63013° or 172° 37′ 49″ east

Elevation

176 metres (577 feet)

Open location code

4V8JCJ2J+M3

GeoNames ID

6220955

Wikidata ID

Q7512579

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