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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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
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. It was expected to be completed in approx 2020, adding 250 homes to the suburb of Westmorland. 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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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Sign of the Kiwi”. Photo: Allie Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0.