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: Café
- Description: Rest House
- Also known as: “Toll House”
- Address: Summit Road, Christchurch
- Roof shape: gabled
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pukeatua / Dyers Pass and Sugarloaf.
Pukeatua / Dyers Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pukeatua / Dyers Pass is a mountain saddle.
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 Governors Bay and Rāpaki.
Governors Bay
Village
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Governors Bay is a small town in Canterbury, New Zealand.
Rāpaki
Quarter
Photo: Allie Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Te Rāpaki-o-Te Rakiwhakaputa, commonly known as Rāpaki or Rapaki, is a small settlement within the Lyttelton Harbour basin. Rāpaki is one of four Banks Peninsula rūnanga based around marae. Rāpaki is situated 3 km east of Sign of the Kiwi.
Ohinetahi
Locality
Photo: J Brew, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ohinetahi is a locality, which is situated 3 km south of Sign of the Kiwi.
Sign of the Kiwi
- Categories: house, building, tourism, tourist attraction, historic site, and historic building
- Location: Christchurch City, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-43.60653° or 43° 36′ 24″ southLongitude
172.64528° or 172° 38′ 43″ eastLevels
1Open location code
4V8J9JVW+94OpenStreetMap ID
way 460260919OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=cafeOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=gabledWikidata ID
Q7512579
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