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 and . It was built in 1916–17 by Harry Ell as a staging post and opened as a tearoom and rest house.
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Photo: Allie Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Café
  • Description: Rest House
  • Also known as: “Toll House”
  • Address: Summit Road, Christchurch

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pukeatua / Dyers Pass and Sugarloaf.

Mountain saddle
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is a mountain saddle.

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

Peak
is a hill in the Port Hills above , . It is a short distance south-west of , and is taller than it by a few metres.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Governors Bay and Rāpaki.

Village
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is a small town in Canterbury, New Zealand.

Quarter
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Te Rāpaki-o-Te Rakiwhakaputa, commonly known as or Rapaki, is a small settlement within the basin. is one of four rūnanga based around . is situated 3 km east of Sign of the Kiwi.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 3 km south of Sign of the Kiwi.

Sign of the Kiwi

Latitude
-43.60653° or 43° 36′ 24″ south
Longitude
172.64528° or 172° 38′ 43″ east
Levels
1
Roof shape
gabled
Open location code
4V8J9JVW+94
Open­Street­Map ID
way 460260919
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­cafe
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q7512579
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